Joseph P. Mellen

Joe Mellen's practice is concentrated in the estate and succession planning and estate and trust administration areas. He also has extensive experience in the taxation and commercial transaction areas, with an emphasis on corporations, mergers and acquisitions, and commercial transaction structuring issues. Prior to joining Keating Muething & Klekamp, Joe was associated with an international certified public accounting firm. He served in the U.S. Peace Corps in Colombia as an Economics and Business consultant and has been an active participant as lecturer and moderator of taxation and corporate law seminars. 

Awards & Recognitions

• AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 2019

News

• Forty-eight Keating Muething & Klekamp Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2019

Professional & Community Involvement

• Certified Public Accountant, Ohio (Inactive License)
• Cincinnati Bar Association, Member, Former Member of Legacy Society (Planned Giving Advisory); past Chair, Taxation Committee
• Cincinnati Bar Foundation, Trustee, 1999-2005
• Purdy Foundation Fund of Greater Cincinnati Foundation, DAF Grant's Committee
• Southwestern Ohio Tax Institute, former Chair
• Xavier University, Alumni Board of Governors, former Member
• Pro-Bono Partnership of Cincinnati, Volunteer Attorney