Brenda L. Wolff

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Brenda L. Wolff: Attorney with Nicola, Gudbranson & Cooper, LLC

Biography

Brenda Wolff specializes in estate planning, trust and estate administration, guardianships, and federal and state taxation, encompassing income, gift, estate, and generation-skipping transfer tax planning. She also has experience in real estate matters related to estate and trust planning and administration.

Career

Member, Nicola, Gudbranson & Cooper (2012-present); associate (2002-2011)
•Nexus unit supervisor, Audit and Collections Division, Idaho State Tax Commission (1998-2000)

Publications and interviews

•Author, 'Why a Healthcare Directive is More Critical Now Than Ever,' Geauga County Maple Leaf (Spring 2020)
•Author, ' Leaving a Lasting Legacy through Charitable Gifts, ' NGC Legal Insights (Fall 2019)
•Author, ' Wills May Be Contested for Many Reasons: Challenges Are Similar to Civil Litigation, ' NGC Legal Insights (Summer 2019)
•Co-author, ' Five Common Estate Planning Mistakes, ' NGC Legal Insights (Spring 2017)

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Areas of Practice (7)

  • Estate planning
  • Estate administration
  • Federal and state taxation
  • Elder law
  • Guardianships
  • Special needs planning
  • Medicaid eligibility

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
Cleveland State University, B.B.A., Accounting, 1991
Law School Attended:
Cleveland Marshall College of Law, Cleveland State University, J.D., 1994
Year of First Admission:
1994
Admission:
1994, Ohio; 2001, Massachusetts
Memberships:

Professional and civic activities

•Member, Ohio State Bar Association

•Member, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Law section

•Member, Geauga County Bar Association

•Member, Estate Planning Council of Cleveland

•Volunteer, Legal Aid Society of Cleveland

•Volunteer, Resource Center, Cuyahoga County Probate Court

Birth Information:
Warren, Ohio, July 10, 1965
Reported Cases:
Representative Experience: Drafting of wills, trusts, health care powers of attorney, financial powers of attorney, living wills and other estate planning documents; Preparation of individual, trust and estate income tax returns; Counseling of executors, administrators and trustees in the administration of estates; Representation in the appointment of a guardian for an incompetent adult; Counseling of elderly persons concerning Medicaid eligibility standards; Counseling of fiduciaries on the payment of debts in insolvent estates
ISLN:
917163294

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216-785-2243  Phone

www.nicola.com/attorneys/wolff

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