Robert P. Tiplady
Member
Rob Tiplady has earned countless clients’ trust, loyalty, and friendship because he recognizes that his work is not just about the law; it’s about their lives. He focuses his estate planning, business succession, and asset protection practice on crafting strategies aligned with each client’s goals while ensuring they fully understand the real-life whys and hows of those strategies.
Taking a deeply personal approach to these deeply personal matters, Rob devotes as much time as needed to listen to each client and learn about their hopes and concerns. He educates as much as he counsels so the individuals, families, and business owners he works with can make informed, confident decisions about their futures.
The meticulous estate planning and related documents Rob prepares reflect both his mastery of the law and his grasp of his clients’ objectives. But it is the way he captures the actual context of their lives in those documents that truly distinguishes him from others in his field.
“Educating a client about how a plan will work and how it will get them to where they want to be is a central part of my job. I try to explain things as a person, not just as a lawyer.”
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- Wayne State University Law School, JD., summa cum laude
- Eastern Michigan University, M.A.
- University of Michigan, B.A.
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Bar Admissions
- Michigan, 1997
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Recognized in Chambers High Net Worth Guide for Michigan, Private Wealth Law, 2016-2024
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Named “Lawyer of the Year” by The Best Lawyers in America® for Trusts and Estates, 2025
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Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® for Trusts and Estates; Litigation - Trusts and Estates, 2010-2025
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Recognized in Michigan Super Lawyers® for Estate Planning and Probate, 2010-Present
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Recipient of Darrow-Harris Award for Public Service/Pro Bono Work, 2022
- Named a Top Lawyer by dbusiness Magazine for Trusts and Estates and Trusts and Estates Litigation, 2015
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Named an Ann Arbor “Lawyer of the Year" for Trusts and Estates by Best Lawyers® 2014
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Named a Michigan Leading Lawyer in the areas of Trust, Will & Estate Planning Law by the Leading Lawyers Network, Law Bulletin Publishing Company, 2014-2017
- Recipient of Martindale-Hubbell® AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rating
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- American College of Trusts and Estates Counsel, Fellow
- Legislation Drafting & Development Committee of the Council of the Probate and Estate Planning Section, 2017-present
- Divided & Directed Trusteeship Committee of the Council of the Probate and Estate Planning Section, 2017-present
- Michigan Trust Code Court Rules Subcommittee of the Council of the Probate and Estate Planning Section, 2009
- Uniform Principal and Income Act Amendments Committee of the Council of the Probate and Estate Planning Section, 2009
- Estates and Protected Individuals Code Panel, a panel of attorneys, judges and residents who maintain a question and answer website, Panel Member, January 2010-present
- Michigan State Bar Association
- Michigan State Bar Association, Probate and Estate Planning Council, Council Member, Fall 2006-Fall 2012
- Michigan Trust Code Committee of the Michigan State Bar Association, Probate and Estate Planning Council, Committee Member, 2006-present
- Washtenaw Community College Foundation, Member of Board of Directors, Fall 2005-Fall 2011
- Washtenaw Community College Foundation's Planned Giving Committee, 2006-2015
- Washtenaw Estate Planning Council, Member Board of Directors, May 2008-present
- Wastenaw Estate Planning Council, President, 2012-2013
- Washtenaw County Bar Association
Areas of client focus
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