Attorney Profile

Mr. Ted Gudorf is board certified by the Ohio State Bar Association as a specialist in the areas of estate planning, trust and probate law. There are only 142 attorneys in the State of Ohio with this prestigious designation. In addition, he is the newly elected President of the Ohio Forum of Estate Planning Attorneys. Mr. Gudorf has written several magazine and newspaper articles on these topics. He has spoken across the country in places such as Florida, Nevada, Missouri and Illinois teaching other attorneys his methods and ideas. He is a member of the Dayton, Ohio and American Bar Association Trusts and Estates Committees and is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys.

Ted’s law practice is best described as compassionate and comprehensive planning for individuals, families and businesses. His strength lies in his counseling ability to make complex topics seem simple. He is a teacher at heart who loves to help his clients achieve lives of significance.

Ted is a 1986 graduate of the University of Dayton School of Law and a 1983 graduate of Wright State University with honors. In law school, Ted received numerous awards and accolades including the prestigious American Jurisprudence Award for receiving the highest grade in Individual Income Taxation and Complex Litigation classes. He was crowned Midwest Regional Champion of the American College of Trial Lawyers Mock Trial Competition. Ted was also elected President of the law school Student Bar Association.

Ted and his wife Sandy were both born and raised in rural Minster, OH, approximately 50 miles north of Dayton. They were married 26 years ago and have two teenage children. They live in the Dayton suburb of Clayton where each serves on numerous community organization boards.