EDUCATION:
Graduate of Youngstown State University, Magna Cum Laude,1976;
Graduate of the University of Houston, Bates College of Law, 1978;
Graduate of the National Judicial College Family Court Proceedings Institute, 1982;
Mediation Training, 1989, (basic), 1992 Advanced;
EXPERIENCE:
Domestic Relations Referee, Wayne County Common Pleas Court 1981-1984;
Private Practice of Law, 1986-Current;
AWARDS, HONORS AND MEMBERSHIPS:
Certified Family Relations Law Specialist,1999
Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 1989-; Named Ohio SuperLawyer 2004-2009;
Authored articles cited by courts as authority, including New Jersey Superior Court, 274 N.J Super. 620 (1993) (Dealing with application of International Laws governing international child custody cases), and 83-LW-3813, 7th District Court of Appeals for Ohio, (1983) (Dealing with Article on accrued and unpaid child support).
PUBLICATIONS:
Co-author Ohio Domestic Relations Law, Banks-Baldwin, 1984;
"A Primer on International Disputes Over Children; When Custody Conflicts Cross The Border", ABA Family Law Section Journal, The Family Advocate, Spring 1993;
"Coming To Grips With Personal Jurisdiction Problems in Multistate Postdivorce Decree Proceedings", American Journal of Family Law, Winter, 1989;
"Child Support, Getting Tough", The Complete Lawyer, Spring 1985;
"Retroactive Modification of Accrued and Unpaid Child Support Payments in Ohio", Ohio State Bar Association Journal, March, 1983;
Co-author and editor of The Ohio and Texas Agricultural Law Handbooks, McFarland & Co. 1984 & 1986.
MISCELLANEOUS:
Instructor, George Washington College of Law, Dyke College and The American Academy of Paralegal Studies, Family Law Courses;
Board of Trustees, The Counseling Center of Wayne and Holmes County 1986-1994;
Board of Directors, Wooster Youth Instructional Football League, 1996-2001
Board of Trustees, Children's House Montessori, 1999-;
Board of Trustees, Wooster Lacrosse Club, 1997-2001;
Recipient of William H. Wertz Award for exceptional service to Wooster-Wayne Legal Aid, 1989;
Recipient Lexis Writing Prize, 1991;
Coach, Wooster Lax Club, elementary and middle school, 1996-2001;
Recipient Wooster YMCA Youth Sports Volunteer of the Year Award, 1988.
