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Neil H. Spike
Attorney at Law

Neil Spike

Attorney Neil H. Spike has been practicing law since 1997 with a focus on estate planning and administration, probate litigation, elder law, asset protection, and general business law.
Attorney Spike also represents clients in domestic relations matters (with an emphasis on prenuptial agreements and post-decree/modifications of custody and support), defense of OVI/DUI and other misdemeanor/traffic-related offenses, foreclosure defense and other civil litigation.

Born and raised in Lorain County Ohio, Attorney Neil Spike is an OSBA Board Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law and is the area’s top-rated probate attorney (10/10) on AVVO.com. Licensed to practice in Ohio, Florida, US District Court, and US Tax Court.

Attorney Spike is a frequent lecturer on probate and estate planning matters for National Business Institute (NBI), the Ohio State Bar Association, the Lorain County Bar Association, and other professional groups. He has represented over 2500 in dozens of jurisdictions throughout the states of Ohio and Florida. He is a member of the Florida Bar Association, the Ohio State Bar Association, the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, and the American Bar Association (Real Property, Probate & Trust Section). He is licensed to practice law in Ohio, Florida, The United States District Court (Northern District of Ohio), and U.S. Tax Court.

In 2012, Attorney Spike received a Distinguished Service Award from the Lorain County Boys & Girls Club for his decade-long tenure on the Board of Directors, four years as President of the Board, as well as being named a Lifetime Trustee in 2018. He previously served as a youth soccer coach for the Westlake Soccer Association, and currently makes his home in Avon, Ohio.

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Education

  • The University of Miami College of Law in Coral Gables, FL

    • Master of Laws in Estate Planning - 1998 LL.M

  • The University of Toledo College of Law

    • Juris Doctor - 1997

  • Cleveland State University

    • Master of Arts in Economics - 1994

  • The Ohio State University

    • Bachelor of Science in Economics - 1991

Associations

  • Lorain County Office on Aging

    • Member, Board of Directors 2020 - Present

  • Boys & Girls Club of Lorain County

    • Lifetime Trustee

  • Lorain County Bar Association

    • Chairman, Probate & Trust Section - 2015 - 2019

  • Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association

    • Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Law Section - 1999 - Present

  • Lorain County Bar Association

    • 1998 - Present

  • The Florida Bar

    • Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section - 1998 - Present

  • Ohio State Bar Association

    • Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law Section - 1997 - Present