1. Maryann C. Fremion
Title: Associate
Law School: Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2010
College: Heidelberg College, B.A., magna cum laude, 2007
Admitted: Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2010
Practice Area: Trust Administration
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2. J. Donald Cairns
Title: Partner
Law School: The Ohio State University, J.D., 1958
College: Harvard College, A.B., 1952
Admitted: The Ohio State University, J.D., 1958
Practice Area: Trusts and Trust Administration; Fiduciary Representation; Estate Planning; Probate and Estate Administration; Tax Law and Planning; Charitable Planning and Giving
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3. James M. Havach
Title: Partner
Law School: Washington and Lee University, J.D., cum laude, 1974
College: John Carroll University, B.S.B.A., 1968
Admitted: Washington and Lee University, J.D., cum laude, 1974
Practice Area: Taxation; Real Estate Law; Partnership Law; Commercial Contracts; Limited Liability Companies
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4. Kyle B. Gee
Title: Associate
Law School: University of Toledo College of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2008
College: Brigham Young University, B.A., 2005
Admitted: University of Toledo College of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2008
Practice Area: Trusts and Estates; Family Wealth Transfer; Wealth Preservation; Estate Planning; Probate; Wills; Estate and Gift Taxation; Inheritance Tax; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Tax Planning
Membership: BiographyKyle Gee is a trusts and estates lawyer licensed to practice law in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. His primary focus includes estate planning, trusts & trust administration, probate & estate administration, representation of fiduciaries, and tax law & planning.Mr. Gee, a Cleveland native, joined Spieth, Bell, McCurdy & Newell after clerking as an attorney advisor for the Judge of a Pennsylvania Orphans’ Court (Probate Court). During his two-year judicial clerkship, he closely assisted the Court in resolving a variety of matters, including: will contests, objections to fiduciary accounts, petitions to modify and terminate trusts, contested incapacity and guardianship proceedings, fiduciary surcharge actions, challenges to powers of attorney, inheritance tax appeals, and adoptions.Mr. Gee graduated magna cum laude from The University of Toledo College of Law.

5. J. Talbot Young, Jr.
Title: Partner
Law School: University of Notre Dame, J.D., cum laude, 1975
College: University of Notre Dame, B.A., 1970
Admitted: University of Notre Dame, J.D., cum laude, 1975
Practice Area: Trusts and Estates; Estate Planning; Charitable Trusts and Foundations; Estate and Gift Taxation; International Estate Planning; Wills; Probate; Tax Planning; Gift Estate and Generation Skipping Tax Planning; Inheritance and Estate Tax Planning; Family Wealth Transfer; Wealth Preservation
Membership: Cleveland and Ohio State Bar Associations; Estate Planning Council of Cleveland.

6. John M. Slivka
Title: Partner
Law School: Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1981
College: Cleveland State University, B.B.A., 1975
Admitted: Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1981
Practice Area: Business Law; Corporate Law; Taxation; Business Succession Planning; Partnership Law; Closely Held Businesses; Limited Liability Companies
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7. M. Elizabeth Monihan
Title: Partner
Law School: Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, J.D., 1984
College: John Carroll University, B.S., Economics, 1979
Admitted: Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, J.D., 1984
Practice Area: Estate and Gift Taxation; Trusts and Estates; Wills; Probate; Charitable Trusts and Foundations; Estate Planning; Tax Planning; Inheritance and Estate Tax Planning; Non-profit and Charitable Organizations; Family Wealth Transfer; Wealth Preservation
Membership: American Bar Association; Ohio State Bar Association; Cleveland Bar Association (Chair, Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Law Section, 2008-2009).

8. R. Douglas McCreery
Title: Partner
Law School: Case Western Reserve University, J.D., cum laude, 1986
College: Case Western Reserve University, B.S., 1981; Case Western Reserve University, M.B.A., 1983
Admitted: Case Western Reserve University, J.D., cum laude, 1986
Practice Area: Estate and Gift Taxation; Trusts and Estates; Wills; Probate; Corporate Law; Business Succession Planning; Commercial Transactions; Estate Planning; Tax Planning; Inheritance and Estate Tax Planning; Non-profit and Charitable Organizations; Family Wealth Transfer; Wealth Preservation
Membership: Cleveland and Ohio State Bar Associations.

9. Kimberly E. Stein
Title: Associate
Law School: Cornell Law School, J.D., 2008
College: University of Rochester, B.A., 2004
Admitted: Cornell Law School, J.D., 2008
Practice Area: Trusts and Estates; Estate and Gift Taxation; Family Wealth Transfer; Wealth Preservation; Wills; Probate; Estate Planning; Tax Planning; Inheritance and Estate Tax Planning; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations
Membership: Cleveland Metropolitan, Ohio State and American Bar Associations.

10. James R. Bright
Title: Partner
Law School: Georgetown University, J.D., 1976
College: Princeton University, A.B., 1971
Admitted: Georgetown University, J.D., 1976
Practice Area: Estate and Gift Taxation; Trusts and Estates; Wills; Probate; Charitable Trusts and Foundations; Estate Planning; Tax Planning; Inheritance; Estate Tax Planning; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Family Wealth Transfer; Wealth Preservation
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