Clark Hill Attorney Joseph A. Bonventre to Present "Real Life Stories” Estate Planning Seminar At Henry Ford Village May 15

May 02, 2007-

DETROIT, MI – Clark Hill Attorney Joseph A. Bonventre will present a “real life stories” estate planning seminar for the Henry Ford Village residents on May 15. Bonventre will present real life stories to illustrate the advantages and disadvantages of joint property and methods available to transfer assets upon death, including revocable trusts.

The seminar is presented by Clark Hill PLC and Comerica Bank. Angela Brown, CFP, of Comerica, will also present.

Joseph Bonventre is a member in Clark Hill’s Detroit office, where he practices in the Personal Needs Group. Bonventre has been practicing law for 24 years, and advises individuals on estate planning, probate, charitable planning and trust administration and related tax matters. Bonventre has substantial experience advising individuals and members of closely held businesses on traditional and sophisticated estate planning techniques available to reduce their federal income tax, gift tax, estate tax and generation skipping transfer tax liabilities. He prepares a variety of estate planning documents, including wills, revocable living trusts, irrevocable trusts, family limited liability company agreements, durable power of attorney forms and designation of patient advocate forms.

Bonventre has substantial experience advising members of closely held businesses on succession planning techniques. If a client has charitable intent, he utilizes various charitable planning techniques to accomplish the client’s objectives including charitable remainder trusts, charitable lead trusts, private foundations and planned giving options. If a client has retirement assets, Bonventre educates the client so that he or she can make the appropriate elections and decisions that apply in this complex area of the law. He is uniquely qualified to prepare federal estate and gift tax returns and federal and state fiduciary tax returns. Bonventre has expertise in assisting individuals and fiduciaries of estates and trusts with audits by the Internal Revenue Service and Michigan Department of Treasury. He has been successful in advocating clients' positions before the Internal Revenue Service, Michigan Department of Treasury and the Courts. He handles post-mortem trust administration matters and all types of probate matters, including probate administration, guardianships and conservatorships.

Bonventre earned his B.S. from the University of Detroit and his J.D. from the Detroit College of Law.