Admitted
1967, Ohio; 1970, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
Law School
Case Western Reserve University, J.D., 1967
Law School Graduation Year
1967
College
Miami University, B.A., 1964
Memberships
Cleveland (Member, Family Law Section), Cuyahoga County (Chairman, Domestic Relations Committee, 1980-1982; Chairman, Family Law, 1984-1985; Member, Judicial Selection Committee, 1982-1983; Member, Grievance Committee, 1988-1993), Ohio State (Member, Family Law Committee, 1975—) and American (Section of Family Law; Executive Committee, 1988-1994, 2000—; Chairman, 1992-1993; Chairman Elect, 1991-1992; Vice Chairman, 1990-1991; Faculty Member, Family Law Advocacy Institute, 1987-1990, 1995; Section Delegate, ABA House of Delegates, 2000—) Bar Associations; Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers (Chairman, Family Law Section, 1976-1977; Recipient, Distinguished Service Award, 1977); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Biographical
Tau Epsilon Rho. Member: Best Lawyers in America, 1983— Who's Who in American Law, 1977—. Co-editor: Managing Clients and Cases: Procedures and Systems for the Family Lawyer, ABA Press, 1986. Co-Author: Books Can Help, Family Advocate, Vol. 1, No. 2; Dealing With Divorce: Books to Help Families Make the Best of It, Family Advocate, Vol. 6, No. 4, 1986; Disqualification, Family Advocate, Vol. 9, No. 3, 1987. Law Clerk, Court of Common Pleas, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, 1967-1969. Principal, Metzenbaum, Gaines & Stern Co., L.P.A., 1975-1981, Associate, l969-l975. Principal, Schwarzwald, Robiner, Wolf & Rock, Co., L.P.A., 1981-1987. Chief U.S. Delegate, 1st World Congress on Family Law & Rights of Children, Sydney, Australia, 1993. Fellow, International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers; American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (Ohio Chapter, President, 1984-1987).