Thomas F. Sweeney

Of Counsel

Office

Birmingham

151 S. Old Woodward

Suite 200

Birmingham, MI 48009

Phone: (248) 988-5867

Fax: +12489882327

Email: tsweeney@clarkhill.com

Education

J.D., University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1968

A.B., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1965

State Bar Licenses

Michigan

Court Admissions

U.S. Tax Court

U.S. Supreme Court

Thomas F. Sweeney

Of Counsel

Thomas F. Sweeney assists clients in the planning and administration of revocable and irrevocable trusts and estates, and related entities including the design and implementation of estate plans, including tax, probate avoidance, and investment strategy planning.

Tom has extensive experience with Federal and state income and transfer taxation (gift, estate, and generation-skipping transfer) affecting trusts, estates, and individuals. He is actively involved in the planning and administration of revocable and irrevocable trusts and estates, and related entities including the design and implementation of estate plans, including tax, probate avoidance, and investment strategy planning. He also has substantial experience in trust and estate dispute resolution involving the issues of testamentary capacity, undue influence, valuation of assets, and related matters.

Awards/Achievements

2019 Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award

Memberships

Best Lawyers in America

Super Lawyers

dBusiness Top Lawyers

State Bar of Michigan, Probate and Estate Planning Section, Taxation Section

Oakland County Bar Association Taxation Committee

City of Birmingham Charter Review Commission

Elected member of the Baldwin Public Library for 27 years serving four years as President

Board Member of the Community House Association

Board Member, Birmingham Rotary Club Endowment Fund, Inc.