Jack N Alpern

Biographical Information

Jack N. Alpern is the founder and shareholder in the Warren, Ohio law firm of Jack N. Alpern Co., L.P.A. Mr. Alpern graduated from the Ohio State University College of Arts and Sciences earning a degree in history and political science.

Mr. Alpern received his juris doctor degree from the Ohio State University College of Law, where he was the recipient of the George W. Wrightmire award for leadership. He also completed both Basic and Advanced Estate Planning courses at Case Western University College of Law after admission to the Bar. In addition, Mr. Alpern completed 130 hours of classroom training to become a Family Wealth Counselor, thereby acquiring techniques to enable clients to transfer their wealth to heirs with meaning and significance.

Mr. Alpern is a member of the State Bar of Ohio and the Ohio State and Trumbull County Bar Associations. He has been a frequent lecturer at Continuing Education seminars for attorneys, through the Ohio Legal Center Institute in Columbus, Ohio and the National Business Institute in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. In addition, Mr. Alpern has presented estate planning classes and seminars for Kent State University, Trumbull Campus, the Warren Tribune Chronicle and local industry and civic groups. Attorney Alpern has presented more than one hundred seminars, both public and private, on the subject of estate planning. Mr. Alpern has also been invited to teach estate planning seminars for local industries, brokerage firms and insurance companies. He has presented estate planning seminars on behalf of financial institutions for attorneys throughout Eastern Ohio. Most recently, he has served as an instructor for Chautauqua Institution in western New York, teaching a course entitled, "The Inheritance We Leave to Our Heirs…a Blessing or a Curse." He also appeared as a guest speaker for PBS Channels 45 & 49 in Akron, Ohio, presenting the topic, "How to Pay for Nursing Home Costs", as part of the "Caring for Your Parents" workshop.

Mr. Alpern co-authored "Actions and Proceedings Relating to Wills" a continuing legal education manual for attorneys, published by the Ohio Legal Center Institute in Columbus, Ohio.