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 with Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, the highest peer review rating for attorneys. He was also selected for inclusion in the 2008-2024 issues of Michigan Super Lawyers magazine featuring the top 5% of attorneys in Michigan, published annually by Law & Politics. Mr. Buttiglieri has also been selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 in the fields of Family Law and Litigation – Trusts and Estates. He has been included in The Best Lawyers in America® listing since 2009. Mr. Buttiglieri was also recognized by The Best Lawyers in America® as the 2015 “Lawyer of the Year” for Litigation – Trusts and Estates. Additionally, he was selected by a vote of his peers to be included in DBusiness magazine’s list of Top Lawyers in 2013, 2017, 2024 and 2025 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 for the years 2013 to the present (a distinction granted to the top 1% of attorneys in Michigan). Mr. Buttiglieri maintains a 10.0 Superb Top Attorney score 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
PRACTICE AREAS
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Elder Law
Estate and Trust Litigation
Probate and Trust Administration
