Mary J. Healy

Of Counsel

Mary’s practice includes estate, gift and income tax planning, business succession planning, asset protection planning, and estate, trust, and guardianship administration. Her estate planning documents range from basic wills and trusts to the sophisticated, including generation skipping transfer tax exempt trusts, family limited partnerships, limited liability companies, grantor retained annuity trusts, residence trusts, private settlement agreements, prenuptial agreements and charitable reminder and charitable lead trusts. Mary also advises individual and corporate fiduciaries regarding their responsibilities and liabilities, and beneficiaries regarding protecting and securing their interests in wills, trusts and powers of attorney.

Credentials

Education

Northern Kentucky University, Chase College of Law (J.D., 1978)

University of Cincinnati (B.A., 1974)

Bar admissions

  • Ohio
  • Kentucky

Affiliations and memberships

  • Kentucky State Bar Association
  • Cincinnati Bar Association’s Trust Wills & Estate Planning Section, past chair
  • Cincinnati Bar Association’s Advanced Estate Planning Institute, past chair
  • Cincinnati Bar Foundation, past president
  • American College of Trusts and Estate Counsel, fellow
  • Cincinnati Opera Development Committee
  • Victorian Society in America, Southwestern Ohio Chapter, treasurer
  • Decorative Arts Society of Cincinnati, Board of Directors, president
  • Three Arts Scholarship, vice president

Distinctions

  • Peer Review Rated AV in Martindale-Hubbell
  • Best Lawyers®
    • Trusts and Estates Law (2021-2024)
  • Certified by the Ohio State Bar Association as a specialist in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law, through 2021
  • Ohio Super Lawyers®
    • Estate & Probate (2021)
  • Top 50 Women Lawyers in Ohio, Law & Politics (2007)
  • Glass Ceiling Award at the National Diversity Council Ohio Women’s Conference (2010)

News
  • August 21, 2025

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  • August 15, 2024

    250+ Dinsmore Attorneys Named 2025 Best Lawyers ®, Ones to Watch

  • June 10, 2024

    Dinsmore Expands its Chambers and Partners Rankings with Top Honors Across Multiple States and Practice Areas

  • August 17, 2023

    200+ Dinsmore Attorneys Named 2024 Best Lawyers®, “Ones to Watch”

  • June 6, 2023

    Dinsmore’s Chambers USA 2023 Rankings Show Continued Growth Across the Firm

  • December 29, 2022

    Ohio Super Lawyers Honors 36 Dinsmore Attorneys

  • August 18, 2022

    2023 Best Lawyers® List Recognizes 190 Dinsmore & Shohl Attorneys

  • December 30, 2021

    44 Dinsmore Attorneys Named Ohio Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

  • August 19, 2021

    Best Lawyers® Recognizes 191 Dinsmore & Shohl Attorneys

  • August 6, 2021

    Chambers High Net Worth Guide Recognizes Dinsmore and Private Wealth Attorneys as Top Tier