$ 125-375 per hour
I was born in Highland Park, Michigan, the oldest of four children. My mother was a homemaker and my father a businessman who worked long hours. Mom and dad were both depression babies and children of Greek immigrants. Mom was an only child with a stay-at-home mother and resourceful father who managed a modest but comfortable living even in the hardest of economic times, but my dad’s situation was very different. Being one of five children with a disabled father and a mother who barely spoke English, he and his family grew up in poverty. He and his siblings peddled papers in Detroit from the age of eight to bring money home to help support the family.
My dad and his family’s experience growing up has greatly influenced my perspective of family, work and money. I have personally and professionally observed the benefits, burdens and complications that wealth, and the lack of it, imposes on families. I bring that perspective and experience, along with volumes of technical knowledge, to each and every estate and business planning engagement.
I earned my degree in accounting from Michigan State University (1992) and my law degree from the University of Detroit (1995). Following law school I worked for five years as a CPA with two local accounting firms. After leaving public accounting I worked for two local law firms until 2008 when I formed my own practice.
I enjoy the personal and business relationships I have developed with my clients and business colleagues over the years. I pride myself in helping my clients organize their personal estate and business affairs by offering practical solutions for them and their families to avoid or minimize unnecessary government processes and taxes.
My wife and I live in Beverly Hills, Michigan. We have two children. When I am not helping raise my family, I enjoy fishing, hunting and downhill skiing. I am also an avid reader of historical fiction and philosophy.
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25 years | 1,800 cases
$ 125-375 per hour
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2250 Butterfield Dr Ste 240, Troy, MI, 48084-3404
57 Client Reviews
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Posted by William | September 26, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Estate Planning
Client
Mr. Gaggos has been very helpful and knowledgeable about developing my estate plan and will documents. He provided insights and recommendations, that I feel was far past the engagement.
Posted by anonymous | September 20, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Probate
Old estate problem settled quickly and correctly
I strongly recommend William Gaggos. I had a modest estate settlement problem that involved property. Even though I was involved only as the husband of one of the four siblings I was named in the will. For twenty five (25) years the executor of the estate refused to settle the estate. After eng...
Posted by Stacie | June 18, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Estate Planning
Relieved
Mr. Gaggos was extremely knowledgeable, helpful and professional. He made the whole process of creating our living will and estate plan much easier then we expected it to be, thanks to his concise guidance. Huge relief off of our shoulders to have completed this. My husband and I would highly reco...
Posted by Lindsey-Anne | March 05, 2018 | Hired Attorney | Estate Planning
Estate Planning made easy
We were given Mr. Gaggos' name from our friend, who is also our financial advisor, so we knew we would be in good hands before our first meeting. We have been meaning to put together our estate and our will for a few years but never got around to doing it. We meet with him and everything was an abs...
Posted by Richard | October 11, 2017 | Hired Attorney | Corporate & Incorporation
Bill Gaggos
Bill assisted our group in forming a for profit company that was purchasing the assets of a not for profit organization. Bill navigated the IRS and SOM issues with the transaction and also work with the four partners in setting up the new corporation. He always discussed the pros and cons of the de...
"Bill is a talented attorney with a great understanding of business and estate planning issues. I thoroughly enjoyed working with him, and would highly recommend him to others."
"I endorse this lawyer. Bill has superior knowledge in his practice area. He approaches each case with sound business reasoning and cares about achieving the best possible result for his clients."
"I endorse this lawyer. I have worked with Bill for many years and find him skilled, thorough and thoughtful."
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2019
Client Champion Award, Martindale-Hubbell
2008 - 2015
President, Gaggos Law Firm, P.C.
2006 - 2008
Attorney, Abear & Gaggos, PC
2001 - 2006
Attorney, Calhoun, Di Ponio & Gaggos, PLC
1995 - 2001
Staff CPA, Jenkins & Company, PC
1997 - Present
Michigan Associate of CPAsCPA
1997 - Present
Michigan State BarAttorney
1997 - Present
American Institute of Certified Public AccountantsMember
1995
JD - Juris Doctor
1992
BA - Bachelor of Arts
2019
IRA Distributions and Taxation with Estate Planning
2018
Top Nine Estate Planning Tips for CPAs
2015
Estate Planning
English