Integrity.  Charisma.  Intelligence.  These three qualities drive Anna L. Schroeder’s legal practice.

Ms. Schroeder, an associate with Eastman & Smith, is part of our Business Law and Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Practice Groups. She has experience working with clients on a wide range of corporate matters, such as entity formation, mergers, acquisitions, privacy measures and drafting contracts of all types. She also has experience in personal estate planning including the drafting of wills, trusts, living wills and powers of attorney. Furthermore, Ms. Schroeder is skilled in trust and estate administration from her experience as a trust officer at a local bank. 

During law school, Ms. Schroeder was an articles editor on the Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution and earned an award for excellence through her work in a mediation clinic. She was a legal intern at the USDA’s Office of the General Counsel, working specifically with the International Affairs, Food Assistance, and Farm and Rural Programs Division, and she also interned with a local hospital where she assisted in resolving patient complaints and training medical staff. Additionally, Ms. Schroeder worked as a law clerk for the Firm.

Ms. Schroeder is a Bluffton, Ohio, native and currently resides with her husband in Columbus Grove, Ohio. She serves as a board member for Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Toledo as well as the Hancock Properties Foundation, a supporting organization of the Findlay Community Foundation. Ms. Schroeder is also a member of the Findlay Rotary and Kiwanis Clubs. She enjoys baking, traveling, and running, and she has participated in the Glass City Marathon.

Community/Professional Affiliations

• Catholic Charities Diocese of Toledo, board member (2022 - present)
• Findlay-Hancock County Bar Association, secretary
• Findlay Rotary Club
• Hancock Properties Foundation, board member (2021 - present)
• International Service Learning, medical mission work in Belize, Peru, and Nicaragua
• Kiwanis Club of Findlay
• The Ohio State University
  • Health Law Society, past president
  • Inter-Professional Council
• St. Mary’s Catholic Church
  • Parish Council member
  • Religious education teacher
• Toledo Bar Association
• University of Toledo Board of Trustees, student trustee, 2015-2017
• University of Toledo Food Recovery Network, co-founder

Honors & Awards

• 20 Under 40 Award, 2022
• Citizenship Award from the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, 2022

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