Nicholas M. Eaton

Nick focuses his practice on tax and estate planning, trust and estate administration, and trust and estate litigation.

Nick is an associate in Taft’s Private Client group in the Cincinnati office. Nick is experienced in advising clients regarding core estate planning documents and reviewing and implementing gift, estate, and generation-skipping transfer tax planning. He has represented corporate and individual fiduciaries and provided counsel regarding fiduciary duties and obligations.

While in law school, Nick worked for the Ohio Innocence Project and served as an Associate Member of the University of Cincinnati Law Review. He earned his J.D., magna cum laude and Order of the Coif, from the University of Cincinnati College of Law and his bachelor’s degree, summa cum laude, in communication studies from Ohio University.

• Presenter, “Probate Administration Walkthrough – A Probate Lawyer’s Process with Advice and Guidance from the Court,” Cincinnati Bar Association Basic Estate Planning and Probate Institute, November 21, 2024.
• Presenter, “Estate Planning and S Corporations – General Considerations and Common Pitfalls for the Estate Planning Practitioner,” Stock Yards Bank Fall Professional Education Seminar, November 3, 2023.