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Attorney Profiles: Craig M. Vandervoort

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Sitterley & Vandervoort Ltd
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Education |
After graduating from Lancaster High School in 1985, Craig received a
Bachelor of Science in Business from Miami University, Cum Laude, in
1989. He then received his Juris Doctorate from The Ohio State
University, With Honors, in 1992. In 2003 the Ohio State Bar
Association Board Certified Mr. Vandervoort as a Specialist in Estate
Planning, Trust, & Probate Law.
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Practice Areas |
Estate Planning
Wills
Trusts
Elder Law
Medicaid
Probate and Non-Probate
Real Estate
Wealth Transfer
Oil & Gas
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Experience |
Since joining the firm in 1992, Craig has counseled
families and individuals in estate planning matters. In addition to
his extensive probate practice, Craig assists individuals in
establishing, funding and administering trusts and how to utilize
other non-probate transfer methods. Craig assists seniors in
understanding the rules for Medicaid qualification, and how it affects
their current assets.
Craig represents land owners, both farmers and developers, in
preserving their property for the next generations, as well as with
new acquisitions, development and subdivisions of property.
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Memberships |
Craig is currently serving as the Chairman of the
Fairfield County Law Library Resources Board and serves on the probate
committee, real estate committee and web site committee and was the
2003-2004 President of the Fairfield County Bar Association. Craig was
awarded the District 9 Ohio State Bar Foundation Community Service
Award for Attorneys 40 and under.
Craig served from 1993 to 2000 on the board, and was the 1997-1998
Chairman, of the American Red Cross of Fairfield County.
Craig is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys Inc.,
NAELA and is a member of the Ohio chapter of NAELA.
Craig is currently serving as a Founding Director and Chairman of the
Lancaster Public Education Foundation Inc., and serves as the legal
advisor to the Pickerington Education Foundation.
Craig is a member of the Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law
Section of the Ohio State Bar Association, and a member of the Ohio
State Bar Association Disability Law Committee and the Elder Law
Committee. Craig served as the Chairman of the Fairfield County Access
Management Advisory Committee. |
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