Ulmer & Berne LLP is proud to announce that James A. Goldsmith, Partner and Chair of the firm’s Trusts & Estates Practice Group, will receive the Distinguished Advisor Award from University Hospitals in Cleveland, Ohio. This award honors Goldsmith’s commitment to his clients in aiding their generosity, foresight, and civic vision to the mission of University Hospitals.
The Distinguished Advisor Award was created to recognize annually a member of the hospital’s Diamond Advisory Group for helping fulfill the hospital’s mission of advancing the science of health and the art of compassion. Goldsmith served as the Chair of the Diamond Advisory Group from 2016 to 2019, and helped lead its more than 170 volunteer legal, financial, real estate, and insurance professionals in helping benefactors of the hospital achieve their financial and philanthropic goals. Along with his colleagues, Goldsmith works in partnership with the hospital’s planned giving professionals to help donors support University Hospitals’ initiatives.
“We are very proud of Jim’s commitment and dedication to the mission of University Hospitals,” said Patricia A. Shlonsky, Partner-in-Charge of Ulmer’s Cleveland office. “Jim is a respected leader, both at our firm and in the community, and he is a longtime UH ambassador. It is wonderful that he uses his unique skills to assist others in their philanthropic support of such an important organization, and we’re thrilled he is being honored for his service to UH.”
Goldsmith is recognized for his estate planning work and his impact on the Northeast Ohio community. He focuses his practice on all aspects of trust and estate planning, as well as administration and succession planning. He counsels clients in matters involving disputes among beneficiaries and fiduciaries, and defends claims filed in state courts against both corporate and individual fiduciaries. He has also served as special counsel and an expert witness in matters involving estate planning and administration issues.
He is also extensively involved with several community and charitable organizations, serving as Co-Director of the Joyce M. Stielau and Herbert W. Stielau Foundation, on the Cleveland Advisory Board of Facing History and Ourselves, as a member of the Case Western Reserve University Estate Planning Advisory Council, and as a Trustee for the Hockey Humanitarian Award Foundation. Respected for his legal talent and skill, Goldsmith has been named to The Best Lawyers in America© for Trusts and Estates Law every year since 2001 and has been consistently selected to the Ohio Super Lawyers list.
More than 150 years ago, University Hospitals was founded to ensure the citizens of Northeast Ohio have access to vital health care services. Since then, it has evolved into one of the nation’s leading healthcare systems by pioneering research, developing new technologies, educating the next generation of care providers, and delivering compassionate patient care.
Goldsmith will be given the Distinguished Advisor Award at the Diamond Advisory Group’s Annual Meeting today at FirstEnergy Stadium. Click here for more information about the Diamond Advisory Group.