Carl J. Grassi

Carl became firm chairman in 2016 after serving as firm president for nine years. He serves on the firm's Board of Directors and Executive Committee. Carl is corporate counsel and business advisor to a number of middle-market and growth companies. He has extensive experience assisting clients in areas of complex mergers and acquisitions, choice of entity planning, business succession planning, financing and structuring ESOPs, executive compensation and tax planning, creation of family limited partnerships, formation and use of limited liability companies, and IRS controversies. 

Carl authors the Small Business “Tax Tips” column for Crain’s Cleveland Business and has written other articles for national publications.  He frequently speaks on business planning related topics for business owners, accountants and lawyers.

Carl earned a J.D. from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law in 1984. He received a B.S.B.A. from John Carroll University in 1981.