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Janet L. Lowder

Hickman & Lowder Co., LPA
  • Recognized Since:
    2006
  • Recognized in:
    Elder Law
    Litigation - Trusts and Estates...
  • Law School:
    Cleveland Marshall College of Law
  • Website:
    http://www.hickman-lowder.com
  • Firm's Phone Number:
    (216) 861.0360
  • Location:
    1300 East Ninth Street, Suite 1020
    Cleveland, OH 44114

Attorney Janet L. Lowder has devoted her career to defining, promoting and protecting the legal rights of the elderly and of persons with mental and physical disabilities.

Janet's activities have encompassed individual representation, litigation on a local and state-wide scale, representation of agencies and county programs serving people with disabilities and the elderly, legislation, and publication in professional journals. She received her law degree, summa cum laude, from Cleveland Marshall College of Law.

Janet is a recognized authority on Medicaid issues and estate planning for families with special needs. She is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, certified in Elder Law (CELA) by the National Elder Law Foundation and is certified as an Elder Law Specialist by the Ohio State Bar Association. Janet is one of the founders of, and counsel to, the Community Fund Management Foundation, a non-profit organization that provides the Master Trust and the Pooled Medicaid Payback Trust for individuals with disabilities. She was the recipient of the Foundation's 1999 Amicus Award as well as the Cuyahoga County Board of DD's 2000 Top Hat Award. She received the 2009 President’s Award from the Cleveland Trial Lawyers Association for her work with settlements and special needs trusts. Janet is consistently chosen as an Ohio Super Lawyer, and is included in Best Lawyers in America for Elder Law and Trusts and Estates. She was named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers in the areas of Trusts and Estates (2013) and Elder Law (2016) in the Cleveland-area.  Janet is a member and former president of the Special Needs Alliance.  She has also served as Co-Chair of the Long Term Care, Medicaid and Special Needs Trust Committee of the Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section of the American Bar Association.

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Attorney Janet L. Lowder has devoted her career to defining, promoting and protecting the legal rights of the elderly and of persons with mental and physical disabilities.

Janet's activities have encompassed individual representation, litigation on a local and state-wide scale, representation of agencies and county programs serving people with disabilities and the elderly, legislation, and publication in professional journals. She received her law degree, summa cum laude, from Cleveland Marshall College of Law.

Janet is a recognized authority on Medicaid issues and estate planning for families with special needs. She is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, certified in Elder Law (CELA) by the National Elder Law Foundation and is certified as an Elder Law Specialist by the Ohio State Bar Association. Janet is one of the founders of, and counsel to, the Community Fund Management Foundation, a non-profit organization that provides the Master Trust and the Pooled Medicaid Payback Trust for individuals with disabilities. She was the recipient of the Foundation's 1999 Amicus Award as well as the Cuyahoga County Board of DD's 2000 Top Hat Award. She received the 2009 President’s Award from the Cleveland Trial Lawyers Association for her work with settlements and special needs trusts. Janet is consistently chosen as an Ohio Super Lawyer, and is included in Best Lawyers in America for Elder Law and Trusts and Estates. She was named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers in the areas of Trusts and Estates (2013) and Elder Law (2016) in the Cleveland-area.  Janet is a member and former president of the Special Needs Alliance.  She has also served as Co-Chair of the Long Term Care, Medicaid and Special Needs Trust Committee of the Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Section of the American Bar Association.

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Education:

  • Cleveland Marshall College of Law, J.D.

Bar Admissions:

  • United States, American Bar Association
  • Ohio, Ohio Bar Association
  • Ohio, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association

Affiliations:

  • National Association of Estate Planners & Councils - Certified as an Accredited Estate Planner® (AEP®)
  • Community Fund Management Foundation - Counsel and Co-Founder
  • National Elder Law Foundation - Certified in Elder Law (CELA)
  • Ohio State Bar Association - Elder Law Specialist
  • Special Needs Alliance - Member and Former President
  • National Academy of Elder law Attorneys - Member

Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers for:

  • Elder Law, Cleveland (2020)
  • Elder Law, Cleveland (2018)
  • Elder Law, Cleveland (2016)
  • Trusts and Estates, Cleveland (2013)
 

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:

  • Elder Law
  • Litigation - Trusts and Estates
  • Trusts and Estates
 

Awards:

  • Cleveland Academy of Trial Lawyers President's Award
  • Community Fund Management Foundation's Amicus Award
  • Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities' Top Hat Award
  • Special Needs Alliance Powley Elder Law Award
  • Best Lawyers' 2013 Cleveland Trusts and Estates "Lawyer of the Year"
  • Top 50 Women Lawyers in Ohio
  • Best Lawyers' 2016 Cleveland Elder Law "Lawyer of the Year"

Special Focus:

  • Disability
  • Elder
  • Estate Planning
  • Fiduciary Duties
  • Nursing Homes
  • Probate
  • Special Needs
  • Trust Administration
 

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(216) 861.0360
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