JOSEPH P. BUTTIGLIERI
SHAREHOLDER
Joseph Buttiglieri is a shareholder concentrating his practice in the areas of probate litigation and administration, conservatorships, guardianships, wrongful death distributions, family law, and mediation.
Mr. Buttiglieri is a popular speaker and writer on topics in his focus areas. He is able to hold the attention of attorneys and non-attorneys. For years, he has often been a featured presenter at the annual ICLE Probate and Estate Planning Seminar and at other ICLE seminars. Recently he was the speaker at the Wayne County Probate Court Guardian Ad Litem seminar on the topic of probate litigations and spoke to the Macomb County Probate Bar Association on Creditors’ Claims in Estate Administration.
B.A., Utica College of Syracuse, 1971
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals
Detroit Bar Association
Italian-American Bar Association
Michigan Trial Lawyers Association
Mr. Buttiglieri maintains an “AV” Peer Review Rating from the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, the highest peer rating awarded to attorneys. He has been selected for inclusion in Michigan Super Lawyers from 2008 through 2025, recognizing the top five percent of attorneys in the state.
Mr. Buttiglieri has also been selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 in the fields of Family Law and Litigation – Trusts and Estates, and has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America® continuously since 2009. In 2015, he was named The Best Lawyers in America® “Lawyer of the Year” for Litigation – Trusts and Estates.
Additionally, he was selected by peer vote for inclusion in DBusiness magazine’s list of Top Lawyers in 2013, 2017, and 2024 through 2026 in the practice area of Trusts and Estates. He has also been designated a “Leading Lawyer” in Family Law and Trust, Will & Estate Planning Law from 2013 to the present, a distinction awarded to the top one percent of attorneys in Michigan.
Mr. Buttiglieri also maintains a 10.0 Superb Top Attorney rating with Martindale-Avvo.
The Funeral Representative Act; Commentator, Summer 2016
Guardianship and Conservatorship: Contested Proceedings; Michigan Bar Journal, January 2016
Reaching for the Sky: The Ascendency of Mediation; Commentator, Summer 2014
Unexpected reasons to make or change your estate plan; Commentator, Fall 2011
Families conflicted over medical and financial decisions; Commentator, Summer 2010
Your Final Words; Commentator, Fall 2008
Your Family: Preventing Financial Abuse; Commentator, Spring 2006
Pro Bono With Ed Nahhat Episode 01 – Joseph P. Buttiglieri (Featured); Kemp Klein Podcast, June 2024
Joseph Buttiglieri recently appeared as a guest on Episode 01 of Pro Bono with Ed Nahhat.
PRACTICE AREAS
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Elder Law
Estate and Trust Litigation
Probate and Trust Administration
