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Email: click here to contactMICHAEL H. HOUGH is a partner of Hough Law Offices, P.L.L.C. Michael concentrates his practice in estate planning, wills, trusts, probate, and trust administration.Michael received a B.A. degree from the University of Notre Dame in 1990 and a J.D. degree from the University of Denver in 1994. While attending law school, Michael was an Officer on the Moot Court Board from 1993 to 1994, a member of the Transportation Law Journal, and a member of Phi Alpha Delta. After law school, Michael joined Hough Law Offices, P.L.L.C. in 1994.Michael is also a member of the following organizations: State Bar of Arizona, Maricopa County Bar Association, and the East Valley Estate Planning Council. Michael has been rated as a Distinguished Attorney by Martindale-Hubbell, in both ability and ethical standards for 15 straight years. Michael had served in various capacities (board member, Chairman of the Development Committee and on the Executive Board) on A New Leaf (a non profit organization in Mesa, Arizona) for almost 20 years until 2018.Practice Areas
Estate Planning; Probate; Wills; Trusts; Trusts and Estates; Decedents Estates; Estate Administration; Estate Planning for Parents of Handicapped Children; Estate Planning for the Elderly; Estate Planning for Unmarried Couples; Estate Settlements; Family Trusts; Living Trusts; Pet Trusts; Powers of Attorney; Supplemental Care Trusts; Trust Administration; Trust and Estate Collections; Trust Planning; Unclaimed Property; Wealth Planning; Wealth Preservation; Ancillary Probate; Probate Administration; Probate Taxation; Inheritance; Living Wills; Missing Heir Searches; Successions; Family Wealth Transfer; Fiduciary Law; Fiduciary Liability; Trust LawAdmitted: 1994, ArizonaLaw School: University of Denver, J.D.Member: Maricopa County Bar Association (Member, Estate Planning Section); State Bar of Arizona (Member, Probate and Trust Law Section).

Biography: Phi Alpha Delta. Officer, Moot Court Board, 1993-1994. Transportation Law Journal, 1992-1993. East Valley Estate Planning Council, (Member, 1994—; President, 1996-1997).