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As a Fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML) and one of Super Lawyer’s Top Women Lawyers– honors not easily earned –Amy Weis is a highly respected Columbus divorce lawyer. She’s earned her reputation by sparing her clients the financial and emotional drain of contested family law litigation through amicable settlements whenever possible. If a case cannot be resolved through a settlement, Amy is known as a fierce litigator in the courtroom.. Her greatest professional satisfaction is knowing that she leaves her clients better than when she found them, often by empowering them with the knowledge of what to expect, what their entitlements are and by counseling them through the course of their domestic dispute – from start to conclusion. In addition to her expertise in family law and family divorce law, Amy has expanded her knowledge through the AAML to include high profile client contested divorce cases, valuing interests in private equity investments, intricacies of executive compensation and even pet custody.. A magna cum laude graduate of Capital University Law School, Weis was admitted to the Ohio Bar in 1996. Currently, she serves as Immediate past-president of the Ohio chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Previously, she served as the organization’s president and vice president. In 2002, she was chair of the Domestic Relations Committee of the Franklin County Trial Lawyers Association.. Recognized by Ohio Super Lawyers® from 2009 thru present, Amy has been named one of the Top 25 Columbus Women Lawyers from 2010 to present, as well as regulary being listed as one of the Top 50 Women Lawyers in Ohio . She has also written on the law and lectured on its practice.

After practicing for 14 years as as litigation attorney, I now dedicate my practice exclusively to the mediation of civil disputes. I work very hard to save my clients the expense and disruption associated with taking a case to trial. My approach to mediation is to thoroughly understand the legal issues and facts of each case and, drawing from my litigation experience, highlight areas of risk and exposure. I go into each mediation with a thoughtful strategy to bridge gaps and break impasse. Below is recent client feedback from successful mediations:. "Jessica acted as a mediator in a case which I represented one of the parties.  The mediation was a difficult one, given some prosaic legal issues and complicated by very emotional commitments of the parties. Jessica came to the mediation extremely well prepared,  as she had read and mastered the information provided by each party prior to the mediation. During the mediation, the cause could have been lost a few times, except for Jessica's steadfast efforts to help the parties reach a resolution.". "Ms. Goldman was the mediator in a federal court case I recently had.  She was attentive to concerns of both parties and has an effective communication style.  I think her approachable manner went a log way in bridging a lof of gaps between the parties."

**Not accepting clients in Ohio at this time**. Born and grew up Columbus, Ohio's west side, to an Irish newspaperman father from Boston and a mother whose family were miners and boilermen. I remember the steam engines chuffing on the spur line running near my grandmother's house, and the warm summer nights on the porch before air conditioning. Big extended family and terrific holiday German cooking by my grandmother. Enlisted United States Air Force, served Far East, Tactical Navigation cryptologist decoding Communist Chinese air communications. Returned to Ohio to several jobs before beginning university studies in 1976.Part-time kiln grunt for Peggy my potter wife; decade of Muay Thai fight training anniversary February 2014; 8 years Tai Chi practicioner; good gas welder, too!