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Bloomfield Hills
Tel 248 258 1316
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David W. Sommerfeld

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.

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.