Attorney Richard W. Arnold is the managing member of the law firm Arnold & Associates, Ltd. and has more than 27 years of experience advising individuals and businesses in Northeast Ohio in all aspects of mergers and acquisitions, business law and taxation, estate planning, succession planning, special needs planning and estate and trust administration.

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For the past 7 years, he has been recognized by Best Lawyers for his work in Estate Planning and Trust Litigation.  Prior to his legal career, Rick worked as a CPA with a Big Six Accounting Firm from 1985-1990. Prior to that, he served as an Army Officer.

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Areas of Expertise:

Wills * Estates * Trust & Estate Administration * Business Law * Taxation * Succession Planning * Mergers and Acquisitions and Commercial and Civil Litigation.

 

Courts Admissions:

• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio

• U.S. Tax Court 

• Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas

• Geauga County Court of Common Pleas

• Summit County Court of Common Pleas

• Stark County Court of Common Pleas

• District of Columbia

 

Bar Associations:

• Ohio State Bar Association

• Stark County Bar Association

 

Education/Accomplishments:

• Bowling Green State University, B.S.B.A., 1985

• University of Akron, M.Tax, 1991

• University of Akron School of Law, J.D., 1993

• Certified Public Accountant (inactive)

• Army ROTC Hall of Fame Inductee

 

Memberships:

• Ohio State Bar Association

• American Bar Association

• Stark County Bar Association

 

Honors and Achievements:

• Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2020