20+ Years Handling

Complex And High-Asset Estate and Trust Disputes

Estate litigation attorney Adam Fried is a skilled problem-solver with decades of experience and a wealth of knowledge. He draws upon his skills and insight in resolving high-value assets wealth transfers, inheritance, fund mismanagement and elder exploitation.

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ATTORNEY

ADRIENNE KIRSHNER

Adrienne has over 20 years of experience as a litigator handling complex civil and criminal matters. She has defended individuals against allegations of wrongdoing, including allegations of fraud, conversion, breaches of fiduciary duty, undue influence, and malpractice, and represented individuals making similar allegations against others. Regardless of whether Adrienne is making or defending against allegations of wrongdoing, her process remains the same, conduct a thorough factual investigation, learn what happened, and apply those facts to the law.

Adrienne’s philosophy is simple, legal services is a customer services industry, understand your client’s objective, determine the law and facts that support the objective, and work diligently to reach that objective, all while ensuring the client is made fully aware of what is happening so that he or she can make fully informed decisions throughout the process.

Adrienne has reviewed hundreds of thousands of pages of documents, researched complex issues of law, developed case strategies and successfully obtained results for her clients through motion practice, mediations, and arbitrations. However, she views her greatest successes as those involving a client expressing how they always felt heard and supported through the process.

Education

Case Western Reserve University Law School, Cleveland, Ohio J.D.
Honors: cum laude
Niagra Moot Court Team: Third Best Oralist, Best Oral Argument: Applicant, 2002

University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois B.A.
Honors: general honors
Major: Public policy Studies
Bar Admissions:
Ohio, 2002
U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit
U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio
U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio

Publications

"Policing for Profit? A Primer on Ohio's Forfeiture Statutes," Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Journal (January 2018)
"Clarifying the Bank Fraud Statute: 'Because That’s Where the Money Is,'" Westlaw Journal – White-Collar Crime (December 2016)
"When a Not-Guilty Verdict Is Meaningless," Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Journal (September 2016)
"Government Hacking OK? New Rules Will Expand Government Authority to Do So," Westlaw Journal Computer & Internet (July 2016)
"Beware of Potential Criminal Implications for the Improper Handling of a Whistleblower Investigation," Inside Counsel (October 2015)
"Witness Statements – Why Reform to the Jencks Act is Necessary," Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Journal (September 2014)
"10 Things a GC Needs to Know in the Evolving World of Criminal Investigations and Enforcement," 2016 In-House Counsel Summit, Tucker Ellis LLP, Cleveland, Ohio (October 2016)
“Whistleblowers: It’s Getting Shrill Out There!,” 2015 In-House Counsel Summit, Tucker Ellis LLP, Cleveland, Ohio (October 2015)

ADAM FRIED

Attorney & Founder

SHANE LAWSON

Attorney & Partner

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Advocating For Effective

SOLUTIONS IN ESTATE AND TRUST CONFLICTS

At Fried Law Group, a significant aspect of attorney Fried’s practice involves advocating and protecting vulnerable clients, particularly the elderly or those unable to defend themselves, from financial exploitation. He handles cases of undue influence where individuals may have been taken advantage of in the process of estate planning, the creation of beneficiary designation, and challenging trusts and beneficiary designations to protect his clients. He also tackles breach of trust issues such as trustees mismanaging funds or failing to maintain necessary communications, often referred to as “breach of trust.” Not all claims are well founded, and therefore, Mr. Fried also spends a significant portion of his practice defending fiduciaries and unfounded claims of undue influence and lack of capacity.

When dealing with estate litigation, attorney Fried handles complex cases involving high-net-worth families, individuals, and closely help companies. Given the complexity and emotional charge often involved in family inheritance claims, attorney Fried diligently works to create strong, coherent stories or arguments. His goal in doing this is to ensure the case is understandable and persuasive to others, such as judges or juries, especially when there are conflicting versions of events presented by the other side in the dispute.

RESOLVE YOUR ESTATE DISPUTES

With Effective Guidance

If you are facing complex estate or trust litigation issues, Attorney Fried has a firm grasp of working through these issues effectively and efficiently. Offering consultation to clients and counsel, including subjects of strategy and value. His goal is to empower you with the information you need to make informed decisions on all major aspects of the case. Through his legal knowledge he provides guidance, helping you make the right decisions for your case. Call Fried Law Group, at 216-930-5777 or complete the online contact form to speak with an experienced estate dispute lawyer.

Over 25 Years

Of Proven Experience

Having worked at a larger firm since 2000, attorney Fried brings over 24 years of extensive experience and knowledge to estate and trust litigation disputes to clients in the Cleveland metro. He established his firm Fried Law Group, in 2024 with a mission to resolve and guide clients in legal disputes with professionalism, skill and integrity.

Fried actively contributes to the legal community, including participation on the Ohio State Bar’s electronic wills task force, public speaking, publishing in the Probate Law Journal of Ohio, and engaging in scholarly activities such as lectures and authorship.

As a lawyer, he is passionate about the topic of financial exploitation and the aging community and has provided testimony against an Ohio Bill.

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