Adam Fried

Adam has served as lead trial attorney in hundreds of successfully pursued/defended estate and trust disputes. He has tried many high stakes cases to verdict: will and trust contests, executor and trustee removal actions, interpretation of wills and trusts and ambiguities, accountings, breaches of fiduciary duty, and claims seeking to void gifts and beneficiary designations. Many of the cases he has handled are often cited in the courts throughout Ohio.

Adam is active in academia. He has taught the wills, trusts, and estate class at Cleveland State University College of Law and has been invited to lecture to many prestigious organizations, including the Ohio Association of Probate judges, the American Academy of Forensic Psychiatrists and the Law, the American Academy of Trust and Estate Counsel, the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners and many bar associations. He believes successful advocacy requires skills such as fact development through deposition and story telling though cross examination as well as the ability to educate clients, parties, and the court about the nature of the claim and supporting law.

Representative Experience

The breadth of Adam’s experience in matters related to the “World of Probate and Estates” is well known throughout the legal community. Over the approximate 20 years of almost exclusively handling probate, trust, estate, and guardianship type disputes, he has literally pursued and defended hundreds of cases and problems falling within his niche. His track record and client testimonials are demonstrative of his recognized skills in discovery, analysis, writing, and trial.