Phillip Maples Biography and Net Worth

Mr. Maples is a partner in the law firm of Michael Best & Friedrich, LLP and has been practicing law for over 31 years. He joined Michael Best & Friedrich in 2016 and has an active statewide practice with a focus on wealth planning. He also works frequently with large corporate and agribusiness clients on transactional and structural planning, business succession and with their principals on estate, gift, and income tax issues. Mr. Maples also currently serves as outside general counsel to the Holstein Association, USA, the world’s largest dairy breed association. Working within his firm's wealth planning practice group he provides counsel on wealth transfer and related tax issues, along with the development and implementation of complex estate plans. He also works within the probate and trust administration areas and in the resolution of business disputes. As a board member for several private companies, Mr. Maples has extensive experience working with and counseling clients on corporate governance and strategic issues. Before joining Michael Best & Friedrich in 2016, Mr. Maples spent six years with the management team of a local manufacturer leading their operational and legal departments. He was also a shareholder at the law firm of Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek, S.C. in Manitowoc from 1996 to 2009. Mr. Maples has been active in numerous community and statewide organizations throughout the years. He formerly served on the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of the Museum of Wisconsin Art and is the Museum's Past-President. Mr. Maples received his Bachelor of Arts, with distinction, from the University of Wisconsin - Madison in 1988 and his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Wisconsin Law School in 1992, where he has returned to instruct in their practice skills program in of wealth planning. Mr. Maples joined the Company’s Board of Directors in 2021 and serves on the Audit Committee and Governance and Nominating Committee. He brings significant legal knowledge and business experience to the Board of Directors, specifically in estate, wealth, and business succession planning.