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Zeb Wagner, a partner at Bellefontaine law firm of Thompson, Dunlap & Heydinger Ltd., has earned certification through the Ohio State Bar Association as a specialist in the area of Family Relations Law.
“I am proud to be able to demonstrate to clients and colleagues TDH’s commitment to the complex and dynamic area of family relations law,” Wagner said. “This is a gr–-certified in family relations law.”
Licensed attorneys who devote a large part of their practice to a particular area of the law may choose to go beyond basic licensing requirements to earn specialty certification by the OSBA.
Attorneys seeking certification in family relations law must satisfy several criteria: demonstrate substantial and continuing involvement in family relations law, meaning they must devote at least 25 percent of their practice to that area of law; submit five professional references attesting to their competency in the area of family relations law; have earned a minimum of 36 hours of intermediate or advanced continuing legal education credits in family relations law within the past three years as part of the CLE hours required of all attorneys; pass a written examination; prove financial responsibility by maintaining minimum professional liability insurance coverage and remain in good standing with the Supreme Court of Ohio.