Howard Rabb concentrates on estate, general business and bankruptcy matters. He regularly advises clients on business, estate and debt strategies. A lifelong Clevelander, he has a “Superb” AVVO rating.
Estate Planning: Howard’s practice involves an analysis of the goals of the client, an understanding of all relevant family relationships, and a comprehensive list of all of the clients assets. After obtaining this information, he will advise his clients as to whether a living trust or testamentary trust makes sense in order to address probate, distribution, or tax concerns. Typically, the estate planning will include wills, health-care power of attorney, living wills, and general powers of attorney. He also runs the firms probate practice, advising family members as to the appropriate course of action in order to retitle assets during a very difficult time in their lives.
Bankruptcy: Howard’s bankruptcy practice focuses on assisting individuals who have found themselves too far in debt as a result of business issues, employment issues, domestic relations disputes, and medical bills. In this regard, he advises clients as to whether the bankruptcy process will help them and how it will help them and ultimately, whether a bankruptcy petition is the right thing for them to do. Those discussions will always include advice relating to whether they should file Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 bankruptcy petitions. He is highly experienced in advising clients regarding business strategies to address excessive business debt as well as strategies as to how to continue or redefine that struggling business. That advice may involve a Chapter 7 or Chapter 11 business filing or it may involve non-bankruptcy alternatives.
Business: Howard represents a several businesses in the greater Cleveland area, regularly advising them with regard to day-to-day and long-term legal issues. He also creates the documents which arise from those business issues.
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Ohio
Since 1986
6th Circuit
Since 1986
Federal Circuit
Since 1986
U.S. Supreme Court
Since 1999
Education
Cleveland State University
J.D. | Law
Contacts
Dworken & Bernstein Co., L.P.A.60 S Park Place Painesville OH 44077Telephone: (440) 352-3391Fax: (440) 352-3469
Dworken & Bernstein Co., L.P.A.1468 West 9th St. Suite 135 Cleveland OH 44113Telephone: (216) 861-4211Fax: (216) 861-1403
April 10 7:15 p.m. Howard Rabb, Managing Partner, Dworken & Bernstein, LPA
Howard Rabb is a graduate from The Ohio State University and Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. He is an expert in all areas of business and individual bankruptcy, estate planning, probate and commercial law. Rabb has been a contributor to various general circulation and legal trade publications and has served as a trustee to the Legal Aid Society in Cleveland. He is past chairman of the Bankruptcy Law Section of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, and is a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute. Rabb also serves on the Attorney Constituent Group for the United States Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Ohio. Recently, he was a contributing writer to the "Inside the Minds Trends in Consumer Bankruptcy Filings," leading lawyers on understanding the current bankruptcy landscape, navigating the filing process, and was a contributing author to "Educating Clients", December 2010. Rabb also serves on the University Hospital Emergency Department Leadership Council.
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