James P. Spica
About James
James Spica focuses his practice on estate planning, trust law, and trust banking. He provides estate and tax planning services for private clients requiring sophisticated wealth management; he advises private trust companies and their owners on governance structures and securities filings in respect of fiduciary accounts holding concentrated positions in publicly traded securities; he counsels grant-making organizations, including company-sponsored foundations, with respect to formation, governance, and regulatory compliance; and he represents public charities in contested proceedings concerning charitable gifts under trust instruments and wills. Mr. Spica is a Commissioner (appointed by the Michigan Legislative Council) to the Uniform Law Commission and a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. He is the principal author of the Michigan Personal Property Trust Perpetuities Act of 2008, the multi-statute Michigan ”trust decanting“ regime enacted in 2012, and the ”divided trusteeship“ provisions added to the Michigan Trust Code in 2018.
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Education
- University of Detroit Mercy, J.D., graduated 1984
