Julius H. Giarmarco
Chair of Trust & Estate Planning
Curriculum vitae
EXPERIENCE
Julius lectures frequently on a national basis, including speeches before the American Law Institute – American Bar Association (ALI-ABA), The Michigan State Bar Association, the Ohio State Bar Association, the International Forum, the Association for Advanced Life Underwriting (AALU), the Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT), the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA), the Life Insurance and Market Research Association (LIMRA), the Financial Planning Association (FPA), Strafford CLE Webinars and numerous life insurance companies, financial institutions and trade associations.
Julius has published a number of articles on estate planning appearing in professional journals such as the Estates, Gifts and Trusts Journal (BNA), The Practical Tax Lawyer (ALI-ABA), the Journal of Practical Estate Planning (CCH), the Journal of Financial Service Professionals, the Michigan Bar Journal and Advisor Today magazine. He is also the author of the nationally-acclaimed brochure, The Five Levels of Estate Planning, and is the author of the chapters on Succession Planning in Advising Closely Held Businesses in Michigan and The Michigan Business Formbook published by the Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE).
Julius has been selected by his peers as a Michigan Super Lawyer, Leading Lawyers, Best Lawyers in America and as a “Top Lawyer” by dBusiness magazine. He also enjoys the highest possible rating in both legal ability and ethical standards by Martindale-Hubbell.
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EXPERIENCE
Julius lectures frequently on a national basis, including speeches before the American Law Institute – American Bar Association (ALI-ABA), The Michigan State Bar Association, the Ohio State Bar Association, the International Forum, the Association for Advanced Life Underwriting (AALU), the Million Dollar Round Table (MDRT), the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA), the Life Insurance and Market Research Association (LIMRA), the Financial Planning Association (FPA), Strafford CLE Webinars and numerous life insurance companies, financial institutions and trade associations.
Julius has published a number of articles on estate planning appearing in professional journals such as the Estates, Gifts and Trusts Journal (BNA), The Practical Tax Lawyer (ALI-ABA), the Journal of Practical Estate Planning (CCH), the Journal of Financial Service Professionals, the Michigan Bar Journal and Advisor Today magazine. He is also the author of the nationally-acclaimed brochure, The Five Levels of Estate Planning, and is the author of the chapters on Succession Planning in Advising Closely Held Businesses in Michigan and The Michigan Business Formbook published by the Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE).
Julius has been selected by his peers as a Michigan Super Lawyer, Leading Lawyers, Best Lawyers in America and as a “Top Lawyer” by dBusiness magazine. He also enjoys the highest possible rating in both legal ability and ethical standards by Martindale-Hubbell.
Practice Areas
EDUCATION
• New York University (LL.M., 1976)
Admitted to Practice
• New York: 2011
Memberships
• Association of Advanced Life Underwriting
• Greater Detroit Association of Life Underwriters (Associate Member)
• Phi Beta Kappa
• Omicron Delta Epsilon (Economics)
• Pi Sigma Alpha (Political Science)

ARTICLES
• Estates, Gifts and Trusts Journal (BNA)
• The Practical Tax Lawyer (ALI-ABA)
• Journal of Practical Estate Planning (CCH)
• Michigan Bar Journal
• Advisor Today magazine
He is the author of the nationally-acclaimed brochure, The Five Levels of Estate Planning, and is a featured columnist on estate planning topics for producersweb.com.
He is the author of the chapters on succession planning in Advising Closely Held Businesses in Michigan and The Michigan Business Formbook published by the Institute of Continuing Legal Education (ICLE).
Distinctions

Peer Reviewed

best lawyers: 2011-2017

2006-2015

top lawyers: 2010-2013, 2016

top attorney

2014-2016
News / blog
Julius H. Giarmarco Named 2025 Best Lawyers “Lawyer of the Year”
Julius H. Giarmarco Named 2025 Best Lawyers "Lawyer of the Year" in the Troy Area. January 14, 2019 -- Giarmarco, Mullins & Horton, P.C. attorney Julius H. Giarmarco was recently recognized by Best Lawyers as the 2025 "Lawyer of the Year" for Tax Law in Troy. Only...
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21 GMH Attorneys named to 2024 Best Lawyers List
21 Giarmarco, Mullins & Horton, P.C. lawyers named to 2024 Best Lawyers list. Best Lawyers, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession, has named the following lawyers from Giarmarco, Mullins & Horton as The Best Lawyers in...
Julius H. Giarmarco Voted the 2023 “Lawyer of the Year” for Trusts and Estates in Troy
Julius H. Giarmarco Voted the 2023 "Lawyer of the Year" for Trusts and Estates in Troy Julius H. Giarmarco, Chair of the Trust and Estate Planning Group of Giarmarco, Mullins & Horton, P.C., has been selected by peers for...