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Address
538 North Division Street
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104-1136 (Washtenaw Co.)
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(Main Office) Ferguson & Widmayer, P.C. practices in the areas of business planning, estate planning, employment, exempt organizations, and pension and welfare benefits. Primary emphasis is on business succession planning for closely-held businesses, compensation planning and estate planning. Related general law issues will also be handled upon request when within the scope of our experience. The firm has working relationships with other attorneys to whom we can refer clients for matters outside of our areas of practice. Statement of PracticeEstate Planning, Pension and Profit Sharing Plans, Employee Benefits, ERISA, Employment Law, Business and Commercial Law, Business Succession Planning, and Professional Corporations, Trusts and Estates, Wills and Probate, Taxation. Firm Size: 5
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Address538 North Division Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48104-1136, (Washtenaw Co.)
PhonePhone: 734-662-0222
Fax: 734-662-8884
Website
http://www.fw-pc.com
Office HoursMonday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Larry J. Ferguson (Principal) born Fremont, Michigan; admitted to bar, 1970, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1965; J.D., 1967). Co-Author: "1982 Pension Tax Law Changes," Michigan Tax Law Journal, Sept. 1982; "Retirement Plans and Creditors' Rights," Michigan Tax Lawyer, Vol. 14, No. 2, June 1988; "Annuities in Estate Planning," University of Michigan Law School, Feb. 1994; "Looking a Gift Horse in the Mouth-The Impact of Disclaimers on Joint Property in Marital Planning," I.C.L.E., Nov. 2001; "Drafting Disclaimers," I.C.L.E., 2005; Contributing Author: "Trust Administration in Michigan," I.C.L.E., 1999, 2006. Clerk, Michigan Court of Appeals, 1970. Member, State Board of Law Examiners, 1978-1982. Director, 1978-1979 and President, 1983-1984, Board of Directors, Washtenaw County Estate Planning Council. Director, University of Michigan Law School Income Tax Law Clinic, 1981-1982. Treasurer and Board Member, The Wellness Community of S.E. Michigan, 2005. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America since 1997 and Super Lawyers since 2006. Member: State Bar of Michigan (Member, Sections on Estate Planning and Probate). Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Employee Benefits; Professional Corporations; Business Succession Planning; Probate; Estate and Gift Taxation; Real Estate; Tax Deferred Exchanges.Email: Larry J. Ferguson
Warren J. Widmayer (Principal) born Detroit, Michigan; admitted to bar, 1983, Michigan and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan; 1986, U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., with high distinction, 1978; J.D., 1982). Author: "Advantages for Closely-Held Businesses: Target Benefit and 401 (k) Plan Combinations," Michigan Tax Lawyer, 1989; "Required Retirement Distributions Made Simple," Michigan Bar Journal, Vol. 8 No. 6, June, 2001; "'Comparability' Cash Balance: New Life for Small Business Defined Benefit Plans," Michigan Tax Lawyer, 2005. Listed: The Best Lawyers in America since 2001 for Employee Benefits Law; Super Lawyers since 2006 for Employee Benefits Law. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Labor and Employment Law, and Taxation Sections); State Bar of Michigan (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section; Chairman, Taxation Section Employee Benefits Committee, 2004-2005; Council Member, Taxation Section, 2005-2008; Secretary, Taxation Section, 2008-2009); Member, Great Lakes Area TE/GE Council, 2006; ESOP Association; National Center for Employee Ownership; International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans. Reported Cases: Detroit Diesel Corp. v. Lane-Smith, 39 F. Supp. 2d 852 (E.D. Mich, 1999). Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Estate Planning; Employment Law; Taft-Hartley Plans; ERISA; Pension and Profit Sharing Plans; Cash Balance Plans; Employee Stock Ownership Plans; Multi-Employer Benefits; Health Benefits.Email: Warren J. Widmayer
