Schottenstein Zox & Dunn

Education

• B.S., Baldwin-Wallace College, 1967
• J.D., Harvard Law School, 1970

Bar and Court Admissions

• Ohio, 1970
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1974
• U.S. Tax Court, 1971

Professional Associations

• American Bar Association, Member, Tax Section; Member, Personal Service Organization sub-committee
• Ohio State Bar Association
• Columbus Bar Association, Past Chairman, Tax and Business Law Committees; Committee Member, Estate and Gift Tax, Business Tax, and Employee Benefits; Past Chairman and Lecturer, Columbus Tax Conference
• Columbus Estate Planning Council
• The Group, Inc.

Honors and Awards

• Martindale-Hubbell AV® Peer Review Rated
• The Best Lawyers in America, Employee Benefits Law, Tax Law and Trusts and Estates, 1983-2010
• Ohio Super Lawyer, 2004-2010
• American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, Fellow

Publications

• Incentive Stock Options-Highlights of Final Regulations, BNA Executive Compensation Library, 2004
• ESOPS: Win, Win, Win Idea For Owners, Employees, Business First, September 14, 2001
• Shared-Ownership - A Superior Way to Own Life Insurance, Business First, September 14, 2001
• Taxpayers Repeal Estate Tax By Creating a Dynasty Trust, Business First, January 19, 2001

Community Leadership

• The Columbus Foundation, Legal Advisory Board, Member
• The Ohio State University's College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Advisory Board, Member
• Small Business Counsel of America, Legal Advisory Board, Member
• OSU Creative Pension and Benefit Seminar, Planning Committee Member
  

Practice Areas

John Terakedis, Co-Coordinator of the Employee Benefits Practice Area at SZD, concentrates his employee benefits practice in qualified retirement plans and nonqualified deferred compensation plans with regard to design, implementation, operation and termination, including advising clients with regard to fiduciary issues. He also focuses on the representation of closely-held businesses and estate and gift planning for high net worth business owners, executives and professionals. He is extensively involved in family succession and business transition planning, which is complemented by his employee benefits practice.

John is a frequent lecturer on pension and estate planning issues and has authored numerous professional outlines and articles. He is a past Adjunct Professor at Capital University in their Master of Laws in Taxation Program and has also served as a guest lecturer at The Ohio State University School of Law.