Nicholas Schneckenburger

Nick is licensed in both, Ohio and Texas, focusing his practice on probate matters including estate and trust litigation, estate planning, and business representation.

He was selected as a Rising Star by Super Lawyers in 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025 for his practice in estate and trust litigation.

He has experience litigating probate issues, including will contests and trust disputes. These cases often involve claims of undue influence, lack of testamentary capacity, or a breach of fiduciary duty by an executor, administrator, or trustee. Frequently, these types of cases involve disputes surrounding how funds in an estate or trust are used, disputes over businesses, or disputes regarding the facts of a decedent creating a will or trust. He has successfully handled these issues in the probate court, the appellate court, and the Ohio Supreme Court.

Another major area of Nick’s practice is estate planning and succession planning for individuals., this involves creating a variety of trusts, last will and testament, durable power of attorney, healthcare power of attorney, living will, and/or transfer on death designation affidavit. He especially enjoys working on estate plans for business owners because of the complexity and many moving parts to the customized estate and succession plans.

Nick also represents a variety of small businesses in various aspects.

Professional Associations

• Akron Bar Association
• New lawyer section – member
• Probate section – member
• Estate planning discussion group – member
• Portage County Bar Association
• Ohio State Bar Association
• American Bar Association

Civic/Volunteer Positions

• Rootstown Chamber of Commerce – Vice President
• Light Up Rootstown – sub-committee member and liaison for the Rootstown Chamber of Commerce
• Celebrate Portage – steering committee member
• BNI Networking Group (Kent chapter) – Vice President
• Akron Bar Association Investigative Grievance Committee Member
• Portage County Bar Association Investigative Grievance Committee Member
• Portage County Bar Association Fee Dispute Committee Member