WILLIAM E. SIGLER is a shareholder in the firm whose practice involves business law, real estate, internet and computer law, taxation, pension and employee benefits, and probate and estate planning. He graduated from Michigan State University and the University of Detroit School of Law where he was an editor of the Law Review. He has lectured frequently on the topics of estate planning and employee benefits and taught federal income taxation at Lawrence Technological University. He has authored several articles, including "Supreme Court Declares Qualified Plan Benefits to be Exempt from Bankruptcy," Michigan Bar Journal, Volume 71, No. 10 (October 1992), "New Revenue Ruling Encourages Gifts of Stock in the Family Business, But Beware!," Michigan Bar Journal, Volume 72, No. 10 (October 1993), and "Qualifying for the Annual GST Tax Exclusion," Latches, No. 387 (April 1998), and Innovative Retirement Plan Designs for the Small-Business Employer," Latches, No. 450 (July 2003). Mr. Sigler is a member of the Financial and Estate Planning Council of Metropolitan Detroit and is active in charitable and bar related activities. He has served as chairperson of the Oakland County Bar Association Employee Benefits Committee, and is a member of the Board of the Association for Corporate Growth.

Education

• UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT, Detroit, Michigan, Juris Doctor, 1983
• MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, East Lansing, Michigan, B.A., 1980

Professional Memberships

• AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION
• STATE BAR OF MICHIGAN
• OAKLAND COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION
• FINANCIAL AND ESTATE PLANNING COUNCIL OF METROPOLITAN DETROIT
• SOCIETY OF FINANCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONALS
• ASSOCIATION FOR CORPORATE GROWTH