The largest transfer of wealth in history is happening, leading to the essential need for succession planning. The following program will examine shareholder litigation (which will occur absent careful succession planning); document drafting issues; tax and estate planning; and mediation issues regarding succession planning and business owner litigation.
Date of seminar: Thursday, April 10, 2025
Location: San Marino Club, 1685 E. Big Beaver, Troy, Michigan
Time: 4:30–7:45 PM (registration, appetizers, wine bar, meet & greet – 4 PM).
Registration fee: $50
Sponsored by: State Bar of Michigan Business Law Section Committees on: Commercial Litigation, LLC & Partnership; and Corporate Laws.
Registration is now available. https://events.michbar.org/Event-Search/Event-Detail?param=pj41FkxGHGfOOnPqKkvXbZlwVEJbRFM/muKKpl5E96AUXKy7Yc1UkyqWEaarEQJ2
Registration and meet and greet occur from 4:00-4:30 PM. The program begins promptly at 4:30 PM. If you are unable to register, please e-mail Doug Toering at dltoering@manteselaw.com.
With $80 trillion in wealth expected to be transferred from one generation to another over the upcoming decades, succession planning is a hot topic and one of the most vital issues in the law. The All-Star lineup includes:
Michigan Business Court Judges
- Judge Annette J. Berry (Wayne)
- Judge Chris Christenson (Genesee)
- Judge Edward Ewell, Jr. (Wayne)
- Judge Brian S. Pickell (Genesee)
- Judge Brian R. Sullivan (Wayne)
- Judge Victoria A. Valentine (Oakland)
- Judge Kathryn A. Viviano (Macomb)
- Judge Michael Warren (Oakland)
Estate Planning: Julius H. Giarmarco
Litigation and Strategic Considerations: Gerard V. Mantese
Drafting Issues: James J. Vlasic
Mediators: Jennifer M. Grieco, William Horton, Thomas G. McNeill, Paul Monicatti, I.W. Winsten
Valuation and Tax Basics: Thomas A. Frazee, CPA, ABV
Moderated by: Gerard Mantese and Doug Toering
Posted by Doug Toering and Brian Markham of Mantese Honigman, P.C.
