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Jim is a director and currently serves as a member of the firm’s management committee. His focus is primarily in estate planning, business succession planning, probate, estate and trust administration, elder law, business law, and real estate law.
Jim, a native of Dover, Ohio, received his undergraduate degree, magna cum laude, from the University of Akron where he was voted Outstanding Senior and Top Senior in Accounting in 1989. He earned his Juris Doctorate from Case Western Reserve University School of Law graduating cum laude and being awarded the Law Clinic Banks Baldwin Award.
Jim is a frequent speaker on various estate, elder, and business planning matters, is a certified specialist in estate planning, trust and probate law by the Ohio State Bar Association, and a member of theNational Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. He is a member of the Stark County Bar Association, where he serves on the Estate Planning and Probate, Elder Law, Corporate Law, Bar Applicant and Scholarship Committees. He is also a member of the Tuscarawas County Bar Association and the Ohio State Bar Association. Jim has been named an Ohio Rising Star for 2005 and also for 2006 by Cincinnati Magazine Ohio SuperLawyers – Rising Stars Edition® and superlawyers.com.
Jim is active in many community activities. He is a Dover youth baseball coach, and serves as a board member for the Dover Baseball Leagues. Jim also serves on the Board of Trustees for the Tuscarawas County Senior Center, and the Tuscarawas County Small Business Advisory Council. Jim was a YMCA youth sports volunteer coach, and is the game public address announcer for the Dover Tornados Football Team, and high school football color analyst for WJER Radio. Jim is a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Dover, the Dover Knights of Columbus, and Union Country Club in Dover. Jim has been appointed by the Mayor of Dover to serve on the City of Dover Parks and Recreation Committee.
Jim has previously served as president and board member of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Tuscarawas County, and is a former president and board member of the Dover Rotary Club, is a past member of the Stark County United Way Allocations Committee, and the Tuscarawas County Senior Center Building Campaign. He is also a former board member of the Tuscarawas County Chapter of the American Red Cross, the Tuscarawas Central Catholic High School Foundation and Alumni
Association, the Holy Trinity Budget Committee, and the Stark County Golf Charities Committee.
Jim, his wife, Abby, and their children, Cory and Chloe, reside in Dover. | 