Hahn Loeser & Parks was one of just 10 law firms in Ohio ranked by Chambers High Net Worth for Private Wealth Law in the annual guide’s 2024 edition, while four of the Firm’s attorneys earned individual recognition. Chambers HNW identifies the world’s leading high net worth advisors in the private wealth market.
Chambers HNW awarded national recognition to Stephen J. Knerly for Art and Cultural Property Law for the fourth consecutive year. Knerly serves as Co-Chair of the Firm’s Non-Profit Institutions section and focuses on matters involving art transactions and nonprofit corporate law. He has represented museums, foundations, trusts and collectors in the acquisition, disposition, lending and borrowing of and estate planning for works of art.
Along with Knerly’s national recognition, Chambers HNW also gave repeat accolades to M. Patricia Culler, Christina D. Evans and Stephen H. Gariepy for Private Wealth Law in Ohio.
“Working with such extraordinary clients is a real privilege,” said Gariepy, Co-Chair of Hahn Loeser’s National Estate Planning Wealth Transfer & Preservation Section. “We are immensely proud of the recognition received from Chambers HNW based on the sophistication and intricacies of our practice. Receiving such high praise year-after-year is a great reminder of why we remain passionate about our clients.”
Culler earned the highest category in Chambers HNW’s ratings for Private Wealth Law in Ohio for the ninth consecutive year. She has extensive experience in sophisticated estate planning and administration and charitable gift planning for high-net-worth clients. Culler is an OSBA Board Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law and a Fellow and Past Regent of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.
Evans was ranked by Chambers HNW for the seventh straight year. She serves as National Co-Chair of Hahn Loeser’s Estate Planning, Wealth Transfer & Preservation Section. Evans is an OSBA Board Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law and a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. She handles all aspects of estate planning and estate and trust administration.
Gariepy was also ranked by Chambers HNW for the seventh consecutive year. Gariepy is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. He focuses his practice on leading-edge estate planning techniques and works with clients nationwide, from the ranks of Forbes 400, business owners, families and nonprofit organizations.
Recognized work by Chambers in Private Wealth Law includes charitable planning; wealth transfer; business succession planning; estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer tax planning; life and health insurance planning; the creation and administration of trusts and estates; asset transfer; the taking-public of closely-held businesses; and structuring outward and inward investment.
Chambers Research is conducted by 200 Research Analysts, across 200 jurisdictions, annually collecting hundreds of thousands of responses from clients, the majority via in-depth interview. The High Net Worth rankings are the result of in-depth research and interviews with hundreds of lawyers, family offices, accountancy professionals, tax advisors, bankers, investment managers, and high-end real estate agents to get a comprehensive understanding of the private wealth sector in key jurisdictions. To learn more about the guide, click here (new 2024 link).
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