Robert B. Barnett, Jr.
Managing Partner
Family Wealth and Estate Planning

I entered this profession for one major reason - to help people. This is what I strive to do every day.

• Practice focus: Representing individuals, executives and owners of family businesses with respect to their estate and business planning needs, including ownership succession planning and Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs); Probate
• Practice areas: Family wealth and estate planning
• Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law by the Ohio State Bar Association; listed in the “Best Lawyers in America”; Fellow of The American College of Trust & Estate Counsel; chosen as an “Ohio Super Lawyer” since inception of the award; named by Business First as one of “Columbus’ Top Lawyers”; member of the Board of Governors of the Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law Section of the Ohio State Bar Association
• B.S. in Business Administration, Ohio State University 1971
• J.D. cum laude, Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, 1975
• Member and Past Chairman of the Columbus Bar Association: Taxation Committee; Estate and Gift Tax Committee; Tax Conference Committee; Probate Court Committee; Member Ethics Committee
• Interests: Travel; Golf; Fly Fishing; Cooking; OSU Football; Cleveland Indians & Browns

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