625 City Park Avenue
Columbus, Ohio 43206

The office is located in the German Village neighborhood of Columbus. A parking lot is directly outside the building and there is ample street parking. (There is a two-hour parking limit on the street.) The office is on the first floor. The wide office doorways accommodate wheelchairs.

Tonya R. Coles, Esq. is a solo practitioner in Columbus, Ohio. She focuses her practice on elder law, estate planning, and probate issues. Tonya is a graduate of Capital University Law School. She is licensed to practice law in the State of Ohio.

Prior to attending law school, Tonya worked for several years at Huntington National Bank as a Product Marketing Manager. As marketing manager, Tonya coordinated financial seminars and special events for private banking and investment clients.

Tonya has been a lifetime resident of Columbus. She attended Otterbein College in Westerville, Ohio, where she received a bachelor’s degree in Public Relations (minor in English Literature).

In addition to practicing law, Tonya serves on the board of the J. Ashburn Jr. Youth Center, an organization that provides youth outreach services to children in the Hilltop neighborhood of Columbus. She conducts seminars on basic estate planning and elder law topics at local churches. She is also involved with the Ohio Center for Law Related Education. In 2010, she served as a judge for the Ohio Middle School Mock Trial and the Ohio Project Citizen Showcase (programs sponsored by the Ohio Center or Law Related Education).

Otterbein College (Bachelor of Arts in Public Relations).

Bachelor of Arts in Public Relations (Minor in English Literature).

National Association of Elder Law Attorneys.
American Bar Association.
Ohio State Bar Association.
Columbus Bar Association.
John Mercer Langston Bar Association.
Ohio Center for Law Related Education.

Referral Attorney for Legal Aid Society of Columbus.
Referral Attorney for ProSeniors.

Board Member of J. Ashburn Jr. Youth Center in Columbus, Ohio.