——————————Nadia Selim Little (Associate) born Grosse Pointe, Michigan, June 17, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., with honors, 1990); Wayne State University (J.D., 1993). Author: "Proposed Cafeteria Plan Regulations: An Introduction to the New Guidance and Administrative Issues," Michigan Tax Lawyer, Vol. XXIV, Issue 2, Fall 2008. Research Attorney, Third Judicial Circuit Court, Detroit, Michigan, 1994-1998. Member: State Bar of Michigan (Member, Sections on: Labor and Employment, Taxation); Washtenaw County Bar Association (Member, Taxation Section, Co-Chair, Labor and Employment Law Section, 2007). Practice Areas: Employment Law; Employee Benefits; ERISA; Flexible Benefit Plans; Health Benefits; Multi-Employer Benefits.Email: Nadia Selim Little
Liam K. Healy (Associate) born Redwood City, California; admitted to bar, 2001, Michigan; 2002, US District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., English, 1995); Detroit College of Law at Michigan State University (J.D., 1999); Georgetown University Law Center (LL.M., Taxation, 2000). Author: "Powerless: The Problem of Maenhoudt and the Much Needed Michigan Uniform Power of Attorney Act," Michigan Probate & Estate Planning Journal, Summer 2007. Co-Author: "Is it 'RIP' for RAP in Michigan? Notes and Observations on the Michigan Property Trust Perpetuities Act," Michigan Probate and Estate Planning Journal, Vol. 28, No. 1, Winter 2008. Member: Washtenaw County Bar Association (Member); State Bar of Michigan (Member, Probate and Estate Planning Section). Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Taxation; Probate; Real Estate; Business Law.Email: Liam K. Healy
Noah T. Harden (Associate) born Oxford, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2004, Georgia and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia; 2006, Michigan. Education: Eastern Michigan University (B.S., 2001); Georgia State University College of Law (J.D, 2004). Contributing Author: "Low Asset Values: The Icing on the Low Interest Cake," Michigan Tax Lawyer, Vol. XXXV Issue 2. Member: Atlanta Bar Association (Member, Fiduciary Law Section); State Bar of Michigan (Member, Sections on: Estate Planning; Probate); State Bar of Georgia (Member, Sections on: Estate Planning; Probate); Estate Michigan Alumni Association. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Business Succession Planning; Probate; Estate and Gift Taxation.Email: Noah T. Harden
OF COUNSELWalter B. Ranney (Of Counsel) born Greenville, Michigan; admitted to bar, 1980, Michigan; 1982, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., with high distinction, 1977; J.D., magna cum laude, 1980). Member: Washtenaw County Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Real Property, Estate Planning, Probate and Business Law); State Bar of Michigan (Member, Sections on: Real Property Law, Probate and Estate Planning). Practice Areas: Real Property; Estate Planning; Probate; Corporate Law.Email: Walter B. Ranney
Nicole Appleberry (Of Counsel) born Columbus, Ohio; admitted to bar, 1995, Michigan; 1999, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan and U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Michigan (A.B., with honors, 1988; J.D., 1994); Wayne State University (LL.M., Taxation, 2000). Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Livingston County, Michigan, 1995-1999; General Civil Mediator, Washtenaw County Circuit Court, 2005; Director, The University of Michigan Law School Low Income Taxpayer Clinic, 2007-2008. Professor, Practice and Clinical Assistant Professor, The University of Michigan, 2008. Member: Washtenaw County Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Taxation Law (Co-Chair, 2004, Estate Planning, Probate, and Trust Law, and Alternative Dispute Resolution); American Bar Association (Member, Sections on Probate, Estate Planning and Taxation); State Bar of Michigan (Member, Taxation Section). Practice Areas: Employee Benefits; Probate; Taxation; Estate Planning; 401(k) Plans; ERISA; Taft-Hartley Plans; Multi-Employer Benefits.Email: Nicole Appleberry
Susan M. Friedland (Of Counsel) born Ann Arbor, Michigan; admitted to bar, 1994, Michigan; U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., with distinction, 1982; J.D., 1994). Member: State Bar of Michigan; American Bar Association; National Native American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Estate and Gift Taxation; Business Planning; Probate.Email: Susan M. Friedland
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