THOMAS P. CAVANAUGH

Thomas P. Cavanaugh

 Estate Planning

THOMAS P. CAVANAUGH

Curriculum vitae

EXPERIENCE
Concentrating his practice in the areas of estate planning and post-mortem administration/litigation, Mr. Cavanaugh is a frequent speaker for public and professional groups. An academic All-American football player and a captain of the 1994 Division III National Champion Albion College Britons, Mr. Cavanaugh graduated cum laude in 1995 with a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy. A 1998 graduate (J.D., cum laude) from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, he has authored numerous articles on estate and business planning, particularly addressing the uses of life insurance.

Mr. Cavanaugh is a member of the State Bar of Michigan (Member: Estates and Probate; Real Estate); American Bar Association; and the American Trial Lawyers Association. Tom has been selected by his peers as a top attorney in the areas of estate and post-mortem planning by Leading Lawyers, dBusiness magazine, Martindale Hubbell, The New York Times and Best Lawyers.

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EXPERIENCE
Concentrating his practice in the areas of estate planning and post-mortem administration/litigation, Mr. Cavanaugh is a frequent speaker for public and professional groups. An academic All-American football player and a captain of the 1994 Division III National Champion Albion College Britons, Mr. Cavanaugh graduated cum laude in 1995 with a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy. A 1998 graduate (J.D., cum laude) from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, he has authored numerous articles on estate and business planning, particularly addressing the uses of life insurance.

Mr. Cavanaugh is a member of the State Bar of Michigan (Member: Estates and Probate; Real Estate); American Bar Association; and the American Trial Lawyers Association. Tom has been selected by his peers as a top attorney in the areas of estate and post-mortem planning by Leading Lawyers, dBusiness magazine, Martindale Hubbell, The New York Times and Best Lawyers.

Practice Areas
•  Estate Planning
EDUCATION
•  Albion College B.A., cum laude
•  University of Detroit Mercy J.D. cum laude
Admitted to Practice
•  Michigan: 1999
Memberships
•  State Bar of Michigan
•  American and Federal Bar Associations
•  American Trial Lawyers Association

ARTICLES

“The Right to a Fair Trial versus the Right to a Free Press” The Albion Journal of Contemporary Affairs, Vol. 5, November 1, p.75, Fall 1995.

Distinctions

lawyer award

top lawyers: 2012

lawyer award

best lawyers: 2013-2017

lawyer award

Rising stars: 2008-2012

lawyer award

top attorney

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