Partner Profiles

Professional Experience

Irwin J. Dinn has over 40 years of practice experience in assisting individuals and families with sensitive, as well as sophisticated, issues related to estate planning and planning for family business succession.

Irwin also deals with intra-family issues associated with long term illness, disability and aging. More than half of his practice is now devoted to these areas and the probate and taxation of estates and trusts. 

Historically, Irwin has been heavily involved with real estate leasing, development, financing, general business planning, risk management and self-insured litigation defense.  Irwin is a founding member of Dinn, Hochman & Potter.

Education

• The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan (L.L.B, 1964)
• The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan (A.B., 1961)
• Delta Theta Phi

Bar Admissions

• Admitted to Bar, Ohio, 1964
• United States District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio, 1964
• United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 1964
• Law Clerk to Honorable Lester L. Cecil, Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 1964-1965

Professional and Civic Affiliations

• Member:  Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
• Member:  Ohio State Bar Association
• Member: National Council of Trustees of National Jewish Health in Denver, Colorado
• President: Savin Children’s Home, Inc. (The Forever Children’s Home) 
• Member: Board of Directors of Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple

Publications/Articles

• Chapter Author:  "I Think I Need A Lawyer, Now What?!" Silver Lining Books, 2002.
• Author: "Avoiding Probate Doesn’t Always Avoid Probate!" Cleveland Bar Journal, December 2005.
• You Don’t Do Estate Planning? Practical Advice for Your Clients