Amy Weis

Bar / Professional Activity

• American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Board of Governors Delegate, 2015 to 2021, 2015
• Ohio, 1996
• American Bar Association (1996 to present), 1996
• Capital University Law Review, Associate Editor, 1995-1996, 1995
• Chair, Domestic Relations Committee, Central Ohio Association for Justice (formerly the Franklin County Trial Lawyers Association), 2002
• Ohio State Bar Association (1996 to present), 1996
• American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Immediate Past-President Ohio Chapter (2013 - 2014), 2013
• Central Ohio Academy of Collaborative Divorce Professionals, Member 2017 to present, 2017
• American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, President Ohio Chapter (2012-2013), 2012
• Columbus Bar Association (1996 to present), 1996
• American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Vice President Ohio Chapter (2009-2010), 2009

Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)

• Central Ohio Academy of Collaborative Divorce Professionals Protocols Committee Member, 2018 to present, 2018

Special Licenses / Certifications

• Certified Specialist in Family Relations Law by the Ohio State Bar Association (2004 to present), 2004

Pro bono / Community Service

• The Greater Columbus Film Commission, Advisory Board Member (2018 to present); Vice President (2019 to present), 2018

Honors

• Named one of The Best Lawyers in America© in Family Law – 2015 to present
• Named one of the Top 50 Columbus Lawyers – 2015-2016, 2022 -2025
• Named one of the Top 25 Columbus Women Lawyers – 2010 to 2024
• Named one of the Top 100 Lawyers in Ohio, 2022-2025
• Named one of the Top 50 Women Lawyers in Ohio – 2011 to 2017, 2019 to 2025
• Ohio Super Lawyers® – 2009 to present
• Ohio Rising Stars, Super Lawyers® – 2007

Educational Background

• Ohio State University, B.A., 1991

Scholarly Lectures / Writings

• Life Insurance & Divorce, importance and ability to obtain and maintain life insurance to collateralize support obligations with life insurance, Columbus Bar Association, 2006
• People are the most important resources of your remote workplace. This sessions discusses how to organize your team, their resources and work-spaces; as well as effective client communications and marketing while remote., Presenter, The Successfully Run Remote Law Practice--People – How to Make Working Remotely Actually Work for You, Your Team, Your Clients and Your Referral Sources., American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers--Mid-Year Meeting, Family Law, Law Practice Management, 2021
• Retirement Benefits & Qualified Domestic Relations Orders, Ohio Legal Aid, 2006
• Relocation Do's and Don'ts, tips for litigating parental relocation in custody matters, 18th Annual AAML Ohio Family Law Symposium, 2006
• Divorce & Representing Small Business Owners, 1998
• Using Prenuptial Agreements to Minimize Financial Surprises, 2004
• Presenter, Family Law Update, OSBA State Convention, 2014
• Presenter, Ted Talks Tax: Home is Where the Tax Is, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Fall Meeting, Family Law, 2017
• Presenter, Divorce 101-Using Discovery in Divorce, AAML Ohio/CBA, 2018
• Presenter, Hot Tips: Getting the Court to Order Life Insurance to Secure Support, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Ohio Chapter Symposium, 2017
• Using Discovery to Your Client's Advantage, which was selected by the Ohio CLE Institute for publication in The Best of Family Law 1997, Co-Author, 1997
• Capital University Law Review, Associate Editor, 1995 – 1996
• Replevin--Give Me Back My Stuff, legal options available to non-married people seeking return of their property after a relationship ends, presented as part of "Divorce Without A Marriage", 24th Annual Harold R. Kemp AAML Ohio Symposium on Family Law, 2012
• Often Overlooked Antenuptial Agreement Issues, 23rd Annual Harold R. Kemp AAML Ohio Family Law Symposium; Dayton Bar Association, 2012
• Relocation in Custody Matters, key aspects of representing parents moving out-of-state with the children vs parents remaining in their home state with the children, Columbus Bar Association, 2008
• Child & Spousal Support Update, 2007

• High Income
• High Net Worth

“Amy Weis is Vice President of the Oio chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and is a Certified Family Relations Law Specialist. Attorney Weis is involved in the Family Law Section of the American Bar Association and represents clients in high conflict and comples divorce cases throughout central Ohio.”

“One of the smartest family law lawyers I know.”