What to expect when the will is unexpected: Article series.

Articles and Publications from Schneider Smeltz Spieth Bell LLP Attorneys

• Elevating The Use Of A Written Declaration of Assignment of Rights Regarding Disposition of Remains in Your Practice, Probate Law Journal of Ohio, January/February 2025, Bird-Gee
• Estate Planning for Retirement Benefits in 2025 Going Forward: A Summary Guide To a Complicated New World, Probate Law Journal of Ohio, January/February 2025, Fidler
• Real Estate Valuation Challenges in M&A Deals, Crain’s Cleveland Business, January 2025, Najm
• Practical Insights On Litigating Non-Competes, Bar Journal, November 2024, Mikhaiel, Sharma, Vento
• Don’t Overlook Annual Exclusion Gifting Benefits for Receivers and Givers, Crain's Cleveland Business, Wealth Management, November 2024, Gee
• Automating Legacy: AI’s Applications in Estate Planning, Probate Law Journal of Ohio, Sept/Oct 2024, Garofoli-Payne
• What You Need to Know: How to Use the Guardian’s Bond in Furtherance of a Maximizing Recovery in a Surcharge Motion, Probate Law Journal of Ohio, July/Aug 2024, Bizzarri-Mikhaiel
• FTC Final Rule Banning Non-Competes Is Struck Down, August 2024, Schauer
• Arbitration And Family Law, An Alternative Path To The End Of The Road, Bar Journal, July/Aug 2024, Nowlin
• Most Significant IRS Release In Decades. Is It The Death Of Irrevocable Trust Decantings, June 2024, Wills-Domingo
• Webinar: Brewing Business Success, Business Implications of the Recent Non-Compete and Overtime Rules, May 2024, Schauer
• Press Release: Jennifer L. Ayers et al v. KCI Technologies Inc. et al, $12.8 Million Class Action Verdict, May 2024
• FTC Rule Banning Non-Competes, Client Alert-0424, Schauer
• What To Know About The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), Client Alert, February 2024
• Automating Legacy-AI's Impact On Estate Planning, Bar Journal, December 2023, Garofoli-Payne
• Whose Lease is it Anyway? Bar Journal, October 2023, Jones-Vento
• Electronic Signatures Permanently Authorized for Some IRS Tax Filings, Client Alert, October 2023, Wills
• Signing Non-Testamentary Documents Electronically-OSBA Committee Considering the UEEPD Act, Probate Law Journal of Ohio (Sept./Oct. 2023), Gee
• Operating Agreements One Size Does Not Fit All, Bar Journal, September 2023, Johnson
• Respecting Wills–The Aretha Franklin Estate Dispute, September 2023, Garofoli-Bizzarri
• Unpacking Spousal Support Defining, Decoding, and Demystifying Divorce’s Financial Maze, Bar Journal, August 2023, Nowlin
• Lisa Marie Presley’s Amendment To “Promenade Trust” Challenged Under California Law—Lessons for Ohio Practitioners, Probate Law Journal of Ohio, Jul./Aug. 2023, Garofoli-Bizzarri
• FTC Noncompete: A Lasting Impact On Employment Contracts, Client Alert, June 2023, Schauer
• Firm’s managing partner helps his clients ‘solve problems in advance,’ Primerus Weekly, June 2023, Lenz
• ​So Your Client Becomes A Snowbird: Common Pitfalls And Traps In Their Estate Planning, Probate Law Journal of Ohio, April 2023, Stark
• Suspicious Minds–Lisa Marie Presley's Trust Amendment Challenge, February 2023, Bizzarri
• Sell Your Company, Not Your Cybersecurity Risks, Crain's Cleveland Business, January 2023, Schauer-Jones
• Negotiating Gift Agreements-A Proactive Way To Address Difficult Gifts And Difficult Donors_Bar Journal, December 2022, Lenz-Campbell
• Book Review: Business Commercial Litigation In Federal Courts, Fifth Edition, Robert L. Haig, Editor, Bar Journal, November 2022, Vento
• The Dynamic Mindset Of Millennial Donors, Crain's Cleveland Business, November 2022, Lenz-Campbell
• Enhancing American Retirement Now Act (SECURE 2.0)-Client Alert
• 2023 Gift and Estate Tax Threshold-Client Alert
• What are the Best Practices to Avoid Being Sued for Malpractice, Bar Journal, October 2022, Mikhaiel
• Corporate Transparency Act-What Every Business Needs To Know, Bar Journal, September 2022, Anzevino
• Dealing with Separate Property in Divorce, August 2022, Nowlin
• Okta Data Breach, March 2022, Mikhaiel-Sharma
• Your iPhone Can (Finally!) Be Part of Your Estate Plan, March 2022, Lenz
• Cryptocurrency Estate Planning's Other Nightmare, Bar Journal, Dec 2021, Bizzarri
• You've Been Hacked! Now Who's Liable? Bar Journal, November 2021, Vento
• Ohio Revised Code Chapter 1706-What’s New and Why it Matters, Bar Journal, Sept 2021, Gianfagna
