Traditional Practice

Associate

Capital Law School/1996/JD

US-0-OH-1996

Chapter Delegate Board of Governors

First VP, Second VP, President, Immediate Past President, Chapter Delegate Board of Governors

Columbus Bar Association American Bar Association Ohio State Bar Association Central Ohio Academy of Collaborative Divorce Professionals (2017 to present); Member Protocols Committee (2019 to 2021) Chair, Domestic Relations Committee, Central Ohio Association for Justice (formerly the Franklin County Trial Lawyers Association), 2002

• Presenter, Hot Tip: Succession Planning for Lawyers, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Ohio Chapter Symposium, 2024 • Presenter, Post-Nuptial Agreements Maybe it Makes Sense to Stay Married, Ohio Judicial College OADRJ Fall Seminar, 2023 and Fairfield County Bar Association • Moderator, Post-Nuptial Agreements Maybe it Makes Sense to Stay Married, 34th Annual Harold R. Kemp AAML Ohio Symposium on Family Law, 2023 • Presenter, The Successful Sabbatical: How and Why to Take a Month Away and Why it is Good for your Team, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Mid-Year Meeting, Family Law, 2023 • Presenter, The Remote Office, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Mid-Year Meeting, Family Law, 2021 • Presenter, What’s Up with Prenupts?, 31st Annual Harold R. Kemp AAML Ohio Symposium on Family Law, 2020 • Presenter, Divorce 101-Using Discovery in Divorce, AAML Ohio/CBA, 2018 • Presenter, Ted Talks Tax: Home is Where the Tax Is, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Fall Meeting, Family Law, 2017 • Presenter, Hot Tips: Getting the Court to Order Life Insurance to Secure Support, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Ohio Chapter Symposium, 2017 • Presenter, Family Law Update, OSBA State Convention, 2014 • Replevin--Give Me Back My Stuff, legal options available to non-married people seeking return of their property after a relationship ends, presented as part of "Divorce Without A Marriage" , 24th Annual Harold R. Kemp AAML Ohio Symposium on Family Law, 2013 • Often Overlooked Antenuptial Agreement Issues , 23rd Annual Harold R. Kemp AAML Ohio Family Law Symposium; Dayton Bar Association, 2012 • Relocation in Custody Matters, key aspects of representing parents moving out-of-state with the children vs parents remaining in their home state with the children, Columbus Bar Association, 2008 • Child & Spousal Support Update, 2007 • Life Insurance & Divorce, importance and ability to obtain and maintain life insurance to collateralize support obligations with life insurance, Columbus Bar Association, 2006 • Retirement Benefits & Qualified Domestic Relations Orders, Ohio Legal Aid, 2006 • Relocation Do's and Don'ts, tips for litigating parental relocation in custody matters , 18th Annual AAML Ohio Family Law Symposium, 2006 • Using Prenuptial Agreements to Minimize Financial Surprises, 2004 • Divorce & Representing Small Business Owners, 1998 • Using Discovery to Your Client's Advantage, which was selected by the Ohio CLE Institute for publication in The Best of Family Law 1997, Co-Author, 1997