A lifelong Clevelander, Bob is a 1986 graduate of Baldwin Wallace College in Berea, Ohio, summa cum laude.   He earned his Juris Doctor in 1989 from Case Western Reserve University School of Law, magna cum laude and was admitted to the Ohio Bar in 1989.  He has spent his career representing individuals and corporations in the areas of trust and estate planning, charitable planning, business succession, tax and general corporate work.  He has authored numerous articles on estate planning and business succession planning and is a frequent commentator on estate and elder law issues for WKYC channel 3 in Cleveland. Bob is an active member of the community, serving on a number of charitable boards.