MARK G. LANDAU is Of Counsel to the Firm. He was admitted to the State Bar of Michigan in 1980. He is a graduate of the University of Michigan (B.A. 1975), Detroit College of Law (J.D. 1980) and Wayne State University (Masters in Taxation, 1985). He speaks regularly to numerous professional organizations on topics such as Estate Planning Strategies; Who Should Be The Beneficiary of Your IRA/Qualified Plan?; Is Your Buy-Sell Agreement Effective?; Your Client Died - Now What?; LLCs in Estate and Business Planning; Charitable Giving Techniques; Medicaid Planning Techniques; Ethics; and Questions Every Client Needs to Answer. Mr. Landau is a guest speaker at many client appreciation seminars. Mr. Landau has written numerous articles including: "Why Establish a Private Foundation?" (Co-Author), Laches, Oakland County Bar Association; "Leverage Your Charitable Contribution", Laches, Oakland County Bar Association; "Which Marital Deduction Do You Use?", Tax Trumpet, Oakland County Bar Association; "The Standard Tax Clause in Your Will Can Provide Unintended Results", Tax Trumpet, Oakland County Bar Association; "Leverage Your Charitable Contribution - Use Life Insurance", Laches, Oakland County Bar Association; "Response #1 (re: Transferring a Family Business)", Corporate Detroit; "Charitable Giving - Use of Charitable Remainder Trusts", Laches, Oakland County Bar Association; "Charitable Giving Opportunities", Laches, Oakland County Bar Association. Mr. Landau is a member of the Michigan State Bar Association, the Oakland County Bar Association (Vice Chair, Taxation Committee), the Financial and Estate Planning Council of Metropolitan Detroit and the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors - Greater Detroit (NAIFA), (President Elect). Mr. Landau concentrates his practice in the areas of estate planning, probate, estate administration, buy sell agreements and taxation. Email to: Mark.Landau@Couzens.com