James F. Contini II - Canton, OH

Overview

Awards and Honors

Awards

About Awards

Martindale Peer Awards

Martindale Peer Awards

Martindale Peer awards recognize the legal ability and ethical standards of an attorney as affirmed by their peers. The awards require a minimum threshold of qualifying Martindale-Hubbell reviews from fellow attorneys.

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  AV Preeminent®: This elite award is granted to attorneys who have been recognized by their peers for their very high ethical standards, with an average peer review score of 4.5 or higher.

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  Distinguished: This award is granted to attorneys who have been recognized by their peers for very high ethical standards, with an average peer review score of 3.0 to 4.4.

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  Notable: This award is granted to attorneys who have been reviewed by their peers, with an average peer review score below 3.0.

Client Champion Awards

Client Champion Awards

Client Champion awards recognize those attorneys who excel at service as affirmed by their clients. The awards, based on the quantity and quality of an attorney’s Martindale-Hubbell client reviews, demonstrate an ongoing commitment to delivering excellent client service.

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  Platinum: This award is granted to attorneys who have received at least 10 client reviews, and have an average review score of 4.5 or higher.

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  Gold: This award is granted to attorneys who have received at least 6 client reviews, and have an average review score of 4.2 or higher.

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  Silver: This award is granted to attorneys who have received at least 3 client reviews, and have an average review score of 4.0 or higher.

Avvo Awards

Avvo Awards

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  Avvo Top Contributor: This award is granted to attorneys who have significantly contributed to Avvo.com by answering questions in the Q&A forum, publishing legal guides, or other meaningful contributions to the Avvo community.

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  Avvo Client’s Choice: This award is granted to attorneys with at least 5 reviews with 4+ stars in a given year on Avvo.com.

Super Lawyers® Selections

Super Lawyers® Selections

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  Super Lawyers® is a rating service of outstanding lawyers who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The top 5% of lawyers in each state are selected using a patented selection process that includes independent research, peer nominations, and peer evaluations.

Martindale Peer Awards Client Champion Awards Avvo Awards Super Lawyers® Selections

Martindale Peer Awards

Martindale Peer awards recognize the legal ability and ethical standards of an attorney as affirmed by their peers. The awards require a minimum threshold of qualifying Martindale-Hubbell reviews from fellow attorneys.

• 

  AV Preeminent®: This elite award is granted to attorneys who have been recognized by their peers for their very high ethical standards, with an average peer review score of 4.5 or higher.

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  Distinguished: This award is granted to attorneys who have been recognized by their peers for very high ethical standards, with an average peer review score of 3.0 to 4.4.

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  Notable: This award is granted to attorneys who have been reviewed by their peers, with an average peer review score below 3.0.

Client Champion Awards

Client Champion awards recognize those attorneys who excel at service as affirmed by their clients. The awards, based on the quantity and quality of an attorney’s Martindale-Hubbell client reviews, demonstrate an ongoing commitment to delivering excellent client service.

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  Platinum: This award is granted to attorneys who have received at least 10 client reviews, and have an average review score of 4.5 or higher.

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  Gold: This award is granted to attorneys who have received at least 6 client reviews, and have an average review score of 4.2 or higher.

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  Silver: This award is granted to attorneys who have received at least 3 client reviews, and have an average review score of 4.0 or higher.

Avvo Awards

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  Avvo Top Contributor: This award is granted to attorneys who have significantly contributed to Avvo.com by answering questions in the Q&A forum, publishing legal guides, or other meaningful contributions to the Avvo community.

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  Avvo Client’s Choice: This award is granted to attorneys with at least 5 reviews with 4+ stars in a given year on Avvo.com.

Super Lawyers® Selections

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  Super Lawyers® is a rating service of outstanding lawyers who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The top 5% of lawyers in each state are selected using a patented selection process that includes independent research, peer nominations, and peer evaluations.

Super Lawyers® Selectees

About Awards

Martindale Peer Awards

Martindale Peer Awards

Martindale Peer awards recognize the legal ability and ethical standards of an attorney as affirmed by their peers. The awards require a minimum threshold of qualifying Martindale-Hubbell reviews from fellow attorneys.

• 

  AV Preeminent®: This elite award is granted to attorneys who have been recognized by their peers for their very high ethical standards, with an average peer review score of 4.5 or higher.

• 

  Distinguished: This award is granted to attorneys who have been recognized by their peers for very high ethical standards, with an average peer review score of 3.0 to 4.4.

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  Notable: This award is granted to attorneys who have been reviewed by their peers, with an average peer review score below 3.0.

Client Champion Awards

Client Champion Awards

Client Champion awards recognize those attorneys who excel at service as affirmed by their clients. The awards, based on the quantity and quality of an attorney’s Martindale-Hubbell client reviews, demonstrate an ongoing commitment to delivering excellent client service.

• 

  Platinum: This award is granted to attorneys who have received at least 10 client reviews, and have an average review score of 4.5 or higher.

• 

  Gold: This award is granted to attorneys who have received at least 6 client reviews, and have an average review score of 4.2 or higher.

