Salvatore J. LaMendola

Estate Planning

Curriculum vitae

EXPERIENCE

Salvatore J. LaMendola, Esq. has been a member of the Trusts and Estates Practice Group at Giarmarco, Mullins and Horton, P.C. since 1996. Sal received his J.D. from the Notre Dame Law School and holds a B.B.A. from the University of Notre Dame. His main practice areas are general estate planning; amending irrevocable trusts through trust decanting, exercises of power of appointment, and other techniques; pre-death and post-death planning for IRAs and other retirement plans; and charitable planning with charitable remainder trusts, charitable lead trusts, and private foundations. Sal is a member of the Probate & Estate Planning Section of the State Bar of Michigan. He is also a regular continuing education presenter for legal education webinar providers Rossdale of Miami, FL and Strafford of Dallas, TX. He also serves on Strafford’s Estate Planning Advisory Board for Strafford and on the InterActive Legal Practice Advisory Board.

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EXPERIENCE

Salvatore J. LaMendola, Esq. has been a member of the Trusts and Estates Practice Group at Giarmarco, Mullins and Horton, P.C. since 1996. Sal received his J.D. from the Notre Dame Law School and holds a B.B.A. from the University of Notre Dame. His main practice areas are general estate planning; amending irrevocable trusts through trust decanting, exercises of power of appointment, and other techniques; pre-death and post-death planning for IRAs and other retirement plans; and charitable planning with charitable remainder trusts, charitable lead trusts, and private foundations. Sal is a member of the Probate & Estate Planning Section of the State Bar of Michigan. He is also a regular continuing education presenter for legal education webinar providers Rossdale of Miami, FL and Strafford of Dallas, TX. He also serves on Strafford’s Estate Planning Advisory Board for Strafford and on the InterActive Legal Practice Advisory Board.

Practice Areas

• Estate Planning
• Education Law

EDUCATION

• University of Notre Dame, B.S., summa cum laude
• Notre Dame Law School, J.D.

Admitted to Practice

• Michigan: 1994

Memberships

• State Bar of Michigan

Distinctions

rising stars: 2008

2014-2016

News / blog

Giarmarco, Mullins & Horton, P.C. Announces Election of New Shareholders

Apr 17, 2026 | Firm News, John J. Giarmarco, News, Salvatore J. LaMendola

Giarmarco, Mullins & Horton, P.C. is pleased to announce that the firm’s Board of Directors has nominated, and the shareholders have approved, the election of three attorneys as shareholders: Sal LaMendola, John Giarmarco, and Dana VanDrew. This milestone reflects...