John D. Zoller Esq.
Partner at Zoller | Biacsi Co., L.P.A.
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 37 years of experience
Family Law
3611 Prospect Avenue East, Cleveland, OH 44115
About John D. Zoller Esq.
Practice Areas
- Family Law
Education
- Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law, Ada, Ohio, 1986J.D.
- Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio, 1983B.A.
- Major: English
Languages
- English
Classes and 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
- Continuing legal education presentations, bar associations, etc, 1989 - Present
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Ohio, 1986
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio, 1987
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2001
- Michigan, 2022
Other Affiliations
- 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, 2006 - Present (Board of Directors)
- AARP, 1999 - 2000 (Panel Member)
- 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, 2003 - Present (Co-counsel)
- "Baby MaryBeth": Nationally televised (Court TV) trial over permanent custody for adoption placement (Counsel)
- Internation Academy of Collaborative Professionals, 2010 - Present (Member)
Past 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
Articles
Published Works
- Factors vs. Formulas– Cleveland Bar Journal – July/August 2016 Examined tendency to determine spousal support using informal formulas rather than 14 statutory factors for spousal support.
- A Long Road to Disappointment: Child Support under HB 366, Cleveland Bar Journal, Jul/Aug 2019 Examined 1st overhaul of OH Child Support guidelines in 27 years. While many improvements came from HB366, Ohio failed to adjust the support table in any adequate way given the increase in cost of living in the prior 27 years.
Office Info
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