BIOGRAPHY

Monty L. Donohew is an attorney concentrating his practice in estate planning, wills, trusts, succession planning, and probate, with an emphasis on strategic trust planning. His firm, Monty L. Donohew, LPA, has offices in: Green, Ohio (Akron, Canton); Beachwood, Ohio; Westlake, Ohio; Dublin, Ohio; Cincinnati, Ohio; and, Chesterfield, Missouri (St. Louis).

Monty received his Juris Doctorate from Washington University School of Law in St. Louis, Missouri, where he served on the Washington University Law Quarterly, Washington University's most prestigious law review. Monty has been admitted to practice in Ohio, Illinois and Missouri, and currently practices in Ohio and Missouri. He is a member of several local and state bar associations.

Monty graduated from Tallmadge High School in Summit County, Ohio. He received his B.A. in political science from Eastern Illinois University, where he attended on a full academic scholarship. Monty was an intercollegiate debater, and received numerous individual and team awards, including placing second at "Novice Nationals," a national tournament for freshmen debaters, and qualifying three times for the National Debate Tournament. While at Eastern Illinois, Monty was an award winner in the annual social sciences writing competition, and received a coveted appointment to the Student Legal Services Board after serving as a student legal intern.

Monty is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Inc. (NAELA). He is also a member of the National Family Caregivers Association, and the National Care Planning Council.

You can learn more about Attorney Donohew, his practice, background, credentials and education at the Estate Planning Information Center, http://www.donohew.com/. You can follow his blog at http://estateplanningcenter.blogspot.com/.