James P. Spica - Lawyer in Southfield, MI

James Spica focuses his practice on estate planning, trust law, and trust banking. Heprovides estate and tax planning services for private clients requiringsophisticated wealth management, he advises private trust companies and theirowners on governance structures and securities filings in respect of fiduciaryaccounts holding concentrated positions in publicly traded securities, hecounsels grant-making organizations, including company-sponsored foundations,with respect to formation, governance, and regulatory compliance, and herepresents public charities in contested proceedings concerning charitablegifts under trust instruments and wills. Mr. Spica is a Commissioner (appointedby the Michigan Legislative Council) to the Uniform Law Commission and a Fellowof the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. He is the principal authorof the Michigan Personal Property Trust Perpetuities Act of 2008, themulti-statute Michigan trust decanting regime enacted in 2012, and thedivided trusteeship provisions added to the Michigan Trust Code in 2018.