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  Silver: This award is granted to attorneys who have received at least 3 client reviews, and have an average review score of 4.0 or higher.

Avvo Awards

Avvo Awards

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  Avvo Top Contributor: This award is granted to attorneys who have significantly contributed to Avvo.com by answering questions in the Q&A forum, publishing legal guides, or other meaningful contributions to the Avvo community.

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  Avvo Client’s Choice: This award is granted to attorneys with at least 5 reviews with 4+ stars in a given year on Avvo.com.

Super Lawyers® Selections

Super Lawyers® Selections

• 

  Super Lawyers® is a rating service of outstanding lawyers who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The top 5% of lawyers in each state are selected using a patented selection process that includes independent research, peer nominations, and peer evaluations.

Martindale Peer Awards Client Champion Awards Avvo Awards Super Lawyers® Selections

Martindale Peer Awards

Martindale Peer awards recognize the legal ability and ethical standards of an attorney as affirmed by their peers. The awards require a minimum threshold of qualifying Martindale-Hubbell reviews from fellow attorneys.

• 

  AV Preeminent®: This elite award is granted to attorneys who have been recognized by their peers for their very high ethical standards, with an average peer review score of 4.5 or higher.

• 

  Distinguished: This award is granted to attorneys who have been recognized by their peers for very high ethical standards, with an average peer review score of 3.0 to 4.4.

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  Notable: This award is granted to attorneys who have been reviewed by their peers, with an average peer review score below 3.0.

Client Champion Awards

Client Champion awards recognize those attorneys who excel at service as affirmed by their clients. The awards, based on the quantity and quality of an attorney’s Martindale-Hubbell client reviews, demonstrate an ongoing commitment to delivering excellent client service.

• 

  Platinum: This award is granted to attorneys who have received at least 10 client reviews, and have an average review score of 4.5 or higher.

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  Gold: This award is granted to attorneys who have received at least 6 client reviews, and have an average review score of 4.2 or higher.

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  Silver: This award is granted to attorneys who have received at least 3 client reviews, and have an average review score of 4.0 or higher.

Avvo Awards

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  Avvo Top Contributor: This award is granted to attorneys who have significantly contributed to Avvo.com by answering questions in the Q&A forum, publishing legal guides, or other meaningful contributions to the Avvo community.

• 

  Avvo Client’s Choice: This award is granted to attorneys with at least 5 reviews with 4+ stars in a given year on Avvo.com.

Super Lawyers® Selections

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  Super Lawyers® is a rating service of outstanding lawyers who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The top 5% of lawyers in each state are selected using a patented selection process that includes independent research, peer nominations, and peer evaluations.

James F. Contini II included in a Super Lawyers® list

Education

Current Employment Position(s)

• Director

Past Positions

• Day Ketterer, Associate, 1992 - 2012

Languages

• English

Classes and Seminars

• “Estate Planning for Beneficiaries with Special Needs”
  
• “Use of Stable Accounts”
  
• “Planning Your Estate & Protecting Your Assets”
  
• “Medicaid: Planning for Long Term Care”
  
• Planning Opportunities with the New Tax Law, Planning Opportunities with the New Tax Law, 2011
  
• Medicaid Planning, Planning for Seniors, 2011
  
• Estate Planning, Estate Planning for Seniors, 2011
  
• Health Care Directives, Tuscarawas County Caregivers Coalition, 2010
  
• Overview of Basic Charitable Gifting Options, Tuscarawas Community Foundation Seminar, 2010
  
• Estate and Asset Protection Planning, CLE Seminar, 2010
  
• Estate Planning, Young Professionals Network, 2008

Pro Bono Activities

• Member: Dover Rotary Club (past president & board member)
• Dover Tornados Football Team game public address announcer
• High school football color analyst for WJER Radio
• Current Member: St. Joseph Catholic Church, Dover; past Parish Council member
• Member: Dover Knights of Columbus
• Member: Union Country Club, Dover
• Board Member: SSB Community Bank
• Former Trustee: Tuscarawas County Sports Hall of Fame
• Former Trustee & past President: Dover City Schools Education Foundation
• Former Board of Trustees: Kent State Tuscarawas Foundation
• Former Mayor appointed Member: City of Dover Parks and Recreation Committee
• Former Dover youth baseball coach
• Former Board Member: Dover Baseball Leagues
• Former Tuscarawas County Small Business Advisory Council
• Former YMCA youth sports volunteer coach
• Former president and Board Member: Big Brothers Big Sisters of Tuscarawas County
• Former Member: Stark County United Way Allocations Committee
• Former Board Member: Tuscarawas County Senior Center Building Campaign
• Former Board Member: Tuscarawas County Chapter American Red Cross
• Former Board Member: Tuscarawas Central Catholic High School Foundation and Alumni Association
• Former Holy Trinity Budget Committee
• Former Stark County Golf Charities Committee
• Former Board of Trustees: Tuscarawas County Senior Center (Treasurer)
• Former City of Dover Parks and Recreation Committee

