Paul Leithart II | Estate Planning

Strip, Hoppers, Leithart, McGrath & Terlecky Co., LPA

Paul Leithart II | Strip, Hoppers, Leithart, McGrath & Terlecky Co., LPA

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Paul Leithart II, an officer and partner since 1988, earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Hillsdale College in 1977, and a Juris Doctor degree, cum laude, from Capital University Law School in 1981.

Mr. Leithart is licensed to practice in all Ohio courts, the U.S. District Court and the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. His experience includes representing clients in the Franklin County, Ohio Probate, Municipal, Common Pleas and Domestic Relations Courts, the Ohio Court of Appeals and the Ohio Supreme Court. Mr. Leithart has represented clients in matters which were brought before the United States Supreme Court.

His areas of practice include civil litigation and trials, personal injury and insurance law, estate planning, probate and residential/commercial real estate including sales, refinances, like-kind exchanges and leases. His litigation experience includes real estate disputes, landlord-tenant matters, insurance contract issues, libel, bodily injury cases, employer-employee disputes, and probate litigation. He is a frequent lecturer at continuing education seminars involving landlord-tenant issues and legal ethics.

He is a member of the Columbus Bar Association, the Ohio State Bar Association and the Central Ohio Association for Justice. He is currently a member of the Common Pleas, Real Estate and Probate Committees of the Columbus Bar Association. Mr. Leithart also served on the Ethics Committee of the Columbus Bar Association from 2007-2011. He is a member of the Federalist Society.

Mr. Leithart previously served as the Director of Public Safety and the Civil Service Commission for the City of Gahanna. He was also the campaign treasurer for a former Gahanna mayor and member of the Ohio House of Representatives.