Practice areas: Family Law; view more
Licensed in Ohio since: 2007
Education: University of Cincinnati College of Law
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Zachary D. Smith, LLC
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The owner of his own firm located in Cincinnati, Ohio, Zachary D. Smith focuses his practice exclusively on family law matters. Providing representation to clients throughout the State of Ohio, he assists people who are facing the end of their marriage and helps them deal with such divorce-related issues such as property division, child custody and visitation, and spousal and child support. An accomplished litigator, Mr. Smith is also a trained family law mediator and has extensive experience in collaborative divorce proceedings as well. Other family law matters that Mr. Smith handles include premarital and post-marital agreements and as well as obtaining and defending protective orders for clients.
Mr. Smith attended Indiana University Bloomington as an undergraduate, where he received a Bachelor of Science in 2003. He went on to pursue his legal studies at the University of Cincinnati College of Law and was awarded his Juris Doctor in 2007. After graduation, Mr. Smith joined the Commonwealth of Kentucky's Department of Public Advocacy, where he served as an assistant public defender and obtained significant trial experience. He later entered private practice and was with a well-known Cincinnati family law firm before starting his own firm in 2015. Admitted to practice in Ohio and Kentucky, Mr. Smith is also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky.
Highly regarded by his fellow professionals, Mr. Smith has received an "AV" rating from Martindale-Hubbell, a "Superb" peer review rating through Avvo and is annually listed as on of Cincinnati's "Leading Lawyers". Mr. Smith has also been listed by Superlawyers as a "Top 50" lawyer in Cincinnati and a "Top 100" Lawyer in Ohio. He stays abreast of current developments in his practice area as a specialist in Family Relations Law by the Ohio State Bar Association, Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, and memberships in the Cincinnati Bar Association and Cincinnati Academy of Collaborative Professionals.
Practice areas
Family LawFocus areas
Child Support, Custody & Visitation, Divorce
- 100% Family Law
First Admitted: 2007, Ohio
Professional Webpage: https://www.zdslaw.com/attorney/smith-zachary-d/
Bar / Professional Activity
- Ohio State Bar Association -- Certified Family Relations Law Specialist, 2019
- Fellow - American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 2020
- Commonwealth of Kentucky, 2008
- Cincinnati Academy of Collaborative Professionals -- Co-Chair
- Ohio
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Kentucky, 2009
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio, 2009
- Kentucky
Special Licenses / Certifications
- Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 2020
- Ohio State Bar Association Certified Specialist -- Family Relations Law, 2019
Honors
- Named to 2020 Super Lawyers List, Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers, 2020
- Named to 2019 Super Lawyers List, Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers, 2019
- Named to 2017 Super Lawyers List, Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers, 2017
- Named to 2018 Super Lawyers List, Super Lawyer, Super Lawyers, 2018
- Named to Super Lawyers Rising Star 2016, Rising Stars, Super Lawyers, 2016
- Named Cincy Leading lawyer. , Cincinnati Leading Lawyers, Cincinnati Magazine, 2019
- Cincinnati Leading Lawyer - Cincinnati Magazine, Cincinnati Leading Lawyer, Cincinnati Magazine, 2018
- Named to Rising stars 2015, Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2015
- Named 2020 Cincy Leading lawyers, Cincinnati Leading Lawyers, Cincinnati Magazine, 2020
Educational Background
- Indiana University, Bloomington
White Papers
- Zachary White Paper
Scholarly Lectures / Writings
- Presenter - Domestic Violence Civil Protection Orders, Presenter, Cincinnati Bar Association Continuing Legal Education, Cincinnati Bar Association, 2019
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2018 - 2026
- Rising Stars: 2015 - 2017
Top Lists
Top 100: Ohio Super Lawyers: 2023 - 2026Certificates and credentials
Family Relations Law