Mary Kraft

Overview

Mary is an associate attorney at Reminger Co. LPA’s Columbus office, where she focuses her legal practice in estates, trusts, and probate litigation. Mary represents clients in the pursuit, and defense, of cases involving trust and will contests, power of attorney abuse, declaratory judgment to invalidate financial or real estate transactions, fiduciary liability, and breach of trust. Mary counsels clients through all phases of the probate litigation process, including pre-suit investigation, pleadings, discovery, motion practice, mediation, evidentiary hearings, and trial. In addition to litigation, Mary handles estate planning, as well as estate and trust administrations, as fiduciary, counsel for fiduciaries, or counsel for beneficiaries.

Mary regularly presents and speaks on issues involving probate litigation, estate administration, and estate planning. Mary graduated cum laude from the University of Dayton School of law, where she served as the Business Editor on the University of Dayton Law Review, and as the Research Assistant to the Articles Editor of the American Business Law Journal.

Honors & Recognitions

Recognized by The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch for Litigation - Trusts and Estates

CALI Awards for Excellence in Wills & Trusts; Excellence in Individual Income Taxation; Excellence in Real Property I; Excellence in Legal Profession I; Excellence in Civil Pro Doctrine & Skills II; Excellence in White Collar Crime

Community & Professional

American Bar Association

Dayton Bar Association

Results

For a more complete list of trial results, please contact attorney.

Mar 18, 2024, Plaintiff Verdict
Franklin County Court of Common Pleas
Secured Plaintiff verdict in a fraud and business interference case involving the estate of a prominent solo practitioner.
Oct 30, 2023, Settlement
Summit County Probate Court
Successfully represented a client in a dispute against a university foundation over the right to receive residue from a trust. After overcoming summary judgment, we negotiated settlement for our client to receive a sizeable inheritance from his aunt’s trust where he otherwise would have been cut out entirely.
Apr 2, 2023, Plaintiff Verdict
Delaware County Probate Court
Adriann McGee and Mary Kraft represented the Plaintiff, the Executor of an Estate in a claim for breach of fiduciary duty. Plaintiff’s claim included that the power of attorney for the decedent breached her duties by adding herself as the co-owner on the decedent’s bank account, then gifting herself funds that belonged solely to the decedent. Adriann and Mary presented their case over a 4 day trial in front of the jury. The jury also awarded attorney fees and costs to the Plaintiff estate. This was the first jury trial to be held in the Delaware County Probate Court in 25 years.