Adam J. Centner

Adam Centner works with individuals, family offices, closely held businesses, and charitable organizations on estate planning, tax, and nonprofit matters.

Adam counsels individuals and family offices on matters relating to estate planning and wealth transfer, asset protection, income and estate tax planning, probate avoidance, and business succession. He advises prominent and high net worth individuals and families on all types of estate planning matters and is a trusted advisor to his clients.

Adam assists nonprofit organizations in formation, tax-exemption, and administrative matters. He has formed and successfully obtained tax exemption for a variety of public charities and private foundations. He also assists charitable organizations with the release or modification of gift restrictions, allowing the organization to benefit from otherwise unavailable funds, as well as the negotiation and preparation of gift agreements on behalf of donors and donees.

Adam prides himself on being responsive and developing practical, individualized strategies for each and every client, and he enjoys working in collaboration with his clients’ other advisors, such as financial planners, accountants, and CFOs. Adam understands that complex dynamics are often at play in estate planning, business, and nonprofit matters and he has significant experience guiding his clients through the process.

Aside from his regular practice, Adam devotes significant time to charitable work, and he was recently named Pro Bono Partnership of Ohio’s Law Firm Attorney of the Year.  He also leads the Firm’s charitable endeavors as Chair of the KMK Cares Community Service Committee.

Adam lives in Cincinnati with his wife and their three young children.

What was your first job?
When I was 12, I delivered the weekly Suburban Press newspaper around my neighborhood. The papers would always arrive on Wednesday morning in a big stack and I thought I was the king of the world – the gatekeeper of all of the local goings-on. I meticulously rolled the papers, threw them into a shoulder bag that was bigger than I was, and then marched through the neighborhood like Paul Revere. High school sports derailed my newspaper delivery career but I really think that may have kick-started my interest in journalism, which I majored in in college.

How do you spend quality time with your family?  
My wife and I have three kids – 6, 3, and 8 months – so our family time is usually spent doing fun things together, like visiting the Zoo, King’s Island, or Summit Park in Blue Ash, or playing in our yard. We love to be outside, but I’ve also seen my fair share of Frozen, Moana, Encanto, and Mulan over the last few years.

What is your favorite vacation spot? Why? 
The mountains out west. When I was a kid, my dad owned his own woodworking business and could set his own schedule, so my family and I would take three-week vacations to Rocky Mountain National Park, Yellowstone, Glacier, Grand Tetons, and Banff. There is no more beautiful place on earth than the mountains, in my opinion – the air is fresh, the scenery is unreal, and you never want for things to do outdoors. And if you look to the left you can see a moose, look to the right there’s a bear – it’s just incredible.