Estate Planning and Probate Attorney in Columbus OH | Balch Law

Balch Law is a boutique law firm conveniently located in the RiversEdge Corporate Center on Dublin Road in Columbus, just south of the Scioto Country Club, between Grandview and Upper Arlington, within easy driving range of all of Central Ohio.

Our services include:

  • Estate Planning
  • Last Wills and Testaments
  • All types of Trusts, including living trusts, incentive trusts, gifting trusts, life insurance trusts, charitable trusts
  • Unique asset planning, including natural gas and oil interests
  • General and limited durable powers of attorney
  • Advanced directives (living wills/durable powers of attorney for health care)
  • How to Avoid Probate
  • Probate and Estate Administration
  • Federal Estate Tax

- including federal estate tax returns and portability elections

  • Elder Law
  • Incapacity Planning
  • Guardianships and Conservatorships
  • Prenuptial Agreements
  • Real Estate Law
  • Small Business Law

- corporations, including limited liability corporations (LLC); partnerships, including family limited partnerships (FLP)

  • Business Strategic Planning

- including contract drafting, review and negotiation, buy-sell agreements

Our firm represents clients throughout Ohio, including but not limited to Columbus, Upper Arlington, Worthington, Grandview, Marble Cliff, Dublin, Hilliard, Bexley, New Albany, Westerville, Reynoldsburg, Gahanna, Grove City, Franklin County, Delaware County, Union County, Knox County, Licking County, Fairfield County, Pickaway County, Madison County, Wyandot County, and Hancock County.

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Jacintha Kraft Balch, JD
Ohio Certified Specialist
Estate Planning, Probate, and Trusts

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Jacintha Kraft Balch, JD, has received the highest Martindale-Hubbell AV® attorney rating available to any lawyer

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Jacintha Kraft Balch, JD, has been named one of Central Ohio's top lawyers in CEO Magazine for 2009 through present