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Robert B. Ford

Robert B. Ford

  • Senior Counsel

Robert.Ford@thompsonhine.com

  • Direct 216.566.5603
  • Office 216.566.5500
  • Fax 216.566.5800
  • 3900 Key Center
  • 127 Public Square
  • Cleveland, Ohio 44114-1291

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Professional Experience

Personal and Succession Planning: Estate and gift planning and drafting; administration of estates, trusts and guardianships; income taxation of estates, trusts and beneficiaries; and planning for charitable gifts and foundations.

Peace Corps, 1968-1970

Education

  • University of Michigan, J.D., 1968
  • Yale University, B.A., 1965, cum laude

Professional & Civic Involvement

Professional Associations

American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) · Member, Legal Education Committee
Estate Planning Council · Member
Estate Planners Group · Member
Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association

Professional Activities

Cleveland State University Law School · Former Adjunct Professor of Law, "Wealth Transfer Taxation" and "Estate Planning"

Publications

  • Author · On the Threshold of Fortune, Professional Press, 1999
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Presentations

Frequent speaker at planning and tax seminars sponsored by the firm and by area professional organizations

Awards & Honors

  • Selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers by Ohio Super Lawyer magazine 2010-2013
  • Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 2013

Foreign Languages

  • French
  • Spanish