Overview
Shana practices in Reminger’s Columbus office, where she focuses on probate estate and trust disputes, matters of undue influence and financial exploitation, and guardianships. She counsels clients through all phases of the probate litigation process, including pre-suit investigation, pleadings, discovery, motions practice, alternative dispute resolution, hearings, and trials.
Shana graduated magna cum laude from The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, where she served as the Production Editor of the Journal of Criminal Law and Vice President of the Truancy Mediation Project.
Honors & Recognitions
CALI Awards for Excellence in Legal Analysis and Writing II, Civil Procedure II, and Negotiation & Mediation
Community & Professional
Columbus Bar Association
Chair, Estate Planning and Trust Practice Group
Ohio State Bar Association
Women Lawyers of Franklin County
Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys
Legal Aid Society of Columbus (LASC) Tenant Advocacy Project
Volunteer
Results
- Sep 10, 2024, DismissalUnion County Court of Common Pleas
Obtained dismissal of legal malpractice claim against an estate planning attorney and his firm.
- Mar 29, 2024, Motions of Contempt Dismissed and Attorneys' Fees RecoveredCoshocton County Probate Court
Succesfully defended a former estate administrator against two motions for contempt and also recovered attorneys' fees.
- Aug 1, 2023, Motion for Judgment on the PleadingsFairfield County Court of Common Pleas
Obtained motion for judgment on the pleadings on our request to invalidate a quit-claim deed that deprived our client’s interest in the real property he would have otherwise received through the decedent’s Will.
- Jan 10, 2023, Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings GrantedPortage County, Ohio Probate Court
Defended an action filed in the Portage County Probate Court by a Trustee of a Trust seeking a right to a determination that certain amendments to a California Trust were invalid. Motion for judgment on the pleadings, citing Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction and a statute of limitations defense under California Law, was granted and the action was dismissed.
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Practice Areas
Clerkships
- Judicial Extern to the Honorable Michael H. Watson in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
Education
J.D., The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, magna cum laude, 2019
Order of the Coif
B.S., The Ohio State University, summa cum laude, 2016
Admissions
- State of Ohio, 2019
- State of Florida, 2021
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 2019
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, 2019
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, 2021