Gary A. Ebert
Gary A. Ebert is the Director of SSE&G’s Estate Planning, Business Succession and Probate practice group; Municipal and Public Law practice group; Real Estate, Environmental and Land Use practice group; and our Sports and Entertainment practice group. He has combined a private practice with his public role as a Bay Village Law Director, thus developing a range of experience that serves the legal needs of most business and governmental organizations. Gary has been practicing law for 46 years, 31 of those at SSEG.
As our director of the Estate Planning, Business Succession and Probate practice group, Mr. Ebert has helped many clients customize their Probate and Estate succession plans for both modest and complex estates as well as Wills and Trust Arrangements. Gary assists clients in planning for disability utilizing Power of Attorney, Health Care Power of Attorney, Living Wills, Donor Registration Enrollment Forms, Business Succession Planning and Probate and Trust Administration. Mr. Ebert is an expert at customizing each client’s estate plan in order to help achieve ones objective and goals.
Gary is currently the Law Director for the city of Avon Lake and Assistant Law Director for the city of Huron and is actively involved in the contractual requirements of bidding, procurement, repair and construction and related real estate and environmental matters; labor negotiations with classified and non-classified employees; establishing employment compliance standards and securing favorable financing requirements for the city.
On a governmental level, Mr. Ebert has participated in the executive, legislative and judicial branches. A limited list of his responsibilities include: executive operation of the City’s legal department, enforcement of state civil laws and municipal ordinances and criminal law violations with further requirements to defend law suits filed against the city; and in filing law suits on behalf of the city, legislative duties in the drafting of ordinances and judicial activities including legal opinions on varied subjects such as constitutionality of ordinances and conflicts of interests. He has even served as the Interim Mayor when he was with the city of Bay Village. In addition, Gary interfaces with other governmental units including Boards of Education and has on several occasions, negotiated and concluded work agreements.
As Director of the Firm’s Sports and Entertainment practice group, he has represented several Major League Baseball Managers and General Managers as well as NFL and College Football Coaches and General Managers.
Mr. Ebert lives in Bay Village with his wife Pamela. He has three children, Caroline, Amanda, Brian and five grandchildren. He enjoys golf, wood making and gardening.