Practice Areas

Corporate
E-Commerce
Estate Planning
Probate
Intellectual Property and Technology Protection
Copyrights and Trademarks
Tax

The main focus of Mr. Lilly’s practice is estate planning and probate. In his estate planning practice, Mr. Lilly has significant experience preparing everything from basic wills to very sophisticated high wealth estate plans involving various revocable and irrevocable trusts and family partnerships. He is also actively engaged in all areas of probate law and handles estates of all sizes. Mr. Lilly also focuses his practice on the formation of and counsel to closely-held businesses, limited liability companies and partnerships and related tax and business planning. Consultation, advice and preparation of documents include buy-sell agreements, employment and compensation contracts and employee manuals as well as the sale and acquisition of businesses. In his intellectual property practice, Mr. Lilly prepares and prosecutes trademark and copyright applications through the federal trademark and copyright offices and internationally.  He is also an adjunct professor at Capital University Law School, teaching a class on estate planning in the L.L.M. program.

Admitted to Practice

Ohio 1987
U.S. Tax Court
U.S. District Court – Southern District of Ohio

Professional Associations

American Bar Association 
Ohio State Bar Association 
Columbus Bar Association, Estate and Gift Tax Committee, Chairman 1995-1997
Columbus Tax Conference, Chairman 1998

Community Leadership

Western Ohio Chapter of the ALS Foundation (Lou Gehrig’s Disease), Board of Trustees 
Capital University Law School, Adjunct Professor teaching a course entitled, “Estate Planning Practicum”

Honors

Martindale-Hubbell Highest Rating (AV)
The Best Lawyers in America, 2005-present

Education

B.S., Shepherd College, 1984 magna cum laude
J.D., Capital University Law School, 1987, Law Review Notes Editor
LL.M. (Taxation), Capital University, 1992