Willard S. Holt, III



Willard S. Holt, III
Of Counsel

Plunkett Cooney

Licensed: 1985
Joined Firm: 2005

38505 Woodward Ave.
Suite 2000
Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304

TEL: (248) 594-8240
FAX: (248) 901-4040

wholt@plunkettcooney.com

Willard S. Holt, III is an of counsel attorney in the firm’s Bloomfield Hills office who focuses his practice primarily in the areas of business law and estate planning. Mr. Holt’s corporate clients include closely held companies and non-profit organizations, including government agencies.

As a member of Plunkett Cooney’s Business Advisory Group, Mr. Holt’s areas of expertise include mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity structure, joint ventures, shareholder agreements, corporate contracts and strategic alliances. In addition, he is well versed in legal matters relating to the formation, structure, and operation of Minority Business Enterprises (MBE).

Mr. Holt’s estate planning practice includes the preparation of plans for all sizes of estates, with particular experience in drafting complex plans using multiple trusts and entities as needed to accomplish a client’s personal, business and tax goals.

Representative Client Work

  • Created and represented an automobile supplier joint venture between a domestic company and a Canadian company.

  • Represented a nonprofit client in an $8,900,000 low-income housing tax credit deal.

  • Represented corporate clients in IRS and Michigan Department of Treasury tax controversy matters.

  • Represented a nonprofit client in a $1,100,000 commercial real estate transaction.

  • Represented a nonprofit client in securing a $12,000,000 contract from the State of Michigan.

Professional Affiliations

  • State Bar of Michigan

  • District of Columbia Bar Association

  • American Bar Association

  • National Bar Association

  • Wolverine Bar Association

  • Straker Bar Association

Areas of Practice
Business Enterprises Law
Estate Planning
Nonprofit Law
Education
Georgetown University Law Center, 1982, J.D.; 1984, LL.M, Tax
Wesleyan University, 1979, B.A.

Bar & Court Admissions
Michigan, 1985
District of Columbia, 1994

 






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