Laurence A. Bartell has over 50 years of experience as a certified public accountant. Prior to joining Sustin, Bartell & Fitzgerald, Ltd. in 1993, he was a tax partner in an international accounting firm. He is a graduate of Miami University, 1968, with a Bachelor of Science degree. Mr. Bartell is also a graduate of Cleveland State University Law School with a Juris Doctor degree and is a practicing attorney in the State of Ohio.

Mr. Bartell is a member of the Cleveland Society of Estate Analysts and the Estate Planning Council of Cleveland.

His experience includes a position formerly with KPMG Peat Marwick as a tax partner, for which his duties included partner-in-charge of the personal financial planning practice and a designated mergers and acquisitions tax partner.  Mr. Bartell also serves as a trustee of multiple private foundations.