Practice Areas: Family Law; view more
Licensed in Ohio since: 1981
Education: The Ohio State University Michael E. Moritz College of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2011 - 2025 Details
Elaine S. Buck is a partner at the Law Office of Buck & Fish Ltd. Ms. Buck concentrates her practice in collaborative law, mediation, family law, and adoption.
With specialist certification through Ohio State Bar Association in family law, Ms. Buck is skilled and experienced in mediation and collaborative law. She is a member of International Academy of Collaborative Professionals, trustee of Central Ohio Academy of Collaborative Divorce Professionals, and co-founder/annual co-trainer in Collaborative Practice Training. She has been invited to speak at programs for Columbus Bar Association, Ohio State Bar Association, Capital University Law School, Ohio House Judiciary Committee, and the Ohio Supreme Court.
A graduate of Brown University and O.S.U. Moritz College of Law and admitted to the Ohio Bar, Ms. Buck has served in many leadership roles in her local community. These include Chairman of the Brown Alumni Schools Committee, Chairman of the board of Syntero Northwest Counseling Services, Chairman of the Upper Arlington Education Foundation Board of Trustees and Trustee of the Upper Arlington Community Foundation. She is a designated fellow of the Ohio State Bar Foundation.
Practice areas
Family LawFocus areas
Adoption, Alimony & Spousal Support, Child Support, Custody & Visitation, Dissolution, Divorce, Father's Rights, Juvenile Law, Marital Property, Mediation & Collaborative Law, Name Change, Prenuptial Agreements
- 100% Family Law
First Admitted: 1981, Ohio
Professional Webpage: https://www.centralohioattorneys.com/elaine-buck/
- Presenter, Columbus Bar Association: Resolving Tough Cases through Collaborative Practice, 2017
- Member, International Association of Collaborative Professionals, 2024
- Member, Central Ohio Academy of Collaborative Professionals Board of Trustees, 2024
- Ohio State Bar Association Specialist Certification in Family Law, 2021
- Presenter, Ohio State Bar Association: Ethics Matters in Collaborative Law, 2018
- Trainer, COACDP Collaborative Practice Basic Training, 2020
- Presenter, Ohio Supreme Court Dispute Resolution Conference, 2018
- Trustee, Central Ohio Academy of Collaborative Divorce Professionals, 2021
- Member, International Academy of Collaborative Professionals, 2021
- Mediation Training
- Family Relations Law Specialist, Ohio State Bar Association
- Chairman, Brown Alumni School Committee
- Trustee, Upper Arlington Community Foundation
- Chairman, Upper Arlington Education Foundation Board of Trustees
- Chairman, Board of Northwest Counseling Services
- First Member, First Community Church
- Fellow, Ohio State Bar Association Foundation
- Martindale Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers
- Awardee, Super Attorney
- Brown University, 1978
- Presentation on Collaborative Practice in the most complex and challenging cases., Presenter, Resolving the Most Difficult Cases the Collaborative Way, Ohio Supreme Court Dispute Resolution Conference..., 2018
- Served as training founder in 2015 and then as annual trainer on best practices in Collaborative Practice in Ohio through 2020., Trainer and Founder, COACDP Collaborative Practice Basic Training, Central Ohio Academy of Collaborative Divorce Professionals, 2020
- Presentation for Columbus Bar Association on out-of-court resolution of challenging cases through Collaborative Practice, Presenter, Resolving Tough Cases through Collaborative Practice, Columbus Bar Association, 2017
- Presenter for the Ohio State Bar Association on ethical issues that might arise in Collaborative Practice., Presenter, Ethics Matters in Collaborative Law.., Ohio State Bar Association, 2018
- Key Provider of Committee Testimony and Support for Ohio General Assembly in passage of Ohio Collaborative Family Law Act, 2013
- Adoptions
- Collaborative Law
- Family Law
- Mediation
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2011 - 2025
