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Jack W. Abel, Esq.
Mr. Abel is a seasoned litigator with over 45 years of legal experience. He is recognized by the Supreme Court of Ohio as part of the Committee on Professionalism’s attorney mentoring program and is the former Chairman of the Family Law Section of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association. Jack has enjoyed success in the Ohio Supreme Court, Ohio District Courts of Appeal, and at all trial levels throughout the State. He is regarded as a fierce and effective negotiator and litigator, and holds the utmost respect of his peers in the Northeast Ohio legal community. As an advocate he works diligently to protect the economic and emotional security of his clients. Jack is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, The Supreme Court of Ohio and the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.
Education
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL
Juris Doctor, 1974
THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Arts, 1970
Areas of Practice
Probate
Guardianship
Divorce
Divorce Taxation
Dissolution
Child Custody
Interstate Child Custody
International Child Custody
Personal Injury Law
Domestic Violence Law
Sports Law
Activities & Affiliations
Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association (Member and Former Chairman, Family Law Section)
Mentor, Ohio Supreme Court Lawyer to Lawyer Mentoring Program
Bar Admissions
Ohio, 1974
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, 1974
U.S. Supreme Court, 1984
Reported Cases
Pasqualone v. Pasqualone, 63 Ohio St 2d 96, 406 N.E. 22 1121 (Ohio 1980)
Strother v. Hutchinson, 67 Ohio St 2d 282, 423 N.E. 2d 467 (Ohio 1981)
Mayor v. Mayor, 71 Ohio App 3d 789, 595 N.E. 2d 436 (Ohio App. 8 Dist, 1991)
State v. Steiner, 2002 Ohio 4019; 2002 Ohio App. LEXIS 424
Ameritrust Co. vs. Wright, 1983 Ohio App. LEXIS 12750
Sgro v. McDonald’s Restaurant, 21 Ohio App. 3d 41, 486 N.E.2d 157 (Ohio App. 8 Dist. 1984)
McHenry v. McHenry, 1999 Ohio App. LEXIS 6065
Hill v. McClendon, 2001 Ohio 4128, 2001 Ohio App. LEXIS 655
Schwartz v. Schwartz, 8 Ohio App. 3d 311, 456 N.E.2d 1272 (Ohio App. 11 Dist. 1982)
Thacker v. Thacker, 74 Ohio App. 3d 348, 598 N.E.2d 1183 (Ohio App. 8 Dist. 1991)
Gray v. Gray, 1994 Ohio App. LEXIS 5482, 1994 WL 695328
Sullivan v. Whitten, 2000 Ohio App Lexis 3813, (2000)
Harding v. Harding, 2005 Ohio 3010 (Ohio Ct. App. 2005)
Sandorf v. Sandorf, 190 Ohio App 3d 355, 941 N.E. 2d 1248 (Ohio App. 8 Dist, 2010)
Levy v. Levy, 2014-Ohio-2650 (Ohio App. 8 Dist.)
Johnson v. Mills, 2015-Ohio-4273 (Ohio App. 8 Dist.)
Sulandari v. Permadi, 2016-Ohio-7818 (Ohio App. 9 Dist.)
Mouded v. Khoury, 2018-Ohio-284 (Ohio App. 8 Dist.)