Meet Charlie

 I received a Bachelor's Degree in Finance, with a concentration in Financial Management, with a plan to work in securities just as the stock bubble burst around the year 2000. I was lucky enough for my sister to arrange a job for me at the country's largest foreclosure law firm based in Indianapolis, where I started at the bottom. While working in this position, I took night classes to obtain my real estate license, mortgage broker license, and real estate title license.

I gained experience, moved on and took on the roll as the foreclosure and bankruptcy manager at a mid-sized law firm. After time passed and my success grew, I was offered a high-level management level position at a large foreclosure law firm in Cincinnati. I took the position to move closer to where I grew up.

My position with the large firm only lasted a few years. As luck would have it, the mortgage and foreclosure industry went through massive changes and government scrutiny around 2010. I had to move on. My move was into a work from home consulting position where I helped create workflow efficiency processes. 

A year or two later, I received a letter from Chase College of Law asking that I apply to law school. I had previously taken the entrance exam years prior and had qualifying scores. My journey to becoming an attorney had begun. 

I finished law school ahead of schedule. I had a wife, I had children, I was working multiple jobs. Having been out of school for 10+ years, the first semester of law school was definitely a challenge. But, I wasn't there because I came from a family of lawyers, I was there to bring myself up to the challenge every day and to provide for my family.

Semester after semester I became more comfortable and confident, my scores increased, my love of law, and focus on a successful mastery of the same, filled the space that was once filled with fear of what the my future might hold.

I knew I was a lawyer when I walked out the door of the bar exam. The pass rate for that exam was 42%.

Once I passed the bar exam, job offers for a 37 year-old recent graduate were hard to come by. Luckily, I was offered a position with Thomson Law, Co. in Milford, Ohio.  I was allowed the freedom to find my own calling for the area of law that I wanted to pursue.

I've practiced family law, bankruptcy, real estate litigation... I tried most areas of law that a person could think of, and I absorbed myself to become the best at whatever that case might be. None of those areas of law felt natural, I want to use my license to help not to fight or take advantage.

After practicing in a lot of areas of law, I found that probate was where I wanted to be. Losing someone that you love is hard, it's emotional, it can be traumatic, it's usually confusing. I was actually able to make a difference in people's lives in a positive way. I was able to help, to provide comfort, and over time to be able to provide a high-level of guidance through the maze that is probate law. 

I have life experiences. I've been through very difficult times, struggles, and while I see myself as extremely fortunate, I've also seen my share of adversity. I think that the practice of law has seen too much separation between the people on each side of the table. I tell clients that I was actually a person before I became an attorney, and I believe that's a huge difference when seeking representation. 

You will never see me in a suit, unless I have to go to court for a hearing. I work my hardest to provide the best service that any attorney can provide, and while I can't make a guarantee of results, I can make that promise to you. If, for whatever reason, I can't provide excellent service to meet your goals, I will send you to someone that will. I don't practice law with a primary focus on making money and won't take cases solely for that purpose.

I will always be candid and will always be up front with my opinion, even if my opinion doesn't align with what a client wants. I will be honest and I will be fair.