INTRODUCTION
PRACTICE AREA: Litigation
Ms. Alverson serves on the Firm's Board of Directors, is the Firm's Chief Ethics Officer, and is a member of the Litigation Department. She focuses her practice on advising and representing businesses, governmental agencies, and individuals in all aspects of litigation. Her practice focuses in the area of business litigation with an emphasis on contract disputes, breach of fiduciary duty, tort-based claims, business ownership disputes, healthcare, and other complex commercial matters.
Ms. Alverson is also a member of the Firm's Trust, Estate, & Probate Litigation practice, where she defends the claims and enforces the rights of heirs, beneficiaries, trustees, executors, and other aggrieved parties in matters such as will and trust contests, undue influence claims, financial exploitation, fraudulent misuse of powers of attorney, and fiduciary-related litigation.
Ms. Alverson has been selected to the Ohio Super Lawyers© Rising Stars List (2019-2022) and Ohio Super Lawyers List (2024) for business litigation. She currently serves as a member of the Lorain County Bar Association Legal Ethics & Grievance Committee.
Contact:
p: 440.695.8089
f: 440.695.8098
MAlverson@WickensLaw.com
LEARN MORE ABOUT MALORIE
Why did you begin practicing this area of law in the first place?
I enjoy the intellectual challenge of solving complex problems.
Why do/should people want to and choose to work with you?
I strive for excellence on each and every one of my cases. I apply creative strategies to obtain effective solutions, pay attention to the details, and always put the client first.
What else should we know about you?
I am an avid Cleveland sports fan. My favorite way to spend my time is exploring Northeastern Ohio with my family. I have no tolerance for the cold and should be practicing on the beach somewhere in the Caribbean.
2012 - Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude)
2009 - Baldwin Wallace University (B.A., summa cum laude)
State of Ohio
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
Lorain County Bar Association (Legal Ethics & Grievance Committee)
Lorain County Health & Dentistry (Board of Directors, 2016-2020)
Leadership Lorain County, Class of 2015
Ohio State Bar Association
Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
Cleveland-Marshall Law Alumni Association
Selected to the Ohio Super Lawyers© List (2024)
The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland "Time Well Spent Honor Society" (2024)
Selected to the Super Lawyers© Ohio Rising Stars List (2019-2022)
Editorial Staff, Cleveland-Marshall Journal of Law and Health (2011-2012)
CALI Excellence for the Future Award – Legal Writing, Research and Advocacy (Spring 2010); Regulatory Law (Spring 2011)
Publications & Articles
- Farrell WV, Alverson MA, Parish DM. “A Primer on Claims Against a Probate Estate” August 2, 2024.
- Alverson MA, Farrell WV. “A Collaborative Approach to Modifying Non-Charitable Irrevocable Trusts Under R.C. 5804.11(B)Part 1” August 18, 2023.
- Farrell WV, Alverson MA. “An Inherent Dilemma: Prospective Beneficiaries Confronted With In Terrorem Clauses” August 19, 2022.
- Farrell WV, Alverson MA. “Estate Planning Series – Undue Influence. Part 3: What Happens if You Would Like to Bring, or are Confronted with, an Undue Influence Claim?” May 19, 2021.
- Farrell WV, Alverson MA. “Estate Planning Series – Undue Influence. Part 2: Practical Pitfalls to Avoid to Best Protect Against the Prospect of an Undue Influence Claim” April 28, 2021.
- Farrell WV, Alverson MA. “Estate Planning Series – Undue Influence. Part 1: What is Undue Influence – and How Much is too Much?” April 14, 2021.
- Farrell WV, Alverson MA. “The Intersection of Testamentary Capacity and Undue Influence.” July 14, 2020.
- Farrell WV, Alverson MA. “Testimonial Privilege When the Competency of a Deceased Client is Placed at Issue.” July 14, 2020.
- Farrell WV, Alverson MA. “Abrogating Dueck v. The Clifton Colony Club: The Attorney-Client Privilege Revisited.” July 14, 2020.
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