Elizabeth Monihan
High Net Worth Guide 2024
Band 1 : Private Wealth Law
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About
Provided by Elizabeth Monihan
Practice Areas
Asset Protection Planning
Business Law
Business Succession Planning
Charitable Planning
Nonprofit Organizations
Prenuptial Agreements
Trust, Estate, and Probate Litigation
Gift, Estate, and GST Tax Planning
Income Tax Planning
Retirement Distribution Planning
Trusts & Estates
Estate Planning
Family Foundations
Fiduciary Representation
Probate and Estate Administration
Trusts and Trust Administration
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, Member
Ohio State Bar Association, Member and Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law Section Council, Chair 2021-2023
Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, Member
Ohio Women’s Bar Association, Member
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, 2015-current
The Estate Planning Council of Cleveland, Member and Former President 1994-1995
Publications
Ohio Update, Estate Planning Council of Cleveland, December 2023
OSBA Update, CMBA Hot Topics in Estate Planning 2023, June 2023
Ohio Law Update, ACTEC Great Lakes Regional Meeting, Chicago, December 2022
Legislative Update, Park National Bank Estate Planning and Ethics Seminar, November 2022
Ohio Legislative Update, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association Estate Planning Institute, October 2022
Ohio Legislative Update, Marvin Pliskin Advanced Probate and Estate Planning Institute, September 2022
Summary of Written Testimony before Ohio House of Representatives Civil Justice Committee in opposition to H.B. 339, PLJO, Nov/Dec 2021
Ohio Enacts a Legal Malpractice Statute of Repose, Probate Law Journal of Ohio, May/June 2021
The Inside Scoop on Choosing an Estate Planning Lawyer, Crain’s Cleveland Business-Estate Planning, November 2020
Planning for Elderly Clients Below the Exemption Amount, Probate Law Journal of Ohio, July/August 2020
Dilemma for Executors and Survivors: Should Cares Act Economic Impact Payments to Decedents be Returned? PLJO, Jul/Aug 2020
To Be an "Heir" or Not to Be an Heir" - That is the Question, Ohio State Bar Association, April 2017
Increase in Value and Number of Vehicles Which May be Selected by Surviving Spouse, Probate Law Journal of Ohio, Jan/Feb 2017
Assisted Reproductive Technology (Art) and Inheritance Rights, Akron Tax and Estate Planning Council, January 2017
Personal
Cleveland Council on World Affairs, Development Committee, 2016-present
Union Club Foundation Board, Secretary 2017–current
Catholic Charities Corporation Board of Trustees, 2003–2014
Volunteer Council of The Cleveland Orchestra-President, 1998-2001
The Junior Committee of The Cleveland Orchestra-President, 1997-1999
The Women’s Committee of The Cleveland Orchestra-Board of Trustees, 2000-2003
Cleveland Museum of Art Planned Giving Committee
Lawyers Guild of the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland
Hathaway Brown Parent Association-President 2013-2014
University Hospitals, Diamond Advisory Group
Case Western Reserve University, Professional Advisory Group
Education
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
J.D.
1984
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)