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Zashin & Rich Co., L.P.A., founded in 1981, practices law throughout the state of Ohio. The firm's primary practice areas are family law and employment and labor law.

Zashin & Rich Co., L.P.A is well known for handling large and complicated domestic relations cases. The family law practice area includes: divorce, dissolution, child custody, domestic violence, support issues, marital settlement agreements and equitable property divisions. The firm regularly handles these matters in the common pleas and appellate courts of Ohio and the Ohio Supreme Court. Robert I. Zashin, a founding partner of Zashin & Rich, has been recognized in domestic relations in every edition of the Best Lawyers in America since the publication's inception.

Zashin & Rich also has a comprehensive labor and employment practice. The firm represents employers in lawsuits under all federal and state anti-discrimination statutes. The firm also represents employers before all employment related administrative agencies. Zashin & Rich handles matters involving alleged violations of anti-discrimination statutes including, but not limited to, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, state discrimination laws, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act and the Family and Medical Leave Act.

In labor relations, Zashin & Rich regularly negotiates and counsels clients on the administration of collective bargaining agreements. In addition, the firm represents employers in grievance and arbitration proceedings and in litigation matters arising out of collective bargaining agreements.

Further, the firm counsels clients on the preparation and administration of employment policies and procedures and reviews them for legal compliance.

Statement of Practice

Domestic Relations, Divorce, Dissolution, International Custody Disputes, Child Custody, Post Decree Litigation, Pre-Nuptial Agreements, Property Division, Spousal Support, Child Support, Domestic Violence, Parental Rights and Responsibilities, Labor and Employment, Corporate Law, Real Estate, Civil Litigation, Workers' Compensation, Class Action, Collective Action, Multidistrict Action.

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Address

55 Public Square, 4th Floor
Cleveland, OH 44113-1901, (Cuyahoga Co.)

Phone

Phone: 216-696-4441
Fax: 216-696-1618

Website

http://www.zrlaw.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

Columbus, Ohio Office: 17 South High Street, Suite 750, 43215. Telephone: 614-224-4411. Fax: 614-224-4433.

PARTNERS

Andrew A. Zashin (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio, February 7, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Ohio; 1994, Florida; 1995, District of Columbia. Education: Brown University (A.B., 1990); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1993). Notes Editor, Case Western Reserve Law Review. Certified Specialist in Family Relations Law, Ohio State Bar Association. Listed: The Best Lawyers in America, 2006 Edition; Ohio Super Lawyer, Cincinnati Magazine; Leading Lawyer, Inside Business Magazine. Adjunct Professor of Law, Case Western Reserve University. Lecturer, Domestic Violence, Ohio State Bar Association (OSBA CLE Institute). Member: Cuyahoga County (Member, Certified Grievance Committee and Former Chair, Family Law Section) and Ohio State Bar Associations. Fellow: American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. (Certified Specialist in Family Relations Law, Ohio State Bar Association). Practice Areas: Domestic Relations; Divorce; Child Custody; Child Support.Email: Andrew A. Zashin

Stephen S. Zashin (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio, December 24, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, Ohio. Education: University of Pennsylvania (B.S., cum laude, 1991); Case Western Reserve University (J.D.; M.B.A., 1995). Phi Delta Phi. Recipient, Dean's Academic Achievement Award. Member, Case Western Reserve University Law Review, 1993-1994. Author: "Bodyslam From the Top Rope: Unequal Bargaining Power and Professional Wrestling's Failure to Unionize," 12 University of Miami, Entertainment and Sports Law Review 1, 1995. Member: Cleveland, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. (Certified Specialist in Labor and Employment Law, Ohio State Bar Association). Special Agencies: EEOC; OCRC. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Equal Employment Opportunity Law; Employment Discrimination; Labor Relations; Civil Litigation.Email: Stephen S. Zashin

ASSOCIATES

George S. Crisci (Associate) born May 30, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Ohio. Education: College of Wooster (B.A., with honors, 1980); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1983). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. (Certified Specialist in Labor and Employment Law, Ohio State Bar Association). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Education Law; Public School Law; School Tenure; Teachers Credentials; Title IX Discrimination; Civil Rights; Civil Rights Defense; Civil Rights Section 1983; Discrimination; Race Discrimination; Sex Discrimination; Disabilities; Americans with Disabilities Act; Disability Discrimination; Government; Political Subdivision Liability.Email: George S. Crisci

