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Danielle joined Krugliak, Wilkins, Griffiths & Dougherty Co., L.P.A. in 2016 as a law clerk while attending law school and was named a Director-Shareholder of the firm in 2024. Danielle’s practice is concentrated in the areas of estate planning, elder law and special needs planning, and probate and trust administration.
Education
- The University of Akron School of Law, Juris Doctor, summa cum laude (2017)
- Production Editor of the Akron Law Review (2016-2017); Assistant Editor (2015-2016)
- President of the Law Association for Women
- Judge Randolph Baxter Scholarship Recipient
- CALI Excellence for the Future Award Recipient in: Alternative Dispute Resolution; Civil Procedure I; Evidence; Family Law; Individual Taxation; Legal Analysis, Research, and Writing I; Probate Practice; Secured Transactions; and Wills, Trusts, and Estates I
- Kent State University, B.A. In Psychology and Justice Studies, magna cum laude (2013)
- Arts & Sciences Distinguished Student Leadership Award Recipient
- President of Psi Chi International Honor Society in Psychology
Professional Experience
- Judicial Intern at the Portage County Court of Common Pleas, General Division with Judge Doherty
- Research Assistant for Professor Newman and Professor Barnes at the University of Akron School of Law
- Certified Mediator in general and divorce mediation through the Supreme Court of Ohio
Courts and Admissions
- State of Ohio (2017)
- State of Florida (2019)
- Member: Stark County Bar Association, Estate Planning Committee
- Member: Akron Bar Association
- Member: Ohio State Bar Association
Professional & Community Associations
- President, Board of Directors: ICAN Housing, Inc.
- Board of Directors: The Wilderness Center
- Member: Women’s Initiative
- Graduate: Stark County Leadership 35th Signature Class
Honors & Awards
- Listed in Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America (2022 to present)
- Listed in Ohio Super Lawyers Rising Stars (top lawyers under 40) 2023, 2024
Articles Published by Danielle Halachoff Frye, Esq.
- No Child Left Behind: Extending Ohio’s Pretermitted Heir Statute to Revocable Trusts, Akron Law Review, Vol. 50: Iss. 3, Article 7 (2016).
- Back to the Past: A Return to the Gilded Age?, Probate Law Journal of Ohio, Vol. 28, Issue 4 (March/April 2018).
- Changing With the Times: Remote Signings and Pandemic Notarization, Probate Law Journal of Ohio, Vol. 30, Issue 6 (July/August 2020).
- Planning for Pets
- Ohio’s Uniform Power of Attorney Act: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly, Probate Law Journal of Ohio, Vol. 34, Issue 1 (September/October 2023).
- Options for 529 Accounts
