BIOGRAPHY:
Stacy has practiced exclusively in the area of family law from the start of her legal career. In law school, she completed a concentration of study in Children & Family Law and an externship with Ohio CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates). She worked for the Pro Bono program at Capital University Law School's Family Advocacy Clinic and volunteered at the Dave Thomas Center for Adoption Law. She has always maintained a desire to help individuals and families by focusing on domestic relations and family law matters. If you need legal advice on a family law related situation, she welcomes the opportunity to assist you.
Stacy was born in a suburb of Cleveland and raised in Columbus. She graduated from Westerville South High School in 1987 and from The Ohio State University in 1991 with a double major in Risk Management/Insurance and Business Law. After pursuing an eight-year career in the insurance industry, Stacy returned to law school and graduated cum laude from Capital University Law School in 2002.
Stacy is married to her high school sweetheart, has four children, and one grandchild.
PHILOSOPHY:
Stacy's approach to family law cases is to first explore the possibility of resolution by amicable means. The vast majority of domestic relations cases settle by agreement regardless of how they start. Therefore, it rarely makes sense to pursue a path of aggressive litigation before attempting to resolve some, if not all, of the issues. Neither party benefits in the long run from the expenditure of time, effort, money, and emotional toll spent in protracted litigation. However, if this approach is required by your particular case, Stacy will protect and represent your interests with professional advocacy.
Most domestic relations matters place an unexpected and sometimes substantial financial burden on the person involved. Stacy understand those concerns and will make every effort to handle cases in an efficient and cost effective manner. She will not undertake any significant activities in a client's matter without first consulting the client and ensuring both are moving forward as a team with the same goals.
MEMBER OF:
Ohio State Bar Association, Family Law Committee
Columbus Bar Association, Family Law Committee
Order of the Curia, National Honorary Legal Fraternity