Deanna Lynn Di Petta (Associate) born Cleveland, Ohio, April 23, 1958; admitted to bar, 1987, Ohio. Education: Cleveland State University (B.A., 1980); Cleveland Marshall College of Law (J.D., 1986). Tau Epsilon Rho. Blue Key. Adjunct Professor, Domestic Relations Law, Notre Dame College of Ohio, 2002. Member, Make-a-Wish Foundation and Ronald McDonald House. Member: Cuyahoga County Bar Association (Past Member, Domestic Relations Court's Local Rules Committee; Trustee, Cuyahoga County Bar Association). Languages: French. Practice Areas: Domestic Relations; Divorce; Child Custody; Child Support.Email: Deanna Lynn Di Petta

Christopher R. Reynolds (Associate) born 1975; admitted to bar, 2007, Ohio. Education: Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan (B.A., Psychology, 1998; M.S.W., 2000); Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 2007). Licensed Master's Social Worker, State of Michigan. Member: Ohio State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Family Law; Divorce; Post Divorce Modification; Qualified Domestic Relations Orders; Restraining Orders; Separation Agreements; Spousal Support; Uncontested Divorce.Email: Christopher R. Reynolds

Robert M. Fertel (Associate) born 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Ohio. Education: Ohio State University (B.A., 1969; J.D., 1972). Reported Cases: Cleveland Board of Education v. Loudermill, 470 U.S. 532 (1985). Practice Areas: Domestic Relations; Employment Law; Complex Civil Litigation; Appellate Practice.Email: Robert M. Fertel

Deborah L. Goodrich (Associate) born 1979; admitted to bar, 2006, Ohio. Education: Ohio State University (B.S., Communications, 2001); Case Western Reserve School of Law (J.D., 2006). Participant: Creation of a nationally recognized diversity and gender relations outreach program; Mock Trial. Co-Captain of the National Moot Court Competition Team. Recipient, Excellence in Outreach and Communication Award, Case Western Reserve School of Law. Associate Editor, Case Western Reserve Law Review. Brief Advisor, Law students in legal writing and appellate advocacy. Member: Cuyahoga, Cleveland and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Divorce; Dissolution; Property Division; Child Support; Spousal Support; Parental Rights; Parental Responsibilities.Email: Deborah L. Goodrich

Michele L. Jakubs (Associate) born Portsmouth, Virginia, September 30, 1970; admitted to bar, 1999, Ohio. Education: Ohio State University (B.S., 1992); Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1999). Member: Ohio State and American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Labor Relations; Equal Employment Opportunity Law; Employment Discrimination; Torts.Email: Michele L. Jakubs

Steven P. Dlott (Associate) born Tulsa, Oklahoma, March 2, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Ohio. Education: New York University (B.A., 1982); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1985). Assistant Notes Editor, Case Western Reserve University Law Review, 1984-1985. Member: Cleveland Bar Association (Member, Worker's Compensation Committee; Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee). Languages: Hebrew. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Employment Law.Email: Steven P. Dlott

Patrick J. Hoban (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Ohio. Education: Boston College (B.A., cum laude, 1986); University of Akron (J.D., 2005). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Labor Arbitration; Labor Law; Labor Relations.Email: Patrick J. Hoban

Patrick M. Watts (Associate) born Ashtabula, Ohio, July 4, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: The College of Wooster (B.A., 1999); The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law (J.D., 2002). Member: Lake County, Ashtabula County, Cleveland, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; National Employment Lawyers Association; Ohio Employment Lawyers Association; Cleveland Employment Lawyers Association; Cleveland Employment Inn of Courts. Reported Cases: Bradley v. Mary Rutan Hospital, 322 926 (S.D. Ohio 2003); Schmauch v. Honda of America, Inc., 295 F.Supp2d 823 (S.D. Ohio 2003). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Fair Labor Standards Act; Family and Medical Leave Act; Americans with Disabilities Act; Race Discrimination; Sex Discrimination; National Origin Discrimination; Pregnancy Discrimination.

