Clark Hill PLC Attorney J. Thomas MacFarlane Elected President of Detroit Executives Association

January 26, 2007-

Detroit, MI – Clark Hill attorney J. Thomas MacFarlane has been named the President of the Detroit Executives Association (DEA) for 2007. The DEA (www.detroitexecs.com) is a group of business leaders who meet weekly to exchange business information and ideas. The association limits membership to one company per profession or industry.

MacFarlane is the 81st president of the organization and the fourth member of Clark Hill PLC to serve in this capacity. The Detroit Executives Association was founded in 1929 by George Klein, also a founding member of Clark, Klein and Beaumont, Clark Hill’s predecessor firm. In addition to MacFarlane and Klein, former Clark Hill DEA Presidents include Joseph H. Parsons (1962) and Douglas J. Rasmussen (1988).

MacFarlane is the leader of the firm’s Personal Legal Services Group, where he focuses his law practice in the area of Trusts and Estates. MacFarlane works with individuals on estate planning, tax planning and probate matters and with businesses on succession planning and corporate restructuring. MacFarlane counsels clients on the various wealth preservation strategies which are available to high net worth individuals. He is also frequently asked to represent beneficiaries or fiduciaries in complex estate contests and trust disputes.

MacFarlane is a Fellow in the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel and is a member of Attorneys for Family-Held Enterprises. He has also been repeatedly named in the Best Lawyers in America and was recently named as a 2006 Michigan Super Lawyer.