Lorelei M. Lanier is an estate planning and probate attorney based in Upper Arlington, Ohio, serving clients across the greater Columbus area and Central Ohio. Over a legal career spanning more than 44 years in Ohio, she has concentrated her practice on helping individuals and families protect their assets and plan for the future through personalized legal strategies.
Lanier earned her undergraduate degree from The Ohio State University and received her Juris Doctor from Capital University Law School. She established a boutique legal practice centered on direct attorney-client relationships, providing individual attention and accessible counsel.
Her core areas of practice encompass estate planning, wills, revocable living trusts, probate administration, elder law, Medicaid planning, trust administration, and estate tax strategy. She assists clients with drafting core planning documents, including last wills and testaments, durable powers of attorney, and healthcare directives, as well as guiding executors through the probate court process in Franklin County and surrounding regions.
Lanier holds a "Distinguished" peer review rating from Martindale-Hubbell, reflecting recognition from her professional peers for high legal proficiency and ethical practice standards. She has also received Martindale-Hubbell's Client Champion Award based on positive feedback and reviews from clients.