Tom is a life-long Michigan resident, husband, father, runner, Spartan fan, and has been assisting clients with their estate plans for over 40 years.

He produced an estate planning video “How to Avoid the Six Most Common Estate Planning Mistakes”, and authored the publication Giving The Client What They Want, part of the Trusts and Estates Legal Strategies published by Aspatore Books in 2008.

Tom is a graduate of Western Michigan University Cooley Law School, where he has also served on the adjunct faculty.  Tom has taught Estate Planning, the Law of Cyberspace, and Computer Law.

Tom is, also, the continuing legal education instructor on estate planning and business succession planning for Farm Bureau Insurance Company, and has been an invited estate planning guest speaker for a number of companies, including Merrill Lynch and American Express, as well as churches, credit unions and financial advisors throughout Michigan.