Ryan P. Nowlin
Address:
18500 Lake Road #300
Rocky River, Ohio 44116
Phone: 216-377-5995
Email: [email protected]
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Areas of Practice
- Family Law
- Allocation of Parental Rights and Responsibilities
- Collaborative Divorce
- Divorce and Dissolution
- Post-Divorce Decree Modifications/Enforcement
- Prenuptial and Postnuptial Agreements
- Appellate Advocacy
Education
- University of Maryland School of Law, 2005, J.D.
- Phi Delta Phi and Student Bar Association
- Re-Entry of Ex-Offenders Legal Clinic
- National University of Ireland, Galway, Study Abroad Program, Fall Semester, 2000
- Loyola College in Maryland, 2002, B.A.
- English Literature, cum laude
- Member, Honors Program
- President, Student Government Association
Admissions & Associations
- State of Ohio
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio
- United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, Ohio State Bar Association
- Member, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
Professional Involvement
- Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
- Member, Bar Admissions Committee, CMBA
- Former Vice President of Membership, CMBA
- Former Co-Chair of the Family Law Section, CMBA
- Former Co-Chair of the Bench-Bar Committee, CMBA
- Fellow, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Foundation
- Center for Principled Family Advocacy
- Judge John M. Manos Inn of Court
Awards & Honors
- OSBA Certified Specialist, Family Relations Law
- Certified American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML) Arbitrator
- Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® since 2018 for Practice Areas:
- Family Law
- Litigation - Trusts and Estates
- Selected to the Ohio Super Lawyers® list: 2019-present
- Selected to the Ohio Rising Stars list: 2011-2012, 2014-2018
Community Activities
- Former Member of Lakewood City Council (2011-2017)
Articles & Presentations
- Unpacking Spousal Support: Defining, Decoding, and Demystifying Divorce’s Financial Maze, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Journal, July/Aug 2023
- Interstate Love Song: UCCJEA and UIFSA in Your Practice, AAML Ohio Chapter – 2022 Harold R. Kemp Annual Family Law Symposium, September 2022
- The Highway Through The Great Divide: Dealing With Separate Property In Divorce, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Journal, July/Aug 2022
- Marital vs. Separate Property, Columbus Bar Association’s 2022 AAML Symposium; February 2022
- Taking Credit Before It’s Due: How to Effectively Navigate Changes to the Child Tax Credit, 33rd Annual AAML Ohio Chapter Harold R. Kemp Family Law Symposium; October 2021
- Set It, But Don’t Forget It: Establishing and Modifying Child Support and Spousal Support Obligations, Cleveland Law Library, December 2021
- How to Prepare for the End of a Love Story: Drafting, Attacking and Defending Prenuptial Agreements, Ohio State Bar Association, March 2021
- What’s Ours Is Ours (Unless It’s Mine): The Allocation of Marital and Separate Property in Divorce, Ohio State Bar Association, November 2020
- Domestic Relations Practice in a Post-Covid-19 World, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Journal, July/Aug 2020
- Common Problem Areas in Probate Litigation, CMBA Litigation Section, April 2017
- Calculating and Modifying Child and Spousal Support, Cleveland-Marshall Law Alumni Association, March 2017
- Financial Misconduct by a Divorcing Spouse: How Should You Proceed? Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Journal, July/August 2015
- Family Law Issues Involving Same-Sex Couples, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, May 2015
- Domestic Relations, Gilbride & Co., October 2012 and November 2012
- Managing the Domestic Relations Case, Gilbride & Co., November 2011
Areas of Practice
- Family Law
- Allocation of Parental Rights and Responsibilities
- Collaborative Divorce
- Divorce and Dissolution
- Post-Divorce Decree Modifications/Enforcement
- Prenuptial Agreements
- Litigation
- Appellate Advocacy
- Trust, Estate, and Probate Litigation