Juris Doctor (JD)
Capital University
1997
The greatest accomplishment I have is the blessing of numerous referrrals from prior clients and their testimonials on how my services have helped their families.

Ohio State Bar Association
Columbus Bar Association
Ohio Women's Bar Association
Women Lawyers of Franklin County
Ohio State Bar Association College
Focused primarily in the areas of Advanced Estate Planning Techniques, Living Revocable Trusts, Asset Protection, and Probate & Estate Administration.
OSBA Estate Planning, Trusts & Probate Section
OSBA Solo & Small Firms Practice Section
CBA Estate & Gift Tax Section; Probate Section
CBA Small Firm/Solo Practitioner Section
2006 Recognition for Commitment to Highest Standards
of Legal Service

11/1997
0067958
OH
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Our mission is to spread peace-of-mind through caring service and appropriate estate & business planning solutions. We make the process easy!
Before opening Shaw Law Office, I worked for three large businesses in the Columbus area providing information security and IT project management. I attended law school at night and graduated in May, 1997. I discovered that I have a passion for helping people protect their families from death and disability. Now, I help families protect what matters most to them!
One case that stands out in my mind emphasized the importance of seeing Estate Planning as a process and not just documents. My clients were in their late 30's. We met once to begin their family's estate plan. Three days later, the husband called to ask me to do his buy-sell agreement for his business to protect his family. Within a week later, I received notice that the husband had been killed in an accident. When I met with the wife to discuss the probate issues, she relayed that as a result of our prior conversations the business owners had agreed on the business value and had agreed on a way to pass along the valued of her husband's share without having the business sold. We were also able to make a charitable contribution that was unknown to the wife before our meeting. Although the documents had not been finalized, the estate planning process improves family communications and can be very powerful to bringing peace-of-mind during a tragedy.

My husband was deployed to serve in Iraq for the Amy during 2006. Through that process I learned the value of taking life one day at a time and making the most of the time we have with our loved ones. In preparation, we had to work through all the possible scenarios and plan for their possible occurrence. Happily, he's home now, but I cherish him more than ever and treasure every day. I have more compassion for clients who are in the midst of a challenge and I want to give back.
I wanted to help people protect their children and help them to gain peace around the process of how the children would be cared for if they could no longer take care of them. This is very important to me. As the mother of four children and a business owner, my husband and I use the processes I share with families and they do bring peace of mind not only to the parents but also children when the topic arises.
We are approachable and easy to do business with. I want to make the estate planning process easy for busy families. After a one-hour consult to begin the process, I do most of the work. My service model is also unique. I have long-term relationship with clients since I can handle both the family and business estate planning needs and probate issues when a loved one passes away.
My ideal client is someone who understands the value of planning ahead and actively takes steps to protect their loved ones and assets. This is especially important for business owners since the family's livelihood becomes so intertwined with the business.
I am active member of my church, Shepherd Church of the Nazarene, since 1991 and have served on its Board twice and in numerous positions in Children's Ministries. I am currently focused on improving my physical health through exercise and nutrition and am in a 52-week Challenge Program at Ultimate U Total Health in New Albany. I love playing with my kids and travelling with my husband, when we can get away.

I offer a free Estate Planning Consultation and provide free Living Will and Health Care Power of Attorneys. No purchase is required.
None.

Basic Estate Plan - Single $300, Basic Estate Plan - Married $400, Living Revocable Trust - Single $1,600 *, Living Revocable Trust - Married $1,800 +* * filing fees are additional
Living Revocable Trust Reviews & Funding Probate Estates Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts Estate Reviews After the Loss of a Spouse Guardianships Estate Tax Reviews & Returns Grandparent Powers of Attorney