Attorney

Roanna Thawley, Esq.

Personal Information

  • Position: Associate Attorney
  • Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate; Adoption Law
  • Year Joined Firm: 2020
  • Address: 21300 Lorain Road, Fairview Park, Ohio 44126
  • Phone: 440-895-1234
  • Email: rthawley@pbrslaw.com

Roanna Thawley earned her BA from Ohio Christian University and her Juris Doctor from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law at Cleveland State University. Her primary areas of practice are estate planning (wills, trusts, powers-of-attorney), estate settlement (probate and trust administration), and adoption law. Roanna was recently named to Super Lawyer’s 2024 Ohio Rising Stars. Prior to becoming an attorney, Roanna worked as a Legislative Aide and House Insurance Committee Clerk at the Ohio House of Representatives. She enjoys frequent workouts at her gym, reading, board games, March Madness, and spoiling her cat named Cat Sir Lewis.

Bar Admissions

  • Ohio – 2021

Education

  • Cleveland-Marshall College of Law at Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio
  • Ohio Christian University, Circleville, Ohio
    • BA in Government & Public Service – 2014
    • Honors graduated summa cum laude

Areas of Practice

  • Estate planning – wills; trusts; powers-of-attorney
  • Estate settlement – probate and trust administration
  • Adoption Law

Courts Frequented

  • Cuyahoga County Probate Court
  • Medina County Probate Court
  • Lorain County Probate Court

Experience and Professional Associations

Get to know Roanna

Prior to becoming an attorney, Roanna worked as a Legislative Aide and Insurance Committee Clerk at the Ohio House of Representatives. She enjoys frequent workouts at her gym, reading, board games, March Madness, and spoiling her cat named Cat Sir Lewis.