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Partner Ralph Higgins Named to Board of Directors of the Lakewood Catholic Academy

Frantz Ward is proud to announce that partner Ralph P. Higgins, Jr. has been named to the Board of Directors at Lakewood Catholic Academy. 

Lakewood Catholic Academy offers religious education for students Kindergarten through 8th Grade as well as an Early Childhood Program. Students come from 19 zip codes throughout Northeast Ohio although 70% of students reside in Lakewood.

Ralph has over 35 years of experience counseling clients on estate planning, business succession, and transfer tax issues. He also has extensive experience in trust administrations, both as counsel to trustees and as a fiduciary. Ralph has helped administer and finalize a vast number of probate estates over the years. Ralph has achieved the highest ranking, AV Preeminent, from Martindale-Hubbell and has been named to the Ohio Super Lawyers list. Ralph has a B.A., magna cum laude, from the University of Notre Dame and a J.D., cum laude, from the Notre Dame Law School.

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