William R. Graf
Graf & Stiebel
425 Walnut Street
Suite 2400
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Telephone: 513.618.7813
Fax: 513.618.7814
wgraf@grafstiebel.com
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For more than 30 years, Bill has represented privately-owned businesses, individuals, and fiduciaries in the areas of estate and trust administration, estate planning, business law, estate and gift tax controversies, and contested trust and estate proceedings. He believes it is important for lawyers to be both students and teachers, and he devotes significant time to both. Bill understands that exceptional results in any legal matter stem from knowledge of the finer points.
Education
- Denison University, B.A., History, 1972
- The Ohio State University College of Law, J.D. (cum laude), 1976
Bar Admissions
- Ohio 1976
- United States District Court - Southern District of Ohio 1976
- United States Tax Court 1986
Professional Affiliations
- Member of Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law Section Council
- Cincinnati, Ohio, and American Bar Associations
- Fellow American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (Estate and Gift Tax Committee)
- Cincinnati Estate Planning Council (President, 2008-2009)
Recognitions
- Highest rating (AV) from the attorney and law firm rating service, Martindale-Hubbell
- OSBA Board Certified in Estate Planning, Trust, and Probate Law
- Listed in The Best Lawyers in America
- Recognized by Law & Politics Magazine as an Ohio Super Lawyer, as well as one of the top 50 Cincinnati Super Lawyers and one of the top 100 Ohio Super Lawyers
Recent Professional Contributions
- Presentation regarding Estate Tax Apportionment sponsored by the Ohio State Bar Association, Marvin R. Pliskin Advanced Probate and Estate Planning Seminar, September 11, 2009
- Presentation regarding Interplay Among IRC Sections 2033, 2035, 2036, and 2043 In FLP/FLLC Estate Tax Inclusion, ACTEC 2009 Ohio Meeting, Columbus, Ohio
- Estate Tax Apportionment - silence may be golden, Probate Law Journal of Ohio, May/June 2009
- Presentation regarding Estate Tax Apportionment Clauses: Better To Say A Lot or Say A Little?, sponsored by the Cincinnati Bar Association, 26th Annual Advanced Estate Planning Institute, February 27, 2009.
- Instructor with Mark Stiebel of an 18-week estate planning course sponsored by the Cincinnati Bar Association on Federal and Ohio Estate Planning and Drafting, presented January through May 2008
- Presentation regarding Drafting and Discussion Points for Ohio Estate Tax, sponsored by the Cincinnati Bar Association, October, 2007
- Transfer Tax Valuation – It Helps to Have a Good Imagination, Probate Law Journal of Ohio, September/October, 2007
- Presentation regarding Hard To Value Assets: Thinking Inside The Box, sponsored by the Ohio State Bar Association, Marvin R. Pliskin Advanced Probate and Estate Planning Seminar, September 14, 2007
- Presentation regarding Foundational Principles in Federal Transfer Tax Valuation, sponsored by the University of Kentucky, 34th Annual Midwest/Midsouth Estate Planning Institute, July 21, 2007
