Brian offers each of his clients the opportunity and individualized guidance to effectively participate in whatever process has been selected to resolve that client’s particular family law matter. Brian is able to provide his guidance by drawing upon over twenty-five years of experience as a litigator, advisor, and negotiator since his 1979 admission to the practice of law in Ohio. He has been a Certified Specialist in family relations law in Ohio since the inception of that specialization certification in 2001. Martindale Hubbell’s Law Directory has awarded its top AV rating to both Brian and his firm.*
Brian has eagerly embraced the emergence of Collaborative Family Law as a meaningful alternative to those clients who wish to minimize the impact of a divorce or other family crisis upon their children, preserve their ability to communicate with their former spouses, and obtain a divorce or other resolution with their dignity intact. Brian has been a member of the Center for Principled Family Advocacy since its inception in 2000, served as a trustee, and is proud to currently serve as both a member of the Collaborative Practice Group and Vice-President and President-Elect for the Center for Principled Family Advocacy. He is also a member of the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals.
Brian earned his B.A. degree, magna cum laude, from John Carroll University and J.D. degree, cum laude, from Cleveland State University. He appears in the Martindale Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, has been selected by Inside Business periodical as one of the Leading Lawyers in Northeastern Ohio annually since 2000, and has been selected by Law & Politics periodical as one of Ohio’s Super Lawyers annually since 2004. Brian has been a member of the Cleveland, the Cuyahoga County (past chairman, Family Law Section), the Ohio State, and the American Bar Associations, and has been admitted to the bars of both the State of Ohio and the United States Supreme Court.
For additional information concerning both Brian and his law firm, go to www.urbanfamilylaw.com.
*CV, BV and AV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the Bar and the Judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell Ratings fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards. Information concerning the Peer Review Ratings can be found at www.martindale.com/ratings.
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