Victoria A. Glowacki (Associate) born 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Ohio. Education: Baldwin-Wallace College (B.A., Political Science, cum laude, 2002); University of Akron, School of Law (J.D., 2005). Law Clerk to the Honorable Judge James L. Kimbler, Medina County Court of Common Pleas. Practice Areas: Family Law; Divorce; Domestic Relations; Divorce Mediation; Marital Agreements; Marital Property Distribution; Marital Property Law; Marital Property Settlements; Qualified Domestic Relations Orders; Separation Agreements; Spousal Support; Restraining Orders; Uncontested Divorce.Email: Victoria A. Glowacki

Jon M. Dileno (Associate) born Cleveland, Ohio, January 14, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, Ohio. Education: John Carroll University; Baldwin-Wallace College (B.A., cum laude, 1984); Tulane University (J.D., cum laude, 1988). Recipient, Outstanding Labor Law Student Honor. Contributing Editor, Elkouri and Elkouri, "How Arbitration Works," 6th Edition. Instructor, Public Sector Labor Law, Cleveland State University, Certificate Program, 2000—. Special Agencies: National Labor Relations Board; State Employment Relations Board; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; Ohio Civil Rights Commission. Practice Areas: Management Labor Law; Equal Employment Opportunity Law; Litigation.Email: Jon M. Dileno

Jonathan A. Rich (Associate) born 1966; admitted to bar, 1993, Ohio. Education: Ohio State University (B.S., cum laude, Business Administration, 1989); Cleveland Marshall College of Law (J.D., 1992). Member: Cuyahoga County and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Domestic Relations; Civil Litigation.Email: Jonathan A. Rich

Britt J. Rossiter (Associate) born June 17, 1971; admitted to bar, 1998, Ohio; 2004, California. Education: Central Washington University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1995); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1998). Member: State Bar of California.Email: Britt J. Rossiter

OF COUNSEL

Lawrence J. Rich (Of Counsel) born 1941; admitted to bar, 1967, Ohio. Education: Ohio State University (B.S., 1963); Cleveland Marshall College of Law (J.D., 1967). Instructor, Real Estate Law, Cuyahoga Community College. Deputy Cuyahoga County Auditor. President, Cleveland-Marshall's Law Alumni Association, 1980-1981. Practice Areas: Domestic Relations; Business Law; Real Estate.Email: Lawrence J. Rich

COLUMBUS ASSOCIATE

Lois A. Gruhin (Associate) born 1947; admitted to bar, 1971, New Jesey and Kentucky; 1972, New York; 1973, Ohio. Education: Rutgers University (B.A., 1968); University of Louisville (J.D., magna cum laude, 1971). Recipient: Louis D. Brandeis Scholarship; Carl Mann Scholarship; West Publishing Company Award for Highest Scholastic Average in the Freshman Class; Phi Alpha Delta Robert B. Linton Award; American Law Book Company Award; Kappa Beta Pi Award for Outstanding Third Year Woman. Executive Editor, Journal of Family Law, 1970-1971. General Counsel and Secretary, Schottenstein Stores Corporation. (Also at Columbus, Ohio Office). Practice Areas: Employment Law; Employment Discrimination; Domestic Relations; Civil Litigation.Email: Lois A. Gruhin

RETIRED PARTNER

Robert I. Zashin (Member) born 1940; admitted to bar, 1968, Ohio and New York. Education: Rutgers University (B.A., 1962; M.A., Education, 1966); Cleveland Marshall College of Law (J.D., 1967). Frequent Lecturer: Cleveland Marshall College of Law; Ohio Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Appointed, Committee on Child Support Guidelines, Ohio Supreme Court. Life Member and Honorary Trustee, Cleveland Marshall College of Law. Listed in every edition of "The Best Lawyers in America." Recognized as one of Cleveland's Top 10 Lawyers. Member: Cleveland, Cuyahoga County (Member, Character and Fitness and Judicial Selection Committee) and Ohio State Bar Associations; Ohio (Past President), American and International Academies of Matrimonial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Domestic Relations; Divorce; Child Custody; Child Support; Domestic Violence.Email: Robert I. Zashin