Services
Education
LLM, University of Windsor Faculty of Law
JD, Michigan State University College of Law
BSBA, Oakland University
Bar Admissions
- Canada/Province of Ontario
- Michigan
Court Admissions
U.S. Tax Court
U.S. District Court
- Eastern District of Michigan
- Western District of Michigan
Tom Oriet is an estate planning and estate administration lawyer with vast experience preparing estate plans that protect family assets and efficiently transfer wealth from one generation to the next. He develops sophisticated wills, multiple wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and closely held entities to minimize taxes and allow clients greater control over how their assets are managed during their incapacity or otherwise.
Tom advises executors, trustees, and attorneys on how to fulfill the wishes expressed in a client's will, trust, or power of attorney while complying with the law governing their fiduciary roles. He also helps business professionals prepare transition plans that transfer their business during the client's lifetime, as well as estate plans dealing with professional corporations. Tom has experience preparing and filing various corporate articles and corporate minute book updates to help companies carry on business and accomplish their objectives.
Tom is a notary public in Ontario and a trained civil mediator under the State Court Administrative Office of the State of Michigan. He previously worked as a law clerk for Michigan Tax Tribunal Chair Stephen H. Lasher.
Representative Matters
- Represented farmers in the Southwestern Ontario community by preparing and advising on the administration of their corporations, family trusts, wills, and powers of attorney.
- Represented local artists in the estate distribution of their art collection.
- Guided and supported first-time executors, trustees, and attorneys with their fiduciary roles in complex estate matters.
Honors
Michigan State University College of Law
Dean’s List
Jurisprudence Award – Basic Wills Drafting
Jurisprudence Award – Estate & Gift Taxation
Jurisprudence Award – International Taxation & Treaties
Oakland University
Golden Key International
Beta Gamma Sigma
Alpha Lambda Delta
Phi Theta Kappa
Professional Activities
Member of the Law Society of Ontario
Member of the State Bar of Michigan
Member of the American Bar Association
Teaching
Guest instructor at the University of Windsor, St. Clair College, and Michigan State University
Publications
"Employer Right and Legal Defenses to OSHA Citations," American Journal of Economics and Business Administration
"Comparative Landowner Defenses Against Eminent Domain," University of Windsor
"Private Property: Inherent Right or a Gift from Government?," Pipeline Observer Magazine, Canadian Association of Energy & Pipeline Landowner Associations
"The Right to Free Speech is a Property Right," Pipeline Observer Magazine, Canadian Association of Energy & Pipeline Landowner Associations
