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Bellefontaine
(937) 593-6065
Zeb, who maintains an office at TDH’s “Downtown” location, focuses his practice primarily in the domestic relations arena, where he has been certified by the Ohio State Bar Association as a specialist in Family Relations Law. Zeb is the only Logan County attorney who is OSBA Certified in Family Relations Law.
In addition to his law practice, Zeb proudly serves as President of Bellefontaine’s City Council, as well as the Solicitor for the Villages of Rushsylvanaia and DeGraff.
Zeb relies heavily on his personal background and professional experience when representing clients in traditional family law matters, including the following:
- Divorce
- Legal separation
- Child custody
- Child support
- Emergency Ex Parte Orders
- Dissolution
- Contempt actions
- Annulment
- Private adoption
- Step-parent adoption
- Civil Protection Orders (CPO’s)
- Modification of CPO’s
- CPO Defense
- Separation agreements
- Shared parenting plans
- Visitation
- Name change
- Grandparents’ rights
- Pre-nuptial agreements
Zeb, with years of experience as a trial lawyer, has an advantage as a family law attorney. “My professional experience gives me an edge in the family law courtroom,” says Zeb. “Also, I think growing up in a home affected by divorce allows me to relate to my clients on a human level. I have the unique perspective of understanding what it is like to be a child in the middle of it all. My personal and professional experience give me an advantage in the courtroom as someone who is not afraid to fight for my clients’ rights, while at the same time being that advocate for my clients and their children.”
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In addition to his extensive family law practice, Zeb also devotes significant time to representing clients in the following civil litigation areas:
- Civil litigation
- Insurance defense litigation
- Creditor rights
- Personal injury
- Small business litigation
- Evictions and landlord-tenant disputes
- Alternative dispute resolution
- Trial and appellate practice
Zeb represents a wide variety of clients in a wide variety of civil litigation matters. From landlord-tenant actions to complex commercial and construction litigation, Zeb has represented clients in all phases of litigation. “Whether big or small, I represent my clients’ interests with the same intensity and vigor.”
Zeb also assists many local businesses – whether community-focused banks, hospitals, construction companies, agriculture and energy cooperatives, or the largest employer in Logan County – in creditor’s rights actions. “I focus on what’s important to my clients: achieving a successful result while watching the client’s bottom line.” Whether in municipal court on a small claims matter, before common pleas court as trial counsel on a foreclosure, or in federal bankruptcy court fighting for his clients’ assets and interests, Zeb’s services encompass a wide range of creditor rights matters:
- Collections
- Fraudulent conveyance
- Uncovering hidden assets
- Enforcement of Promissory Notes and Mortgages
- Small claims
- Bank garnishments
- Wage garnishments
- Judgment liens
- Foreclosure
- Abandonment proceedings
- Reaffirmation agreements
- Creditor representation in Chapter 7, Chapter 11, and Chapter 13 bankruptcy
Prior to attending law school, Zeb was a fellow in the John Glenn Institute for Public Service and Public Policy, an Intern for United States Senators DeWine and Voinovich, and a Washington, D.C. Intern for Ohio Congressman David Hobson. Zeb also worked as an Aide to State Representative Charles Calvert, Chairman of the Ohio House Finance & Appropriations Committee.
Education:
- The Ohio State University, (B.A., History and Political Science, 2003)
- Oklahoma City University College of Law, (J.D., cum laude, 2008, Law Review)
- Piqua High School (1999)
Admissions:
- Ohio, 2008
Courts:
- U.S. Dist. Ct., S. Dist. of Ohio, 2010
- U.S. Dist. Ct., N. Dist. of Ohio, 2012
Memberships and Associations:
- Logan County Bar Association
- Ohio State Bar Association
- OSBA Certified in Family Relations Law (2019-Present)
- City Council President, City of Bellefontaine (May 2018 – Present)
- 1st Ward City Council Member, City of Bellefontaine (Elected, 2016- May 2018)
- Solicitor, Village of Rushsylvania (March 2017 – Present)
- Solicitor, Village of DeGraff (March 2020 – Present)
- Board Member, Logan County Board of Developmental Disabilities (Board Member, 2009 – 2013; Vice President, 2013-2014; President, 2014-2015)
- Kiwanis of Bellefontaine (2015-Present)
- Bellefontaine High School Mock Trial Coach (2014-2015)
- Sigma Phi Epsilon, Alumni
- Phi Delta Phi, President, 2007-2008, Alumni
- Ohio State University Alumni Association (Member)
- John Glenn Institute for Public Service and Public Policy (Fellow)
- Order of Symposiarchs, Bellefontaine Chapter (Member, President 2016)