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Jacintha Kraft Balch
Balch Law
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Jacintha Kraft Balch is an Ohio Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Probate and Trust, holds the highest Martindale Hubbell AV rating available to any lawyer, and has been named as one of Central Ohio's Top Lawyers in C.E.O. Magazine. She founded Balch Law in 1991. The firm's practice is dedicated to providing large firm experience with small firm attention.
She is a member of The Columbus Foundation's Professional Advisory Board, has served on the Columbus Jewish Foundation's Professional Advisory Board and as a Board Member of Lutheran Social Services of Central Ohio.
She is a frequent speaker at continuing legal education events and for community groups.
Practice Areas
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Elder Law
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Health Care Law
- Probate
- Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- Ohio
Professional Experience
- Principal Attorney
- Balch Law
- - Current
- Estate Planning, Probate, Trust, Health Law
- Vice President-head of estate planning trust department
- Huntington National Bank
- -
- Headed Estate Planning Department for major regional bank system's trust company
- Attorney
- Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP
- -
- Estate Planning, Probate, Trust, Health Law
Education
- University of Michigan Law School
- J.D. | law
- -
- Honors: cum laude; top legislation student award; Le Tourneau Award American College of Legal Medicine
- Wittenberg University
- B.A. | English
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- Honors: Summa Cum Laude
Awards
- multiple Leave a Legacy Award
- Association of Fund Raising Professionals
Professional Associations
- The Columbus Foundation
- Professional Advisory Committee
- - Current
- Ohio State Bar
- Member
- - Current
- Columbus Bar Association
- Member
- - Current
- Activities: Former Chairperson Estate Planning Committee
- Ohio State Bar Association
- probate section
- - Current
- Columbus Bar Association
- estate planning and probate committees
- - Current
- Activities: Estate Planning Committee former Chair person
Certifications
- Certified Specialist: Estate Planning, Probate & Trust
- Ohio
Websites & Blogs
- Website
- Website
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