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OSBA Board Certified specialist in the practice
of family
relations law
Family Law
Practice Chair
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Practice Concentration
Services include representing clients in all aspects of civil litigation; with a focus on family law, including complex domestic cases, child support and custody litigation, spousal support and property division litigation, preparation of prenuptial agreements, probate litigation including will contests, will interpretation and estate claim litigation.
Representative Experience
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Represented owners of closely held businesses and personal service providers in property division and spousal support in divorces involving medical practices, dental practices, periodontics practice, real estate developers (commercial, residential and high rise office building and governmental subsidized housing complex), real estate holding companies, manufacturing companies, construction companies, construction subcontracting companies, accounting practices/accountants, law practices, lobbying businesses |
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Negotiated dissolution agreements involving assets in excess of forty million dollars and structuring property division payments and stock option contracts valuations and buyouts |
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Represented spouses in tracing and retaining inherited, gifted and premarital/separate property claims |
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Represented parents in obtaining full custody of children and subsequent relocation of children outside the State of Ohio |
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Represented spouses in claims involving improper dissipation of marital assets and defending against financial misconduct claims |
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Represented obligors and obligees in post divorce modification and termination of child support and spousal support |
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Represented spouses in defending/enforcing antenuptial agreement and challenging antenuptial agreements |
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Drafted briefs and presented oral argument before the Ohio Supreme Court on division of state funded retirement plans |
Achievements and Awards
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Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Family Law |
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Listed in Ohio Super Lawyers, Family Law |
Education
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Wittenberg University (B.A., 1979) |
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University of Cincinnati (J.D., 1982) |
Bar Admissions
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U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio |
Professional Memberships and Community Service
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Columbus Bar Association |
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American Bar Association |
Speeches and Publications
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Frequent lecturer in the area of divorce litigation, expert witnesses, divorce taxation and the preparation of domestic documents |
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"Prenuptial Agreements: Not Just for the Rich and Famous” |
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"Social Security Benefits Clarified by the Supreme Court” Coauthored with Jessica Mager, Columbus Bar Briefs, Spring, 2005 |
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