Patrick A. Sadowski’s current practice areas include nonprofit organization formation and taxation; estate planning; Medicaid planning; probate, estate and trust administration; estate, trust, gift and income taxation; general business law, including mergers and acquisition and business succession planning; and real estate.  

He joined Eastman & Smith's Findlay office in 2008 and is a member in the Firm's Business Law and Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Practice Groups.

Experience

• Obtain tax-exempt status for, and general representation of, nonprofit entities, such as charter schools, public and private foundations, health care  organizations, civic and community organizations, churches and religious organizations, and traditional charitable organizations.
• Represent sellers and purchasers in mergers and acquisitions of various companies and practices, including tax planning, transition planning, and post-closing planning.
• Coordinate with landowners, brokers, economic development groups, and site selectors to structure real estate agreements for large scale industrial developments.
• Assist clients in planning their estates in order to qualify for Medicaid and Veteran's Administration benefits, mitigating estate taxes and probate costs, and addressing issues surrounding potential remarriage of a surviving spouse, caring for minor children, and asset management and protection for beneficiaries.
• Assist business owners with succession planning to preserve the owners' businesses for future generations and to ensure that their families receive fair value at the business owners' deaths.

Community/Professional Affiliations

Professional Involvement

• Electric Cooperative Bar Association
• Findlay-Hancock County Bar Association
• The Florida Bar
• Ohio State Bar Association

Current Community Involvement

• Blanchard Valley Port Authority (board vice chair)
• Children's Mentoring Connection of Hancock County Foundation Board of Trustees
• City of Findlay Income Tax Board of Appeals
• Findlay-Hancock County Bar Association Certified Grievance Committee (committee chair)
• Findlay-Hancock County Economic Development Advisory Board (past board president)
• Findlay Kiwanis
• St. Michael the Archangel School/Parish Foundation Board of Trustees

Past Community Involvement

• American Red Cross, North Central Ohio Region Board of Directors (past board chair)
• Children's Mentoring Connection of Hancock County Board of Directors (past board president)
• Findlay-Hancock County Alliance Board of Directors (past board president)
• Hancock Leadership Class of 2009
• Marathon Center for the Performing Arts (past board chair)
• Safe Ride Home Board of Directors (past board treasurer)
• University of Toledo Natural Sciences and Mathematics and Alumni Affiliate (past board vice president)

Honors & Awards

• 2013, 2016 American Red Cross Volunteer Leadership Award
• 2014 Findlay-Hancock County Chamber of Commerce Professional of the Year Nominee
• 2016 - 2020 Ohio Rising Star by Ohio Super Lawyers
• 2016 20 Under 40 Award
• Best Lawyers in America®, 2025- Present

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