Biography

Bill is Chair of the Firm's Tax and Estate Planning Client Service Department and counsels clients in planning for the management and disposition of property during lifetime, at death and after death. Over the years, he has also practiced in the real estate and general corporate areas. His experience in those areas relates well to estate planning, particularly counseling clients who are planning for ownership succession of their business. Bill's earlier experience as a bank trust officer provides the firm and our clients with added insight into the types of problems that can occur in the administration of trusts and estates. He has been named in The Best Lawyers in America in the trusts and estates section for the past five years and in 2004 and 2005, was selected by his peers as one of Ohio’s Super Lawyers. Bill is also recognized with an AV Rating, the highest rating given to lawyers by Martindale-Hubbell.

Law School

J.D., University of Cincinnati, 1972

Education

B.S.B.A., magna cum laude, Xavier University, 1969

Bar Admissions

State of Ohio

Affiliations

Children's Hospital Medical Center, Co-Chair Professional Seminar Committee
Cincinnati Behavioral/Health Services, Inc., Vice President and Trustee
Cincinnati Institute of Fine Arts, Planned Giving Advisory Counsel
Free Store/Foodbank Foundation, President and Trustee
Greater Cincinnati Flower & Garden Show
  -Legal Counsel
  -Exceptional Volunteer Service Award, 2003
QC/M Inc., President and Member of Board of Trustees
St. Xavier High School Alumni Association
Summit Country Day School, Former Trustee
St. Ursula Academy
  -Former Chairman, Board of Trustees
  -Former Trustee
  -Community Service Award, 2000