Sebastian V. Grassi, Jr.

Sebastian V. Grassi, Jr. of Grassi & Toering, PLC, located in the Detroit suburb of Troy, Michigan, is a member of the Christian Legal Society, where he served on its national board of directors. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, and in Michigan Super Lawyers, Sebastian is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel ("ACTEC"), and a member of the Michigan Probate and Estate Planning Council. Sebastian's practice emphasizes business law, business succession planning, estate planning and probate, and related real estate matters.

Sebastian has published over 75 professional articles on business law, estate planning, and tax matters in ABA Probate & Property, ACTEC Journal, Estate Planning, Journal of Practical Estate Planning, The Journal of Taxation, The Journal of Taxation of Estates and Trusts, Michigan Bar Journal, Michigan Probate & Estate Planning Journal, Michigan Tax Lawyer, Probate Practice Reporter, Tax Management Estates, Gifts and Trusts Journal, Practical Tax Strategies, The Practical Lawyer, The Practical Tax Lawyer, and Tax Ideas. Sebastian is also a winner of the prestigious American Bar Association's Probate & Property "Probate & Trust Excellence in Writing Award for Best Practical Use Article."

Sebastian is also a frequent lecturer for the State Bar of Michigan's Institute of Continuing Legal Education. He also serves on the Institute's Estate Planning Advisory Board, and the Estate Planning Advisory Board of the American Law Institute - American Bar Association ("ALI-ABA"). Elsewhere, Sebastian has lectured at the Electronics Industry Management College, Beijing, Peoples Republic of China, at various ACTEC meetings, at various Probate and Estate Planning Bar Associations, The Michigan Probate Registers Annual Conference, The Annual Great Plains Federal Tax Institute, The Annual Minnesota Probate and Trust Law Section Conference, The Annual Notre Dame Tax and Estate Planning Institute, The National College of Probate Judges, as well as at the University of Michigan Law School.

Sebastian is the author of A Practical Guide to Drafting Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts (with Sample Forms and Checklists) published by ALI-ABA (800) 253-6397 (http://www.ali-aba.org/aliaba/BK28.asp), A Practical Guide to Drafting Marital Deduction Trusts (with Sample Forms and Checklists) published by ALI-ABA (800) 253-6397 (http://www.ali-aba.org/aliaba/BK36.asp), and Understanding Your Eternal Estate Plan (http://www.grassiandtoering.com/eternal).

Sebastian's newest book, A Practical Guide to Drafting Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts (with Sample Forms and Checklists)- Second Edition, is scheduled to be published by ALI-ABA in 2007 (800) 253-6397 (http://www.ali-aba.org/aliaba/BK45.asp).

Sebastian and his wife, Elizabeth, have three children, Laura, Stephen, and Carolyn. Laura is a special-needs child.

Sebastian can be reached at www.grassiandtoering.com, svgjr@aol.com, or (248) 269-2020.