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Bruce has been a licensed attorney in Ohio since 1984, and is a certified specialist in family law.     For over 25 years, Bruce has practiced exclusively in the area of family law and domestic relations cases.    Bruce’s specialized expertise includes divorce, dissolution, custody and parenting issues, paternity cases, child support, spousal support/alimony and property division issues.    Bruce has particular experience in complex cases that involve valuation issues and tax issues relating to privately-owned businesses, business owners and self-employed professionals.    Bruce’s expertise also includes the negotiation and preparation of premarital (also called prenuptial or antenuptial) agreements.Bruce is licensed to practice in Ohio and Kentucky.   Bruce has regularly appeared in Domestic Relations and Family Courts throughout Southwestern Ohio (Hamilton, Warren, Butler and Clermont counties) and Northern Kentucky (Boone, Kenton and Campbell counties).       Bruce is actively involved in Collaborative Divorce, as a member of the Cincinnati Academy of Collaborative Professionals.   Collaborative Divorce is dedicated to resolving divorce issues and other family law disputes through negotiation and agreed settlements.    In Collaborative Law cases, both parties and their attorneys make a binding commitment to negotiate an agreed resolution without the use of litigation tactics or adversarial Court proceedings. Bruce also is a certified mediator of divorce issues and other family law disputes.     In divorce mediation, the mediator is a neutral third-party who helps the parties make their own settlement agreement without the expense and conflict of a litigated divorce case in Court.    A divorce mediator does not decide any outcome, as the only outcome in mediation is a mutual agreement that is voluntarily made by both parties.Bruce’s skill and experience in family law and domestic relations cases has been recognized by an impressive collection of professional organizations.    Bruce is one of few lawyers in Greater Cincinnati who have been recognized by all of the following professional organizations:●   Bruce has been recognized as one of the Best Lawyers in America, in the field of Family Law.   Best Lawyers is the premier national and international guide to outstanding lawyers, which bases its selections on comprehensive peer review and confidential evaluations by other lawyers.   ●   Bruce is a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (the “AAML”).  The AAML is an exclusive group of the leading family law attorneys in America, who have passed a rigorous examination and been recognized by judges and other lawyers as preeminent family law attorneys with high levels of knowledge, skill, experience and integrity.   ●   Since 2005, Bruce has been recognized as an Ohio “Super Lawyer” in the field of Family Law.    Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.     Only 5% of the attorneys in Ohio are recognized as Super Lawyers.●   Bruce is a Certified Family Law Specialist of the Ohio State Bar Association, under certification rules established by the Ohio Supreme Court.    Certification as a Family Law Specialist is based on favorable evaluations from family law attorneys and domestic relations judges, and a comprehensive examination covering all areas of divorce and family law.Bruce has convenient offices at the following locations throughout the Greater Cincinnati area:   Downtown, Blue Ash, Hyde Park (Rookwood Commons), West Chester, Northern Kentucky.       

Practices Areas

Divorce and separation

Language

English

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