Practice Area And Professional Expertise
· Provides extensive experience in estate and corporate planning, asset protection, business acquisitions, estate administration and related real estate matters.
· Serves as Executive Director of the Timken Foundation of Canton.
· Vice President of Certified Title Agency, Inc., Buckingham's wholly owned title insurance agency, and Title Insurance Agent for First American Title Insurance Co., Ohio Bar Title Insurance Co., and Guardian Title Insurance Co.
· Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (2007 - 2012) in the area of Trusts & Estates.
· Selected for inclusion in Ohio's Super Lawyers® (2004 - 2012), as voted by his peers.
· Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating of AV® Preeminent™, which is the highest possible rating in both legal ability and ethical standards as established by confidential opinions from members of the Bar.
· Served on the Firm's Board of Managers from 1996 to 2008 and as Managing Partner of the Canton Office from 2000 to 2008.
Publications
"Integrated Planning: Your Wills and Trusts are Done-Are You Finished?" (M.D. News/Northeast Ohio), March/April, 2005
Presentations
Frequently lectures on estate and gift tax planning and business succession issues.
Bar Associations
Member: American, Ohio, and Stark County Bar Associations
Professional & Civic Affiliations
Canton Symphony Orchestra: President, Board of Trustees & Executive Committee
Stark State College of Technology: Board of Trustees & Foundation Committee
American Heart Association: Board of Trustees
Jackson-Belden Chamber of Commerce: Board of Directors
The Arc of Stark County: Board of Trustees
Jackson Township Rotary
Stark Community Foundation: Trusts & Estates Committee
Buckeye Council, Boy Scouts: Endowment Fund Committee and Advisory Board