DELIBERATO LAW CENTER - Key Persons


Erica Paczak

Job Titles:
  • Probate Attorney
Erica A. Paczak is proud to be a Cleveland native. Erica graduated from the College of Wooster in 2006 with a Bachelor of Arts degree with a focus in Biology. She graduated from the University of Akron School of Law with a Juris Doctor in 2010 while working full time at Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court. Before joining the firm, she practiced at a boutique firm in Euclid, Ohio where she focused primarily on estate planning and estate administration. Erica joined the Deliberato Law Center in 2019 as a probate and estate attorney. She concentrates her practice in area of estate administration. Erica enjoys spending time with her husband and two daughters, playing tennis and hiking.

Karen Robison

Job Titles:
  • Director of Operations & Paralegal

Mary Kroggel

Job Titles:
  • Client Services Coordinator

Matthew D. Deliberato

Job Titles:
  • Attorney
Matthew D. Deliberato was born and raised in Garfield Heights, OH. He attended St. Ignatius High School in Cleveland and was graduated from the Loyola University, Chicago. He began his professional career as a fourth generation Funeral Director with his parents at the Golubski Deliberato Funeral Home. After one short year, he returned to school at the Cleveland Marshall College of Law. He started the firm in 1999. Matthew's practice is focused on estate planning that incorporates wills, trusts, powers of attorney for administration and healthcare to protect the assets of an individual that have been earned over a lifetime. His elder law practice counsels clients on how to plan for nursing home care and how to establish successful Medicaid planning strategies.

Michelle Fontanet

Job Titles:
  • Director of Marketing and Professional Services Coordinator

Stephanie Trivett

Job Titles:
  • Legal Assistant