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Home Professionals Dana DeCapite
As Chair of Hahn Loeser’s Cleveland Trusts and Estates Practice Group, Dana Marie DeCapite dedicates her practice to estate planning, business succession planning, asset protection planning, prenuptial/postnuptial planning, estate and trust administration and estate planning techniques in the context of high net worth divorces. Dana represents local, national, and internationally based individuals, families and businesses to recommend and draft custom-tailored estate plans. Dana also counsels fiduciaries on the duties and obligations of trustees, executors and attorneys-in-fact, and assists in the process of entity creation, restructure and transition for high net worth families. Dana has also developed unique expertise consulting in ultra-high net worth divorces across the country – including pre-divorce estate planning, creative and complex estate planning vehicles to facilitate settlement and post-decree planning.
Dana is frequently called upon by various publications and organizations to share her insight into the importance of estate planning. She regularly speaks at continuing legal education seminars and local civic groups to educate other attorneys and the community regarding her areas of expertise.
Rotary Club of Hillcrest Sunrise
Rotary District 6630, Youth Protection Committee
Ronald McDonald House of Cleveland, Advancement Committee Member
The Best Lawyers in America®, Trusts and Estates, 2020-24
Rising Star, Ohio Super Lawyers®, Estate & Probate, 2020-24
State of Ohio, 2010; State of Florida, 2012
U.S. District Courts for the Northern District of Ohio, 2011; Southern District of Ohio, 2012
Ohio State Bar Association, Member
Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, Member
Estate Planning Council of Cleveland, President
Legal Aid Society of Cleveland, Planned Giving Advisory Committee
Case Western Reserve University, Estate Planning Advisory Council