Richard T. Spotz Jr.
Partner since 1989
Richard has been Managing Partner of Ziegler, Metzger & Miller since 1989. He and his wife, Cindy, live in Painesville Township, Ohio. They have three children, Lila and Lisa (twins) and Bob. He is Trustee for the National Hospice Foundation, Past President of the Fine Arts Association and a past President of Hospice of the Western Reserve.
Richard worked for bank trust departments for 13 years before joining the firm. His practice is concentrated in planning and administering trusts and estates for high net worth clients, their businesses and real estate. Richard has been appointed by probate judges to correct the actions and misdoings of guardians, executors and trustees.
Areas of Practice
- Estate Planning and Administration
- Probate, Trusts and Taxes
- Asset Planning
- Elder Care
Bar Admissions
- Ohio, 1973
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1980
Education
- Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland, Ohio
- J.D. - 1973
- Miami University
- B.S. - 1970
Honors and Awards
- Fellow, Ohio State Bar Foundation
- Fellow, American Bar Association
- Preeminent Lawyer, Martindale Hubbel
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Lake County Bar Association, Past President
- Ohio State Bar Association, Member
- American Bar Association, Member
- Lake County Bar Association, Chairman, Probate and Trust Committee
- Metropolitan Bar Association of Cleveland
- Hospice of the Western Reserve, Director
- Northern Ohio Fine Arts Fund, Trustee
- Cleveland Clinic, Pyramid Society
- Cleveland Art Museum, Donor Advisor
- University Hospitals, Diamond Advisory
