John R. Mentzer, Iii, Chartered

i advise and assist entrepreneurs, start-up and existing privately-held, small and family businesses in a broad range of legal areas unique to businesses and their owners. i also provide personal estate planning services for clients with moderate and medium-sized estates, which includes the preparation of wills, trusts, powers of attorney and advance directives (such as living wills, designations of health care surrogates, health care powers of attorney and pre-need designations of guardians for his clients and for his clients’ children), and represent personal representatives and trustees in the administration of estates of decedents and trusts. although i am not a litigator or trial lawyer, i have extensive experience in managing the litigation process for my clients from a business person’s perspective. i act as a liaison between my clients and the lawyers hired to represent them in court, assisting my clients in developing a litigation strategy and coordinating the implementation o