• Are Your Power Holders Independent? Dissecting Internal Revenue Code Section 672, Probate Law Journal of Ohio, July/August 2021, McHenry and Stein
• Ohio Enacts a Legal Malpractice Statute of Repose, Probate Law Journal, June 2021, Mikhaiel and Monihan
• Ohio’s Revised Limited Liability Company Act-Ohio Revised Code Chapter 1706, April 2021, Gianfagna
• How Women in Law can Embrace Their Personalities and Find Success in Their Practice, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Journal, April 2021, Barreto
• Moving Forward Facing the Reality of COVID-19, Primerus Paradigm, March 2021, Sharma
• Ohio Reduces Statute of Limitations for Contract Claims, March 2021, Vento
• Employer Required Vaccination Policies, Jan 2021, Schauer
• What data breach? Considering individual state law in data breach Representations and Warranties, Crain’s Cleveland Business ACG 2021, Schauer
• A Dementia Diagnosis Alone Likely Not Enough to Show Lack of Capacity to Invalidate Beneficiary Designation, Barreto
• The Inside Scoop on Choosing an Estate Planning Lawyer, By Jennifer A. Savage and M. Elizabeth Monihan
• Design Review Decisions Must Be Formalized In Writing, By Amanda A. Barreto
• Domestic Relations Practice in a Post-Covid-19 World, By Ryan P. Nowlin
• The California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), July 2020, By Michael W. Schauer
• Ohio Community Associations – Swimming Pools & Covid-19, June 2020, By Amanda A. Barreto
• Who Cares About Being Secure? Estate Planning with Retirement Plan Assets in A Rapidly Changing Legal Environment, By J. Paul Fidler
• The Attorney-Client Privilege: Three’s A Crowd? By Mark M. Mikhaiel
• Changes to Ohio’s Statute of Limitations House Bill 197, March 2020, Mark M. Mikhaiel
• Families First Coronavirus Response Act Update, March 2020, By Michael W. Schauer
• Neutralize deal killers through early planning, By Michael W. Schauer
• The Impact of the New SECURE Act, and Other IRA Ideas, J. Paul Fidler
• Ethical Considerations For Officers Of The Court, Amanda A. Barreto & Mark M. Mikhaiel 
• Effectively Using Beneficiary Designations on Retirement Accounts, J. Paul Fidler
• A Solution to access to Justice: Pro Bono Requirement for Admission to the Ohio Bar, Mark M. Mikhaiel
• Changing Environment May Necessitate Trust Revisions, Justin L. Stark
• Real Estate Investment Companies: A Friend or Foe to a Community Association? Amanda Barreto
• Effectively Using Beneficiary Designations on Retirement Accounts, J. Paul Fidler
• Donor-Advised Funds Gain Popularity, Legal Update, November 2018
• Advisors, Protectors, Directors, Oh My: An Overview of the Uniform Directed Trust Act, By Kimberly Stein
• Dissolution Versus Divorce: What's the Difference? By Ryan Nowlin
• The Assisted Reproductive Technology ("ART") and the "ART" of Inheritance, Lisa Monihan and Colleen Meredith
• Is the Cloud Finally Lifting? Planning for Digital Assets
• Exploring Electronic Will Cases around the World and Re-visiting Ohio’s Harmless Error Statute
• Inherited IRAs and Creditor Protection - The Supreme Court Speaks
• Ohio Asset Management Modernization Act
• Spendthrift Provisions: Wouldn't You Like to be a Spendthrift Too?
• Rules of Engagement
• Afterlife on the Cloud
• “Portability” of Estate Tax Exemption
• Don’t Let Uncertain Times Lead to Uncertain Planning
• Business Opportunities in Changing/Challenging Environments
• Employment Taxes in the Land of LLCS and Partnerships
• Don't Let Divorce Destroy You
• When Probate Goes Wrong
• Cleveland Already Prohibits Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
• Buyer's Remedies for Breach of Contract under the Uniform Commercial Code
• The Grapes of Roth
• Estate Planning Checkup- How to Get Organized
• Seller's Remedies For Breach Of Contract Under The Uniform Commercial Code
• Social Networking and Employers
• Tax Exemption and Charity Care in the Long-Term Care Context
• Tax Court Rules Against IRS and Increases Deductibility of Business Losses
• Workplace Wellness Programs- What’s Legal, What’s Not & Why Your Company Should Have One
• Changes to the Americans with Disabilities Act
• In Depth- Asset Protection Planning
• Contemplating Divorce
• Real Estate Taxes Too High
• When Waivers Don't Actually Waive - Inadvertently Leaving a Retirement Plan to a Former Spouse
• Asset Protection Strategies for Organizations and Individuals