About
Michael P. Thomas is a Partner with MacDonald, Illig, Jones & Britton LLP, focusing on property making plans, tax, and commercial enterprise topics. Learn greater approximately his knowledge and offerings.
Michael P. Thomas is a exceptionally skilled legal professional primarily based in Erie, Pennsylvania. As a Partner at MacDonald, Illig, Jones & Britton LLP, he specializes in assisting individuals, intently held agencies, and larger entities with a extensive variety of legal matters. His areas of information consist of estate making plans, property and trust administration, wealth transfer, succession planning, tax, and business issues. Mike is thought for his capability to design and enforce each basic and complicated estate plans which are tailor-made to each customers precise targets. He is devoted to minimizing tax consequences and ensuring that his customers assets are blanketed for future generations. Mike additionally works carefully with individual and company fiduciaries at some stage in estate and believe administrations, presenting steerage and assist each step of the manner. In addition to his paintings in property planning, Mike has significant revel in in advising clients on sophisticated commercial enterprise transactions, worker gain plan topics, company governance, and commercial enterprise/succession planning. He has a tested tune document of supporting customers navigate complicated criminal issues and gain their lengthy-time period goals. Beyond his paintings in Pennsylvania, Mike also serves clients in Florida, offering his understanding to individuals and groups during the country. His determination to supplying pinnacle-notch prison offerings and his dedication to his customers fulfillment have earned him a recognition as a depended on and reliable lawyer in each states.Legal Issues
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Tax Law
- Business Taxes, Criminal Tax Litigation, Estate Tax Planning, Income Taxes, International Taxes, Payroll Taxes, Property Taxes, Sales Taxes, Tax Appeals, Tax Audits, Tax Planning
Certificates
No Certifications
Languages
- English
Accepted Jurisdictions

Florida
Since 2006

United States Tax Court

U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania

Georgia
Experience
- Partner
MacDonald, Illig, Jones & Britton
Education

Dickinson School of Law
J.D. Graduation year: 2005

Juniata College
B.S. | AccountingGraduation year: 2002
Associations

Estate Planning Council of Erie
has membershipCurrent

Erie County Bar Association
has membershipCurrent

American Bar Association
has membershipCurrent

Pennsylvania Bar Association
has membershipCurrent

Florida Bar Association
has membershipCurrent

Florida State Bar
# 22079
has membership2006 - Current