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Elizabeth Monihan

Elizabeth Monihan

High Net Worth 2025

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Schneider Bell
 Schneider Bell

Ranked in 1 practice area

Private Wealth Law

Ohio

8 years ranked

About

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Practice Areas

Asset Protection Planning

Business Succession

Charitable Planning

Counseling Fiduciaries and Beneficiaries

Estate, Gift and GST Tax Planning

Family Offices and Family Trust Companies

Income Tax Planning

Irrevocable Trust Modifications

Multi-Generational Planning

Nonprofit Organizations

Prenuptial and Postnuptial Agreements

Private Foundations

Probate, Trust and Fiduciary Litigation

Retirement Distribution Planning

Tax Return Preparation

Career

Lisa Monihan's practice is focused on wealth transfer planning for individuals and fiduciaries, including income, gift, estate and generation-skipping transfer tax planning, trust and estate administration, multi-generational family issues, retirement planning, succession planning for closely-held businesses and charitable planning.

A client once told Lisa that the decision to hire her was made because “you really listened to what I had to say; the other lawyers I interviewed were too busy trying to impress me with how smart they were.” Lisa establishes personal, long term relationships with her clients, and guides them through the legal, tax, financial and family issues in their unique situations with empathy and compassion.

Lisa is a frequent speaker to professional and community groups on estate planning and related topics.

Professional Memberships

American Bar Association

Ohio State Bar Association

Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association

Ohio Women’s Bar Association

The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC), Fellow

Marvin R. Pliskin Advanced Probate and Estate Planning Seminar, Member, Planning Committee

Probate Law Journal of Ohio, Editorial Advisory Board

The Estate Planning Council of Cleveland, Member and Former President

Education

Cleveland-Marshall College of Law

J.D.

1984

John Carroll University

B.S. in Economics

1979

Awards

Named "Lawyer of the Year" for Tax Law, Cleveland, Ohio

Best Lawyers®

2024

Named "Lawyer of the Year" for Trusts and Estates, Cleveland, Ohio

Best Lawyers®

2023

Distinguished Estate Planner

Estate Planning Council of Cleveland

2013

Accredited Estate Planner® (AEP®)

National Association of Estate Planners & Councils (NAEPC)

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® since 2018

Best Lawyers

Selected to the Ohio Super Lawyers® list: 2006-present; Top 50: Women Ohio Super Lawyers list: 2024-2025; Top 25: Women Cleveland Super Lawyers list: 2024

Super Lawyers

Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent®

Martindale-Hubbell®

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Strengths

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  • Elizabeth is a state-wide, if not a national, expert. She's very well known, very involved, collaborative, and has unmatched expertise.

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  • She has great perspective on issues and sensitivity. She sees the big picture and explains everything to clients really well. She is a really balanced and holistic adviser.

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  • She provides really high-quality work.

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