Bailey R. Drexler

Bailey is an attorney in the Vorys Cincinnati office and a member of the trusts, estates and wealth transfer group.  Her practice focuses on high-net-worth estate planning and complex trust and estate administration in Ohio and Florida.

Bailey helps individuals and families identify and achieve their planning goals, offering clients thoughtful solutions for the efficient transfer of assets, both at death and during lifetime.  She assists clients with inheritance planning, wealth transfer tax planning and business succession planning.  She also provides counsel to clients who have or plan to change their state of residency from Ohio to Florida.

Bailey also has substantial experience in residential real estate planning and advises clients on matters related to the management, use, taxation and succession of real estate, including a primary residence, family vacation homes and residential rental properties.  

Bailey’s practice also includes representation of individual and corporate fiduciaries with respect to trust and estate administration matters.  In this role, she provides guidance on administrative best practices, solving complex gift and estate tax questions, reducing the risk of fiduciary liability and resolving questions of ambiguity or disagreement in the interpretation of unclear terms of a will or trust.

Bailey received her J.D. magna cum laude from the University of Minnesota Law School, where she was an articles editor of the Minnesota Law Review and a member of the Order of the Coif.  She received her B.A. cum laude from Xavier University.

Honors & Recognitions

The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch, Trusts and Estates, 2025–2026