Joseph L. Motta earned his B.A. from Ohio Northern University and his J.D. from Case Western Reserve University School of Law. Upon graduation from law school, Mr. Motta served as a law clerk to Judge Thomas D. Lambros of the United States District Court for the Northern Ohio District of Ohio. Mr. Motta has practiced in the areas of business and real estate law in addition to estate planning. He is a member of the Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law section of the Ohio State Bar Association, the Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Law section of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, and the Estate Planning Council of Cleveland. Mr. Motta is a lifelong resident of the Cleveland area and currently resides in Avon Lake.