Bernard H. Niehaus

• Represents and aides small businesses in solving their day-to-day issues.
• Aides numerous clients in establishing their estate plans.
• Represented and advised several natural resource firms with national and international businesses.
• Advised numerous clients regarding income and estate tax questions and prepared annual returns for these clients.
• Served as Board Member and Legal Counsel for several private charitable organizations.

Education

• Western Reserve School of Law, L.L.B., 1955
• John Carroll University, B.S.S., 1952

Admissions

• State of Ohio
• U.S. Tax Court
• U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio

Professional Affiliations

• Ohio State Bar Association—Member (1955-Present)
• Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association—Member (1956-Present)
• Cuyahoga County Law Directors Association—Member (2006-Present)

Community Involvement

• Spanish War Veterans Association—Treasurer
• John Milton Costello Foundation—Trustee and Secretary
• The Catholic Charities Service Corporation—Board Member (1990-1994)
• Parmadale—Board Member (1975-1992)
• Catholic Community Foundation—Board Member (1972-1992)
• Lawyers Guild of the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland—Treasurer (1970-1982)
• Kionia Home—Board Member (1970-1974)
• St. Anthony’s Home for Boys—Board President (1966-1970)

Firm Involvement

• Founding Partner—Frantz Ward LLP

• AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated—Martindale-Hubbell
• Editor, Law Review, Western Reserve Law School (1954-1955)