Joseph A. Bunting, Esq.

Attorney at Law

Founder, Estate & Risk™

Joseph A. Bunting is an attorney, former police sergeant, and investigator dedicated to helping individuals, families, professionals, business owners, and first responders protect what matters most. Through Estate & Risk™, he provides strategic legal counsel in Estate Planning, Professional Licensing Defense, and Criminal Defense, helping clients protect their families, careers, rights, and futures.

With more than 25 years of experience in law enforcement, investigations, leadership, and public service, Joseph brings a unique risk-management perspective to the practice of law. Before becoming an attorney, he served as a police officer, investigator, and sergeant, where he was responsible for conducting investigations, evaluating evidence, assessing risk, and making critical decisions in high-stakes situations. Those experiences continue to shape his legal practice today.

The name Estate & Risk™ reflects a core principle of the firm: legal problems often arise from risks that were not identified, understood, or addressed early enough. Whether helping families preserve wealth and legacy through estate planning, defending professional licenses and careers, or representing clients facing criminal allegations, Joseph focuses on identifying vulnerabilities, evaluating exposure, and developing practical legal strategies designed to protect what clients have worked hard to build.

Estate & Risk™ is built upon three core areas of protection:

Estate Planning & Asset Protection helps individuals and families protect loved ones, preserve assets, and plan for the future through wills, trusts, probate and trust administration, elder law planning, and business succession strategies.

Professional Licensing Defense protects careers and reputations through representation in LARA investigations, MCOLES matters, MOAHR hearings, administrative appeals, disciplinary proceedings, and licensing-related matters.

Criminal Defense protects freedom, constitutional rights, and future opportunities through representation involving criminal charges, OWI/DUI defense, traffic matters, driver's license restoration and Secretary of State appeals, firearms-related matters, gun rights restoration, CPL appeals, federal firearm rights issues, and expungements.

At Estate & Risk™, legal representation is about more than solving today's problem. It is about anticipating future challenges, reducing uncertainty, protecting opportunities, and helping clients move forward with confidence.

Protecting Families. Protecting Careers. Protecting Futures.

Serving clients in Troy, Michigan and throughout Oakland, Macomb, Livingston, Genesee, and Washtenaw Counties, as well as Metro Detroit, Estate&Risk provides guidance in guardianship and conservatorship matters with clarity, care, and professionalism.