Biographical Information
Larry J. Ferguson (Member) born Fremont, Michigan, October 10, 1943.
Admitted to bar, 1970, Michigan.
Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1965; J.D., 1967).
Co-Author: "1982 Pension Tax Law Changes," Michigan Tax Law Journal, Sept. 1982; Co-author: "Qualified Plan Distributions After TRA '86," I.C.L.E., Oct. 1987; "Retirement Plans and Creditors' Rights," Michigan Tax Lawyer, Vol. 14, No. 2, June 1988; "Ethics and Interdisciplinary Considerations," I.C.L.E., Sept. 1989; "Tax Planning for the Super Athlete," I.C.L.E., July 1991. Co-Author: "Fringe Benefits," M.A.C.P.A., Sept. 1991; "Distributions From Retirement Plans," State Bar of Michigan Joint Meeting of Estate Planning and Employee Benefits Committees of Section on Taxation, October 1991; "Retirement Plan Distribution Planning," Walsh College, August, 1992; "Annuities in Estate Planning," University of Michigan Law School, Feb. 1994; "Charitable Giving and Retirement Plan Distributions," I.C.L.E., October 1996; "Estate Planning for Retirement Benefits," Law Education Institute, 1999; "Looking a Gift Horse in the Mouth-The Impact of Disclaimers on Joint Property in Marital Planning," I.C.L.E., Nov. 2001; "Drafting Disclaimers," I.C.L.E., 2005; "Hot Topics in Estate Planning" (Northeastern Michigan Estate Planning Council, 2005). Contributing Author: "Trust Administration in Michigan," I.C.L.E., 1999, 2006.
Peace Corps Volunteer, 1967-1969.
Clerk, Michigan Court of Appeals, 1970.
Organizations:
Member, State Board of Law Examiners, 1978-1982. Director, 1978-1979 and President, 1983-1984, Board of Directors, Washtenaw County Estate Planning Council. Director, University of Michigan Law School Income Tax Law Clinic, 1981-1982. Member, 1989-1994 and Vice President, Executive Board, 1989-1991, Professional Volunteer Corps. Member, Board of Directors, Performance Network, 1992-1999. Past Member: Ann Arbor Historic Commission, 1984-1987; Board of Directors, Huron Valley Ambulance, 1983-1993; Board of Directors, Washtenaw Council for the Arts, 1990-1993. Treasurer and Board Member, The Wellness Community of S.E. Michigan, 2005. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America since 1997.
Member: State Bar of Michigan (Member, Sections on Estate Planning and Probate).
Washtenaw County Bar Association (Member, Sections on Estate Planning and Probate).
Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.
Practice Areas:
Estate Planning; Probate; Estate and Gift Taxation; Employee Benefits; Professional Corporations; Business Succession Planning.
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