Attorney Profiles

Mr. MacArthur is a lifetime resident of Mount Clemens, Michigan, the capital of Macomb County. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Kalamazoo College. Mr. MacArthur received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Detroit and his Master of Laws in Taxation degree from Wayne State University in 1987. Mr. MacArthur focuses his practice on wills, trusts, estate planning, elder law and Medicaid planning, taxation, non-profit corporations, business law, and real estate. In addition, he is a certified mediator and handles a variety of alternate dispute resolution matters in many area courts. Mr. MacArthur is a State Bar of Michigan member and was admitted to practice in Indiana.

Additional memberships include the Macomb County Bar Association, Financial and Estate Planning Council of Macomb, and Macomb County Probate Bar Association. Mr. MacArthur is rated “AV-Preeminent” (the highest rating) by the Martindale-Hubbell peer rating service by members of the bar and judiciary and was selected as a “Top Lawyer” in the areas of Estate Planning and Taxation in 2010 by the Detroit Business Magazine of Metropolitan Detroit. John was selected as a 2013 Michigan Top Lawyer by the Legal Network, and also chosen as a 2016 Michigan Top Lawyer by the Legal Network and a 2016 recipient of a Five Star Investment Professional award. Mr. MacArthur was selected for inclusion in the Lawyers of Distinction listing 2018.