Frederick Hoops joins Dykema
Dykema Gossett PLLC announced today the addition of Frederick H. Hoops, III, as a Senior Counsel in the firm’s Taxation and Estates practice group in the firm’s Grand Rapids office. Hoops joins Dykema from Fifth Third Bank in Grand Rapids where he was the Vice President and Senior Wealth Planner in the Innovative Wealth Solutions Group. Previous to his work with Fifth Third, Hoops was with Clark Hill, where he also practiced taxation and estate planning. He is licensed to practice in Michigan and Florida.
Hoops practices in the areas of trust and estate planning; probate, trust, and estate litigation; and estate and gift taxation. His experience includes all aspects of estate planning, tax minimization, asset protection, family partnerships, limited liability companies, and probate and non-probate administration of trusts, decedents’ estates, guardianships, and conservatorships.
“Fred’s arrival in our Grand Rapids office will strengthen the firm’s Taxation and Estates practice,” said James S. Brady, Office Managing Member of Dykema’s Grand Rapids office. “We are pleased to welcome him to our team. Fred will be an important asset in serving our existing clients and will help us expand our reach in Western Michigan.”
Hoops is a member of the West Michigan Estate Planning Council, the Grand Rapids Bar Association, and the State Bar of Michigan (SBM) and its Business Law, Probate and Estate Planning, Real Property Law and Taxation Sections. He currently serves as liaison between the Probate and Estate Planning and Taxation Sections and he has been a member of the SBM Taxation Section Council and director/treasurer for the Planned Giving Roundtable of S.E. Michigan. Hoops has also taught advanced estate planning at the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law and at Cooley Law School. Coauthor of several books and articles, Mr. Hoops has been a featured presenter for Fifth Third Bank, as well as for ICLE, Family Business Alliance, and others.
In addition to his law degree, he holds an LL.M. in estate planning, both from the University of Miami.
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