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JAMES R. BRIGHT Partner 216.696.4200 x1012 [email protected] 1375 E. Ninth Street, Suite 900 | Cleveland, OH 44114 216.696.4200 | www.SSSB-Law.com Jim Bright, has practiced law since 1976. His practice is focused on probate and trust administration; estate planning for individuals and family groups; estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer tax planning; charitable gift planning; income tax planning; and providing counsel to trustees of private foundations on administration, initial formation and tax qualification. Jim served as President of Spieth, Bell, McCurdy & Newell Co., L.P.A. after 2009. Jim is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel and is listed in Best Lawyers in America. He has served on the Board of Directors/Trustees of many charitable institutions in Cleveland, including The Cleveland Museum of Natural History and the Cleveland Play House. He has also been a member of the Princeton University Planned Giving Advisory Committee since 2002. Jim has also served as Honorary Consul for the Duchy of Luxembourg since 1995, and has been a partner in Cleveland Social Venture Partners since 2004. Jim was also President of the Cleveland Racquet Club in 1982. Practice Areas Probate and Estate Administration Trusts and Trust Administration Estate Planning Fiduciary Representation Tax Law and Planning Charitable Planning and Giving Education Georgetown University Law Center, 1976 J.D. Princeton University, 1971 A.B. Admissions and Associations State of Ohio American Bar Association - Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section, Member, General Practice Section Member, Taxation Section Ohio State Bar Association - Member, Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Law Section Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association - Member, Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Law Section Professional Involvement Fellow, The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) Awards and Honors Martindale-Hubbell ® AV Preeminent ® Best Lawyers ® 2006 - present Trusts and Estates Ohio Super Lawyers ® 2006 – present Cleveland’s Top Rated Lawyers
