Suzanne P. Land Suzanne's practice is concentrated in estate and gift taxation and planning, business succession planning, asset protection planning, charitable tax planning, elder care law and planning for beneficiaries with special needs. Suzanne handles a variety of matters relating to estate and gift tax minimization and asset protection strategies, family wealth transfers and planning giving techniques for charitable gifts. Such matters include wills, revocable trusts, family limited partnerships and limited liability companies, installment sales, grantor retained annuity trusts, residence trusts, private family foundations, charitable remainder and charitable lead trusts as well as the special planning issues that arise with retirement plans and individual retirement accounts. Suzanne also represents individuals and family business owners involved in real estate development, manufacturing, health care, financial services and many other industries and is familiar with the tax issues and opportunities unique to each profession. In addition, she has significant experience in assisting families with special needs due to elder care issues and issues arising in families with disabled children.
Education
Accounting and Economics, summa cum laude, Youngstown State University, 1987
summa cum laude, Case Western Reserve School of Law, 1990
Admitted to Practice
Ohio, 1990
Kentucky, 2005
Professional Memberships and Affiliations
Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Cincinnati Law School, 1998 to present, Teaching courses in Estate Planning and Drafting of Estate Plans
Cincinnati Bar Association
Ohio State Bar Association
Kentucky State Bar Association
Board of Advisors, Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce
Professional Leadership
Order of the Coif
Edwin Halter Merit Scholar
Editor, Case Western Reserve Law Review
Honors and Awards
Worth Magazine/The Robb Report - Top 100 Estate Planning Attorney in the Nation, 2005-2007
Listed in Best Lawyers in America in Trusts and Estates, 2003-2008
Ohio Super Lawyers, 2004-2006
Cincinnati Leading Lawyer, 2006-2007
Civic and Charitable Involvement
Board of Visitors, Salmon P. Chase College of Law
Board of Trustees, St. Luke Community Foundation
Board of Trustees, Redwood Rehabilitation Center
United Way, Alexis de Tocqueville Society, Founding Member of Cincinnati Women's Initiative and founding member of Mentoring Partnership with Gardens of Greenup, Covington, Kentucky
Board of Trustees, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Cincinnati
Corporate Guild Member and Steering Committee Member, Dressed for Success Cincinnati.
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