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David W. Sommerfeld: Lawyer with Butzel Long

David W. Sommerfeld

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Detroit,  MI  U.S.A.
Phone248 258 1316

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Practice Areas

  • Estate & Succession Planning
  • Estate Planning
  • Charitable Planning
  • Estate Transfer Tax Planning
  • Administration of Estates
 
University University of Detroit Mercy, B.S., 1963
 
Law SchoolDetroit College of Law, J.D., 1967
 
Admitted1968, Michigan
 
BornDetroit, Michigan, 1942
 
Biography

David W. Sommerfeld is a shareholder based in Butzel Long's Bloomfield Hills office practicing in the areas of estate planning, probate, and trust administration. He also has experience in the areas of income tax, estate and gift tax, and related tax and financial matters. He serves as manager of the firm's Probate, Trust and Estate Planning Practice.

Mr. Sommerfeld is a 1963 graduate of the University of Detroit and a 1967 graduate of the Detroit College of Law. He is a Certified Public Accountant as well as an attorney.

Mr. Sommerfeld is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel and is listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Who's Who in American Law, Michigan Super Lawyers, and DBusiness as a 2012 Top Lawyer in Metro Detroit for Trusts and Estates. He is a member of the Financial and Estate Planning Council of Metropolitan Detroit, and has been named a 2010 FIVE STAR Wealth Manager SM.

Mr. Sommerfeld is a frequent lecturer on the subject of estate planning on behalf of the Institute for Continuing Legal Education of the State Bar of Michigan, the Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants and Professional Education Systems, Inc.

Experience

· Provided complex Estate Planning services for numerous Senior Executive level individuals from major automotive manufacturers.

· Provided estate and succession planning services for some of the wealthiest individuals in Michigan.

· Handled the administration of several estates in excess of $100 million.

· Created a private charitable foundation in excess of 20 million; actively involved in the administration of the foundation.

· Created numerous private charitable foundations.

News

Media Releases

11.28.11, 68 Butzel Long attorneys named to DBusiness magazine's Top Lawyers in Metro Detroit 2012

06.14.11, Two Butzel Long attorneys recognized in survey as Detroit 2011 FIVE STAR Wealth ManagersSM

05.06.11, Butzel Long Taxation and Succession Planning Institute plans half-day seminar on May 18 in Troy

12.02.10, Sixty-four Butzel Long attorneys named to DBusiness magazine's Top Lawyers in Metro Detroit 2011

10.25.10, Forty-two Butzel Long attorneys named to the 2010 Michigan Super Lawyers list

09.09.10, Butzel Long attorneys named to The Best Lawyers in America® 2011

07.13.10, Three Butzel Long attorneys recognized in survey as a 2010 FIVE STAR Wealth Manager

04.28.10, Butzel Long Taxation and Succession Planning Institute plan half-day seminar on May 20 in Troy

11.09.09, Forty-Nine Butzel Long attorneys named to Super Lawyers 2009 listing

09.09.09, Butzel Long attorneys named to The Best Lawyers in America® 2010: Forty-nine attorneys recognized in national listing

11.19.08, Butzel Long attorney David W. Sommerfeld appointed to Fiduciary Income Tax Committee of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel

11.05.08, Butzel Long attorneys Amy L. Glenn and David W. Sommerfeld featured at continuing education seminars in Grand Rapids and Novi

10.22.08, Butzel Long attorneys named to The Best Lawyers in America® 2009

12.28.07, Butzel Long attorney David W. Sommerfeld featured at workshops in Grand Rapids and Novi

10.10.07, Butzel Long Taxation and Succession Planning Institute hosts seminar on October 25 in Troy

10.04.07, Butzel Long attorneys named to The Best Lawyers in America® 2008

News In Brief

10.04.11, Butzel Long attorneys named to The Best Lawyers in America® 2012

Memberships

State Bar of Michigan

American College of Trust and Estate Counsel - Fellow

Financial and Estate Planning Council of Metropolitan Detroit

Recognitions

American College of Trust and Estate Counsel - Fellow

The Best Lawyers in America, Trusts and Estates; Litigation - Trusts & Estates, 1995-2012

Who's Who in American Law

Michigan Super Lawyers, Estate Planning & Probate, 2006-2011

2010 FIVE STAR Wealth Manager SM

DBusiness Top Lawyers in Metro Detroit, Trusts and Estates, 2011-2012

 (Resident, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Office)

 
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David W. Sommerfeld
Butzel Long
150 West Jefferson Avenue, Suite 100
Detroit, MI 48226-4450




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