About John MacArthur

Mr. MacArthur is a lifetime resident of Mount Clemens, Michigan, the capital of Macomb County. He graduated from Mount Clemens High School and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Kalamazoo College. Mr. MacArthur received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Detroit and his Master of Laws in Taxation degree from Wayne State University in 1987. Mr. MacArthur focuses his practice in the areas of wills, trusts, estate planning, elder law and Medicaid planning, taxation, non-profit corporations, business law and real estate. In addition he is a certified mediator and handles a variety of alternate dispute resolution matters in many area courts. Mr. MacArthur is a member of the State Bar of Michigan and is also admitted to practice in Indiana.

Additional memberships include the Macomb County Bar Association, Financial and Estate Planning Council of Macomb, Financial and Estate Planning Council of Metropolitan Detroit, and Macomb County Probate Bar Association. Mr. MacArthur is rated “AV-Preeminent” (the highest rating) by the Martindale-Hubbell peer rating service by members of the bar and judiciary and was selected as a “Top Lawyer” in the areas of Estate Planning and Taxation in 2010 by the Detroit Business Magazine of Metropolitan Detroit. Also selected as a 2013 Michigan Top Lawyer by the Legal Network. Also selected as a 2016 Michigan Top Lawyer by the Legal Network and a 2016 recipient of a Five Star Investment Professional award. Mr. MacArthur was selected for inclusion in the Lawyers of Distinction listing in 2018.