Julius H. Giarmarco

Julius H. Giarmarco

also known as Julius Giarmarco

3.0
Rating: 8.4

Licensed for 50 years

Estate planning Lawyer at Troy, MI
Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Wills & Living Wills, Business, Tax

101 West Big Beaver Road, Tenth Floor, Troy, MI

About Julius

Biography

Practice Areas

4

Practice Areas

Estate Planning 40%

Helping clients minimize or eliminate death taxes; avoiding the costs, delays and publicity associated with probate; asset protection planning; and protecting heirs from creditors and ex-spouses.

50 years

40%
Wills and Living Wills 40%

For our estate planning clients, we use customized documents, including Wills, revocable living trusts, financial powers of attorney, advance care directives, and irrevocable life insurance trusts. For high net worth clients, we use advanced estate planning strategies, such as qualified personal residence trusts, grantor retained annuity trusts, installment sales to grantor trusts, private annuities, and generation-skipping trusts.

50 years

40%
Business 10%

We help clients with strategies to keep the family business in the family. In this regard, we use buy-sell agreements, salary continuation agreements, and other techniques to transition the business to the next set of owners.

50 years

10%
Tax 10%

We assist clients to legitimately minimize income, gift and estate taxes.

50 years

10%

Fees and Rates

Cost

Free Consultation

$0 first 90 minutes


Payment Methods

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Licenses

Licensed in New York for 14 years

State: New York

Acquired: 2011

Currently Registered

No misconduct found

Licensed in Michigan for 50 years

State: Michigan

Acquired: 1975

Active in Good Standing

No misconduct found

Location

Giarmarco, Mullins & Horton, P.C.

101 West Big Beaver Road, Tenth Floor, Troy, MI, 48084-5253

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Julius H. Giarmarco's Reviews

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3.0 /5.0

2 Client Reviews

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Posted by Maria | October 30, 2025 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Do not trust him!

If we could give him a zero rating we would. He is a crook and has done awful things to my family. He will find ways to hurt other family members when writing any trust/will documents if he is friends with someone in the family. He has created fraudulant documents and allowed forgery on documents. Do... not use him or anyone in his office!

Posted by Sandra | June 15, 2010

Professionalism at its Finest

Mr. Giarmarco and his staff were extremely professional, knowledgeable and personable. Mr. Giarmarco answered all of my questions in a way that was easily understood, which enabled me to make informed decisions for my estate planning neds.

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"I endorse this lawyer. I have reviewed his Legal Guides and other aspects of his profile and reviewed his answers and am quite impressed with his legal knowledge and experience. His answers are intelligent and well written. I heartily endorse him."

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Experience

Rating:  8.4 (Excellent)

Honors

2015

Super Lawyer in Estate Planning, Super Lawyers

2010

Five Star Wealth Manager, Crescendo Business Services

2010

AV Preeminent, Martindale-Hubbell

N/A

Trust, Will and Estate Planning Law, Leading Lawyers Network

N/A

Top Lawyer, dbusiness

N/A

Legal Ability and Ethical Standards, Martindale-Hubbell

Work Experience

1994 - Present

Chair of Trusts and Estates Practice Group, Giarmarco, Mullins & Horton, P.C.

Associations

1979 - Present

National Association of Insurance and Fiancial Advisors

Member

State Bar of Michigan

Member

Education

1976

New York University School of Law

LL.M - Master of Laws

1975

Wayne State University Law School

JD - Juris Doctor

1972

Wayne State University

BA - Bachelor of Arts

Speaking Engagements

2010

ALI-ABA Webcast

Advanced Estate Planning Techniques for Family-Owned and Closely-Held Businesses

Publications

2008

Languages

English

Activity

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