Jennifer A. Savage

Jennifer A. Savage


Schneider Smeltz Spieth Bell LLP

Recognized since 2014

Cleveland, Ohio

Practice Areas

Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law

Trusts and Estates

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2023 - Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2019 - Trusts and Estates Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2018 - Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
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Jennifer is a partner at Schneider Smeltz Spieth Bell LLP. She serves as a high net worth family counselor with knowledge and understanding of sophisticated estate planning techniques and the broader needs of high net worth families.

Her strength lies in communicating complex matters in plain terms and working collaboratively as part of an advisor team to provide practical counsel to multigenerational families consistent with their risk tolerance, goals, family dynamics, and desire for complexity.

Contact & Links
Location
  • One Cleveland Center, Suite 900
    1375 East Ninth Street
    Cleveland, OH 44114
Languages
  • English
Education
  • Case Western Reserve University, J.D., cum laude, graduated 1990
  • Rice University, B.A., cum laude, graduated 1987
Bar Admissions
  • Ohio, Ohio State Bar Association
Affiliations
  • Ohio State Bar Association - Member
  • Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association - Member
  • The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) - Fellow
  • Estate Planning Institute - Member
  • Estate Planning Council of Cleveland - Member

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2023 - Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2019 - Trusts and Estates Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2018 - Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Cleveland (2023)
  • Trusts and Estates, Cleveland (2019)
  • Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Cleveland (2018)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
  • Trusts and Estates
Awards:
  • Accredited Estate Planner® - National Association of Estate Planners & Councils

  • Top Rated Lawyers™, Presented by Martindale-Hubbell
  • Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent®
  • Ranked in Chambers High Net Worth: Private Wealth Law, 2020-present

  • Selected to the Ohio Super Lawyers® list: 2012-present

    • Top 50: Women Ohio Super Lawyers list: 2024
    • Top 25: Women Cleveland Super Lawyers list: 2024
  • Distinguished Advisor Award 2022 - University Hospitals

Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Litigation and Controversy - Tax

Publications

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