Susan Margaret Evans - a Cleveland, Summit (OH) Estate and Trust Administration Lawyer

Cleveland Estate and Trust Administration Lawyer

Updated: 03/02/2026

Areas of Practice

Estate and Trust Administration
Guardianships
Estate Planning
Taxation
Real Estate

Litigation: 25%

Attorney Information

Overview

Susan Evans focuses her practice on the needs of the elderly, the disabled and their families. The rest of her practice is focused on estate planning, elder care planning, guardianships, and the administration and taxation of decedents' estates and trusts.

Susan is a member of the Ohio State and Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Associations. She is a current member and past chair of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association's Certified Grievance Committee. She is also a member of the Probate, Trust and Estate planning sections of the Ohio State and Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Associations, the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA), and the Cleveland Estate Planning Council.

Education

Legal Education
- Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland, Ohio, 1993
  J.D.
Non Legal Education
- College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio, 1988
  B.A.
  Honors: Member, Phi Sigma Tau (Philosophy Honors Society)
  Major: Philosophy
- Universite De Paris-Sorbonne, Paris, France, 1987

Current Employment Position(s)

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Partner
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Languages

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French
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Classes and Seminars

Elder Law: Your Practice, Your Parents and You, 2001
Ohio Probate: Beyond The Basics, National Business Institute, 2001
The Probate Process from Start to Finish, National Business Institute, 2003
Confidently Administering the Ohio Estate: from Start to Finish, National Business Institute, 2006

Pro Bono Activities

Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association 3Rs Program, 2023 - Present
Mentor, Ohio Supreme Court Lawyer to Lawyer Mentoring Program, 2007
Treasurer, Normandy School PTA, 2009 - 2011
Volunteer Lawyer, Legal Aid Services of Greater Cleveland
Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association Bar Admissions Committee, 2021 - Present
Ohio Notary Commission Board, 2020 - Present

Published Works

Articles

Legal and Financial Advice: A Delicate Balance, Cleveland Bar Journal, November, 2001
Spam, Anyone?, Cleveland Bar Journal, September, 2004

Bar Admissions

Ohio, 1993
U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio, 1994
U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1999
U.S. Tax Court, 2003

Other Affiliations

Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association (Certified Grievance Committee, Past Chair)
National Association of Elder Law Attorneys
Ohio State Bar Association
Estate Planning Council of Cleveland
West Shore Bar Association
Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, 2022 - 2025 (Director)

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Contact

Cleveland, OH

320 Leader Bldg.
526 Superior Avenue E
Suite 320
Cleveland, OH 44114

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Fax: 216-241-4037

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Website: https://www.lellaw.com

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