John D. Zoller Esq.
Shareholder since 1994
Areas of Practice
- Family Law
- Domestic Law
- Juvenile Law
- Collaborative Law
Certified Legal Specialties
- Certified Specialist – Family Relations Law- 2000 to present , Ohio State Bar Association
- Certified Family Mediator, Academy of Family Mediation, 1992
Bar Admissions
- Ohio, 1986
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio, 1987
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2001
Education
- Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law, Ada, Ohio
- J.D. - 1986
- Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio
- B.A. - 1983
- Major: English
Classes/Seminars
- Presenter, Attorney for Children and Guardian ad Litem, National Business Institute, 1994
- Presenter, Uniformed Child Custody Jurisdiction Act; Parental Kidnapping Act; Hague, National Business Institute, 1999
- Presenter, Guardian ad Litem Training, Cuyahoga County Bar Association, 1989
- Presenter, Duties of Guardian ad Litem, Cuyahoga County Bar Association, 1991
- Presenter, Practicing as a Guardian ad Litem, Cuyahoga County Bar Association, 1991
- Presenter, Guardian ad Litem Training, Cuyahoga County Bar Association, 1994
- Presenter, Interviewing Children, Cuyahoga County Bar Association, 1997
- Presenter, Guardian ad Litem Training, Cuyahoga County Bar Association, 1999
- Presenter, Custody & Visitation, Cleveland Bar Association, 1993
- Presenter, People's Law School, Cleveland Bar Association, 1997
- Presenter, Temporary Support Procedures - Civil Rule 75, Cleveland Bar Association, 1999
- Presenter, The Joint Committee on Estate Planning and Domestic Relations Antenuptial, Cleveland Bar Association, 1999
- Presenter, Temporary Support Procedures - Civil Rule 75, Cleveland Bar Association, 2000
- Presenter, Chair of the Family Law portion of the Practice and Procedure Clinic, Cleveland Bar Association, 2003
- Presenter, Juvenile Law - New Lawyers Training, Cleveland Marshall College of Law, 2002
- Presenter, Mock Trial - Residency Program, Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital, 1993
- Presenter, Seminar on Serving Children's Needs During Disaster Management, CASE Western Reserve University: School of Medicine
- Adjunct Faculty Instructor in Domestic Relations Law, Juvenile Law, and Law in Film, Ursuline College- Pepper Pike, Ohio , 2003 - Present
- Presenter, Divorces from Start to Finish- Equitable division, support and custody portions, National Business Institute, 2010
- Presenter, Determining "Best Interests" of a child as a Guardian ad Litem, Ohio State Bar Association, 2010
Honors and Awards
- National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, Awards of Merit, June 6, 2003
- National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, Awards of Merit, January 3, 2005
- National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, Awards of Merit, February 22, 2005
- Ohio Super Lawyer, Law & Politics/Cincinnati Magazine, 2004 - 2012
- Ohio State Bar Association Family Law Specialist, June 1, 2004 - January 24, 2011
Professional Associations and Memberships
- American Bar Association, Family Law Section, Member
- American Bar Association, International Child Abduction Network (ICAAN), Member
- Ohio State Bar Association, Member
- The Center for Principled Family Advocacy, Member
- United Cerebral Palsy of Greater Cleveland, Board of Directors, 2006 - Present
- AARP, Panel Member, 1999 - 2000
- Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, Family Law Section, Member
- Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, Judicial Selection Committee, Member
- Domestic Relations Guardian ad Litem Project Advisory Committee
- Domestic Relations Guardian ad Litem for more than 300 children
- Amicus Curiae in 1st appeal of judicial bypass of abortion notification law, Co-counsel, 2003 - Present
- "Baby MaryBeth": Nationally televised (Court TV) trial over permanent custody for adoption placement, Counsel
Past Employment Positions
- Jerome & Zoller, Principal, 1992 - 1994
- Jerome, Smith & Condeni, Associate, 1992
- Kasdan & Baxter Co., L.P.A., Associate, 1987 - 1991
- United Stated Marine Corps , Honorable Discharge -1982
