Matthew F. "Matt" Kadish

Matthew F. "Matt" Kadish


Frantz Ward LLP

Recognized since 2009

Cleveland, Ohio

Practice Areas

Litigation and Controversy - Tax

Tax Law

Trusts and Estates

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Matt's practice covers a wide range of tax-related areas, including estate planning and business succession, foreign bank account reporting (FBAR) and related issues, entity taxation, exempt organizations, and representation of clients before the Internal Revenue Service and U.S. Tax Court.

Matt formerly served as an attorney-advisor to Judge Herbert L. Chabot of the U.S. Tax Court, and, in addition to Cleveland, has practiced in Honolulu, Hawaii, and Washington D.C.

Matt has spoken nationally on various tax and estate planning related topics. He is a Fellow of both the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) and the American College of Tax Counsel (ACTC), and was named Best Lawyers' Cleveland Tax Law "Lawyer of the Year" (2013), Tax Litigation and Controversy (2014-2015, 2017), and Trusts and Estates (2018). Matt is listed in The Best Lawyers in America in the areas of Tax-Litigation & Controversy and Trusts & Estates, and is named to the Ohio Super Lawyers list, where he ranks in the Top 100 Lawyers in Ohio and Top 50 Lawyers in Cleveland. Matt is also ranked Band 1, the highest recognition, in the Chambers USA High Net Worth Guide (2018-2021).

In his free time, Matt represents the nation's small businesses with the Small Business Council of America (SBCA), the voice of privately-owned business in Washington, D.C. on income and estate tax, benefits and health care matters. He has served for many years as the SBCA's Vice-President of Legislation, and testified in 2007 at the invitation of the U.S. Senate Finance Committee on tax relief for small businesses. Since 2012, Matt has served as CEO of the SBCA.

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Location
  • 200 Public Square, Suite 3000
    Cleveland, OH 44114
Education
  • Case Western Reserve University, J.D., graduated 1987
  • New York University, LL.M in Taxation, graduated 1988
  • Williams College, BA, graduated 1984
Bar Admissions
  • Ohio, State of Ohio
Affiliations
  • American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) - Fellow
  • American College of Tax Counsel (ACTC) - Fellow (2016-Present)
  • Small Business Council of America (SBCA) - CEO & Vice President of Legislation (2006-Present)
  • American Bar Association - Member - Tax, Real Property, Probate and Trusts Sections
  • Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association - Member - Tax and Estate Planning Sections
  • District of Columbia Bar Association - Member - Tax and Estate Planning Sections
  • Hawaii State Bar Association - Former head of Exempt Organizations Committee; Member, Tax Section
  • J. Edgar Murdock U.S. Tax Court Inn of Court - Member (1997 - 2001)
  • Ohio State Bar Association - Member - Tax and Estate Planning Sections
  • Estate Planning Council of Cleveland - Member
  • Tax Club of Cleveland - Member
  • Cleveland Tax Institute - Vice Chair (2019); Incoming Chair (2020)
  • Cleveland Estate Planning Institute - Curriculum Committee
  • National Defined Contribution Council Social Security Task Force - Member (1998-1999)
Court Admissions
  • United States Tax Court

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Headquarters: Cleveland, Ohio

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Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Litigation and Controversy - Tax, Cleveland (2024)
  • Litigation and Controversy - Tax, Cleveland (2022)
  • Trusts and Estates, Cleveland (2018)
  • Litigation and Controversy - Tax, Cleveland (2017)
  • Litigation and Controversy - Tax, Cleveland (2015)
  • Tax Law, Cleveland (2013)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Litigation and Controversy - Tax
  • Tax Law
  • Trusts and Estates
Special Focus:
  • Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
  • Foreign Bank Account Reporting (FBAR)
  • Litigation and Controversy – Tax Law
  • Nonprofit Organizations and Charitable Giving
  • Succession Planning
  • Tax Law
  • Trusts & Estates
Awards:
  • AV Preeminent Peer-Reviewed Rated- Martindale-Hubbell
  • Chambers USA High Net Worth Guide, Band 1 (2019)
  • Named to the Ohio Super Lawyers list (2006-2019); Ohio Super Lawyers Top 50 in Cleveland (2017-2019)
  • Named to The Best Lawyers in America in the areas of Tax-Litigation & Controversy; Tax; and Trust & Estates (2009-2019)
  • Best Lawyers "Lawyer of the Year: in Trusts & Estates in Cleveland (2018)
  • Best Lawyers "Lawyer of the Year" in Tax-Litigation & Controversy in Cleveland (2014; 2015; 2017)
  • Best Lawyers "Lawyer of the Year" in Tax Law in Cleveland (2013)
  • Recipient of the Distinguished Estate Planner Award from the Estate Planning Council of Cleveland (2010)
  • Recipient of Exceptional Service Award from the Estate Planning Council of Cleveland (2010)
  • Recipient of the Connie Murdoch Award from Small Business Council of America (SBCA) (2007)
  • Testified by invitation before full U.S. Senate Finance Committee to suggest types of tax relief for small businesses (2007)

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