Published Works

Articles

• Asset Protection and Creditor Rights in Ohio
  
• Notary Law Changes
  
• The Good and Bad of Using Safety Deposit Boxes
  
• Changes to Ohio Income Tax Laws
  
• Medicaid Planning Using a Medicaid Trust
  
• American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
• Succession Planning for Family Businesses
• Federal Tax Changes for 2021
• I Am the Beneficiary of a Roth IRA. Now What Do I Do?
• Federal Estate Taxes and Internal Revenue Code Section 6166
• Potential Estate Changes with the New Biden Administration
• Considerations for Non-Spousal Beneficiaries of Roth IRAs
• SLATs Are the Hot Estate Planning Tool in 2020
• Trump and Biden Tax Plans
• Planning with GoFundMe Accounts
• New COVID-19 Relief Package
• OSHA Emergency COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Mandates
• Make Sure Your General Durable Financial Powers of Attorney Are Updated
• Organ, Tissue and Eye Donation in Ohio
• Comparison of 529 Accounts, Accounts Under the Ohio Transfers to Minors Act, and Irrevocable Trusts
• Federal and Ohio Tax Changes
• Estate Planning for Your Online Accounts, Favorite Internet Websites, and Other Devices
• Avoiding Family Conflict in Estate Planning Matters
• Antenuptial Agreements
• Ohio Sports Gambling and Taxes
• Ohio Drivers and the New Phone Law
• 2023 Financial and Estate Planning Matters
• IRS Ruling on NIL Matters
• New Rule Allows Unused Educational Funds to Be Placed in a Roth IRA
• How Much Can You Gift Another Without Paying Taxes?
• IRS Tax Changes in 2024
• IRS Decision May Affect Buy-Sell Agreements
• Are Irrevocable Trusts Really Irrevocable?
• How to Prevent My Will from Being Contested
• Trump's Big Tax Bill Highlights
• New Ohio Law Concerning Power of Attorney (The Times Reporter, 2012)
• Asset Protection and Estate Planning for Mineral Rights (The Times Reporter, 2012)
• Landowner Issues for Oil and Gas Leases (The Times Reporter, 2011)
• Digital Assets and Estate Planning (The Times Reporter, 2011)
• Ohio Estate Tax (The Times Reporter, 2011)
• Oil and Gas Leases (The Times Reporter, 2011)
• Will Contests (The Times Reporter, 2011)
• Tax Issues When Transferring a Residence (The Times Reporter, 2011)
• Social Media and Estate Planning (The Times Reporter, 2011)
• Trusts for Special Beneficiary Situations (The Times Reporter, 2011)
• What Happens If I Do Not Have a Will (The Times Reporter, 2011)
• Asset Protection (The Times Reporter, 2011)
• Estate Planning for Prudential and MetLife Stock (The Times Reporter, 2011)
• 2010 Taxpayer Relief Act (The Times Reporter, 2011)
• Asset Protection for Physicians (The Times Reporter, 2010)
• Seven Estate Planning New Year's Resolutions (The Times Reporter, 2010)
• 2010 Federal Estate Tax Issues (The Times Reporter, 2010)
• Alzheimer's (The Times Reporter, 2010)
• Charitable Gifting Options (The Times Reporter, 2010)
• Establishing Your Advisor Team (The Times Reporter, 2010)
• Living Trusts Aren't for Everyone (The Times Reporter, 2010)
• Funding Your Living Trust (The Times Reporter, 2010)
• Step-Parent Adoptions (The Times Reporter, 2010)
• Establishing Florida Residency (The Times Reporter, 2010)
• Emergency Guardianships (The Times Reporter, 2010)
• Titling Assets (The Times Reporter, 2010)
• Estate Planning for Blended Families (The Times Reporter, 2009)
• Pre-Nuptial Agreements (The Times Reporter, 2009)
• Converting a Traditional IRA to a Roth IRA (The Times Reporter, 2009)
• Estate Planning for Tangible Personal Property (The Times Reporter, 2009)
• Business Succession Planning (The Times Reporter, 2009)
• Estate Planning and Life Insurance (The Times Reporter, 2009)
• When a Loved One Dies, Who Is Responsible for Expenses? (The Times Reporter, 2009)
• The Importance of Guardianships (The Times Reporter, 2009)
• Should I Transfer My Home to My Children? (The Times Reporter, 2009)
• Veterans Benefits (The Times Reporter, 2009)
• Estate Planning After a Divorce (The Times Reporter, 2008)
• Steps to a Successful Estate Plan (The Times Reporter, 2008)
• Six Estate Planning Misconceptions (The Times Reporter, 2008)
• When a Loved One Enters a Nursing Home (The Times Reporter, 2008)
• Special Needs Beneficiaries (The Times Reporter, 2008)
• The Unauthorized Practice of Law (The Times Reporter, 2008)
• Powers of Attorney (The Times Reporter, 2008)

Bar Admissions

• Ohio, 1992

Other Affiliations

• Member: Stark County Bar Association (Estate Planning and Probate, Elder Law, Corporate Law and Bar Applicant Committees)
• Member: Tuscarawas County Bar Association
• Member: Ohio State Bar Association
• Member: National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys