Michael S. Williams
PARTNER
Bar Admissions
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Florida
Credentials
New York University School of Law, LL.M., Taxation, 2013
Temple University James E. Beasley School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2012
University of Florida, B.A., Economics, 2007
Professional and Community Activities
American College of Trusts and Estates Counsel, Mid-Atlantic Fellows Institute, 2019-2020
Advisory Committee on Decedents’ Estates Laws to Pennsylvania Joint State Government Committee, Member
Philadelphia Bar Association, Member Probate and Trust Law Section
Philadelphia Volunteers for the Indigent Program, Pro Bono Attorney
Before Doolittle Williams LLP, Mike was a partner in the Tax and Wealth Management Department at a large Philadelphia-based law firm. Mike is an expert in complex estate and business succession planning, estate and trust administration, income tax planning for trusts and estates, charitable gift planning, and marital agreements.
In addition to drafting wills, revocable trusts, powers of attorney, and living wills, Mike has expertise in drafting generation-skipping transfer tax exempt dynasty trusts, intentionally defective grantor trusts, insurance trusts, charitable remainder trusts, Crummey trusts, and special purpose trusts. Mike’s expertise in income tax planning for trusts and estates encompasses planning for large closely-held business interests, net investment income tax issues, and multi-state tax issues.
Mike also assists clients in all aspects of charitable gifting from drafting and negotiating complex gift agreements to creating and administering private foundations. Mike guides private foundations through the application for recognition of exemption from taxation from the Internal Revenue Service and provides foundations with advice and assistance on excise and unrelated business income tax issues.
Phone: 267-369-3341