James H. LoPrete
graduated with distinction from the University of
Michigan Law School in 1953 where he was a member of
the Law Review. After a brief stint in the
Secretary’s office and legal department of the
Chrysler Corporation where he worked on corporate
matters he went into private practice. He has served
as a part-time adjunct instructor of legal writing
at Wayne State University Law School.
His
primary areas of practice are estate planning, the
post-death administration of decedent’s affairs and
corporate and business transactions. He has
represented publicly held and private corporations
in merger and acquisition work, defending proxy
fights, and assisting in complying with securities
regulations. He represents individuals and their
businesses during their lifetime and passing them to
the next generation at death.
Mr.
LoPrete is a past chairman of the Probate and Estate
Planning Section of the State Bar of Michigan, a
fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate
Counsel (ACTEC) and an academician in the
International Academy of Estate and Trust Law. He is
a member and past director of the Financial and
Estate Planning Council of Metropolitan Detroit and
serves on the Board of Directors of various
for-profit and non-profit corporations. A member of
the ACTEC litigation committee, Mr. LoPrete
represents fiduciaries and individuals in probate
and trust litigation. He has been recognized by the
Michigan Court of Appeals as an expert witness in
probate and trust matters.
Throughout his career, Mr. LoPrete has been a
lecturer before Michigan lawyers, corporate trustee
department personnel, and other professional groups
on various topics related to estate and trust
administration.
