ROBERT E. LESSING, JR.
374 Broad Street, Suite 1
Elyria, Ohio 44035
Email: blessing@lessingandkryszak.com
Attorney Robert E. Lessing, Jr., practices law at Lessing & Kryszak, Co., LPA, in both Elyria and Grafton, Ohio. He focuses his practice in the areas of Estate Planning, Estate and Trust Administration, Small Business and Real Estate. A resident of Lorain County for many years, Mr. Lessing was reared in Parma Heights, Ohio and graduated from Parma Senior High School. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Capital University in Columbus, Ohio and a Juris Doctor degree from Valparaiso University School of Law in Valparaiso, Indiana. Mr. Lessing has been independently engaged in the private practice of law since 1976. He previously practiced as a sole proprietor, with Lessing, White & Roig, Ltd., and with Lessing & Kovacs, Attorneys at Law, in the areas of Estate Planning, Estate and Trust Administration, Small Business and Real Estate. He was also employed as an attorney at West, West & Sherman, Co., LPA, in Elyria, Ohio, in the general practice of law and National City Bank, Cleveland, Ohio, in the Office of Counsel and the Trust Department. A recipient of the Elyria Jaycees Distinguished Service Award, he has also received awards from Who's Who in the Midwest. He has been recognized by Outstanding Young Men of America, Elyria Jaycees-JCI Senator, and he received the Chicago Tribune Medal of Honor. He is a member of the Ohio State, Cleveland and Lorain County Bar Associations.
Mr. Lessing's commitment to the community is manifested by his present membership on the Grafton-Midview Public Library Board of Trustees since 1988, where he has served as President for six terms. Mr. Lessing has been a member of Emmanuel Lutheran Church since 1981, having served on Church Council for two terms. He is a member of Vocational Guidance Services-Elyria Council, since 1984. He has been involved with the Midview Endowment Fund (President for six terms); Eaton Township Zoning Commission (Chairman for three terms); Grafton Advisory Council for Prisons; Family Planning Services (President for two terms); Taxpayers' Committee of Eaton Township (Chairman for two terms); Kiwanis Club of Grafton-Midview; United Health Foundation (President for two terms); Elyria Board of Zoning Appeals (Chairman for two terms); Citizens Committee for Elyria Schools (Chairman); Elyria Precinct Committeeperson; Elyria Area League of Women Voters (First Male Member); Elyria Town Meeting-National Bicentennial (Chairman); Elyria Citizens for Education (Co-Chairman); and Elyria Jaycees (President 1975 to 1976).
ANDREA C. KRYSZAK
374 Broad Street, Suite 1
Elyria, Ohio 44035
Email: akryszak@lessingandkryszak.com
Attorney Andrea C. Kryszak practices law at Lessing & Kryszak, Co., LPA, in Elyria, Ohio. She focuses her practice in the areas of Estate and Medicaid Planning, Estate and Trust Administration, Family Law, Small Business and Real Estate. Ms. Kryszak previously practiced law at Lessing, White & Roig, Ltd. Ms. Kryszak has been a resident of Lorain County since 1997. She was reared in Alden, New York, graduated from Alden Senior High School and obtained a Bachelor of Science degree from Buffalo State College. Ms. Kryszak was employed with the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service as an Immigration Inspector in Buffalo, New York, and Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and as a District Adjudications Officer in Cleveland, Ohio, prior to entering law school. She graduated from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Magna Cum Laude, and obtained her Juris Doctor degree. She is currently a member of the Ohio State, Cleveland and Lorain County Bar Associations, and a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys.
Ms. Kryszak's commitment to the community is manifested by her membership on the board of directors for Common Ground, The Cindy Nord Center for Renewal (Vice-Chairperson) in Oberlin, Ohio, and for New Riverbend Homes (Vice-Chairperson) in Elyria, Ohio. She is also involved with the Community Foundation of Lorain County as the Co-Chairperson of the Women's Fund and as a former participant of the Giving Circle. She is the Co-Chairperson of the New Lawyers Committee and a member of the Social Committee of the Lorain County Bar Association and an alumni of Leadership Lorain County (2005). Ms. Kryszak currently volunteers for Hand Me Down Dobes, Inc. and has volunteered for the Alzheimer's Association. She shows versatility in working with her clients by being able to communicate in Spanish.
