Practice Areas

Planning specially built around your family

Every family is unique. I offer focused, compassionate legal counsel across five core areas — each designed to protect what matters most to you.

Estate Planning

Your legacy, on your terms.

Estate planning isn't just about distributing assets — it's about ensuring your chosen family is protected, your wishes are honored, and nothing is left to chance or to a legal system that may not recognize your most important relationships.

Comprehensive Estate Plans

Tailored plans that account for the full picture of your life, relationships, and assets — including chosen family members who may not have automatic legal standing.

Healthcare Directives & Powers of Attorney

Ensuring the right people can make decisions for you if you're unable to — and that hospitals and institutions must honor those decisions.

Beneficiary Designations

Reviewing and aligning all beneficiary designations across accounts, policies, and retirement funds with your overall estate plan.

Domestic Partnership & Family Planning

Legal planning that works whether you're married, partnered, or neither — protecting your relationship regardless of its formal status.

Estate Plan Reviews

Life changes. I'll review and update your existing plan to make sure it still reflects your wishes and current legal landscape.

A strong estate plan is the most loving thing you can do for the people you care about.

Wills & Trusts

Peace of mind for you and those who love you.

A will or trust is more than a legal document — it's a declaration of who your family is and what you want for them. I craft wills and trusts that reflect the full complexity of your relationships and leave nothing to interpretation.

Last Will & Testament

A clear, legally sound document that names your beneficiaries, designates guardians for minor children, and expresses your final wishes.

Revocable Living Trusts

Avoid probate and maintain privacy while ensuring your assets pass smoothly to the people you choose — on your timeline.

Special Needs Trusts

Protecting loved ones with disabilities by providing for their care without jeopardizing eligibility for government benefits.

Pet Trusts

Ensuring your beloved pets are cared for by the right people with the resources they need — because family includes pets, too.

Trust Administration

Guiding your chosen trustees through their responsibilities and helping beneficiaries understand their rights when a trust becomes active.

I'll make sure your wishes are expressed clearly and protected completely.

Asset Protection

Building a foundation that lasts.

Protecting what you've built — your home, your business, your savings — requires proactive legal planning. I help individuals and families structure their assets to minimize risk, protect against creditors, and ensure financial security for generations.

Business Entity Formation

Structuring your business as an LLC, corporation, or partnership to separate personal and business liability and protect your personal assets.

Real Estate Planning

Titling property correctly to protect ownership rights, minimize estate taxes, and ensure smooth transfer to your chosen heirs.

Creditor Protection Strategies

Legal structures and strategies that shield your assets from potential creditors, lawsuits, and unforeseen financial risks.

Prenuptial & Domestic Partnership Agreements

Clear agreements that protect both partners' assets and define financial expectations — entered into with mutual respect and full transparency.

Retirement & Long-Term Care Planning

Planning for the long term — so your assets are there when you need them.

The best time to protect your assets is before you need to. Let's build that foundation together.

Crisis Planning

Steady legal guidance when life is anything but steady.

Please Note

Crisis Planning services are available on an expedited basis when time is critical. Expedited document preparation and notarization, as well as in-home visits or in-facility consultations (hospital, nursing home, or care facility), is offered as a courtesy to clients in urgent need — and will incur additional costs beyond standard Chosen Service Tier rates, including a rush fee and/or necessary travel expenses.

Life doesn't always give us time to prepare. Whether you're facing a medical emergency, a financial crisis, or a sudden family transition, I provide calm, focused legal support to help you protect yourself and the people you love — right now, when it matters most.

Medicaid & Benefits Planning

Navigating Medicaid eligibility, spend-down strategies, and public benefits coordination to protect your assets while ensuring access to the care you need.

Short-Term Disability & Medical Leave

Understanding your rights and legal options during a short-term disability or medical leave — including protecting your income, benefits, and employment status.

Long-Term Disability & Incapacity

Putting the right legal documents in place — powers of attorney, guardianship designations, and incapacity plans — so your chosen family can act on your behalf if you cannot.

Long-Term Care Planning

Planning ahead for nursing home, assisted living, or in-home care costs — including trust structures and strategies that preserve as much of your estate as possible for your people.

Bankruptcy, Foreclosure, & Relocation Support

Legal guidance when financial hardship forces difficult decisions — protecting exempt assets, understanding your options, and planning your next steps with clarity.

Family & Caregiving Transitions

Legal support for families navigating a sudden caregiving role — including authority documents, care agreements, and planning for a loved one's changing needs.

Urgent Estate Planning & Document Review

When time is short, I prioritize the documents that matter most — wills, healthcare directives, and powers of attorney — so your wishes are protected even in an emergency.

You don't have to face a crisis alone. I'm here to help you find solid legal ground — quickly and compassionately.

LGBT+ Family Planning

Building your family with confidence and clarity.

Starting or growing a family is one of life's most profound journeys. I'm here to make sure every legal step along the way is handled with care and a deep understanding of the unique challenges non-traditional families face.

Guardianship and caregiver nominations

Decide who should care for your child(ren) if you become incapacitated or die. Make sure the adults who need to participate in medical decisions have appropriate legal authority to act.

Surrogacy & Donor Agreements

Protecting all parties in surrogacy or known-donor arrangements with legally sound agreements that prevent future disputes and heartaches.

Co-Parenting Agreements

Clear, enforceable agreements that define parenting rights, responsibilities, and schedules for families with multiple co-parents.

Correction of Ohio Birth Record

Updating your or your child(ren)'s Ohio birth certificate to reflect a new legal name and/or true gender designation.

Name Changes

Simplifying the legal name change process for you or your minor child(ren).

Whether you're just beginning to plan or already in the middle of the process, I'll guide you every step of the way.

Not sure where to start?

Every family's situation is different. Schedule a free consultation and I'll help you figure out exactly what you need.

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