Todd B. Kotler
Arnold, Gruber & Haren, Ltd.
Since 1999 I have labored to establish divorce settlements that are firm but fair and parenting-time schedules that work. Relocating and long-distance parenting plans. I resolve high-conflict situations, protective orders, and deal with parental alienation. I also have litigated a number of high value cases in both Summit and Stark Counties.
My firm also has handled a great number of high value transactions involving mineral rights, land leases and easements with energy companies. We have done joint ventures, partnerships, S corporations, LLCs, commercial and industrial developments, condominium developments or conversions and office building sales and purchases. Likewise, I have drafted construction contracts, lease negotiation and preparations, loan workouts and foreclosures as well as sale and purchase contracts.
Notably, I am among a handful of Ohio Attorneys who practice special education law. My focus in this area is on the parents of special needs children. I aid them in ensuring that these children receive the free and appropriate public education (FAPE) that each child is guaranteed under state and federal law.
- University of Akron School of Law
- J.D. (1998) | Law
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- Honors: Abramson Scholarship
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- Arnold, Gruber, & Haren, Ltd.
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- Todd Kotler, Attorney at Law
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- ETHICS FOR OHIO TITLE INSURANCE AGENTS AND ATTORNEYS
- Stark County Bar Association
- PROTECTING THE RIGHTS OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
- National Business Institute
- Ohio Special Education Law - Course Materials
- National Business Institute
- UNRAVELING THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT (IDEA)
- National Business Institute
- E-Commerce; The Tidal Wave of Change
- Akron Bar Association, Examiner
- ETHICS FOR OHIO TITLE INSURANCE AGENTS AND ATTORNEYS, Real Estate Seminar, Canton, Ohio
- Stark County Bar Association
- https://www.nbi-sems.com/ProductDetails/Ohio-Special-Education-Law/Course-Book/75791CDR?N=0&searchTerm=kotler
- UNRAVELING THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT ACT (IDEIA), Ohio Special Education Law, Youngstown, Ohio
- National Business Institute
- https://www.nbi-sems.com/ProductDetails/Ohio-Special-Education-Law/Course-Book/75791CDR?N=0&searchTerm=kotler
- Ethics and Technology - Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Net, Legal Technology Seminar, Independence, Ohio
- National Business Institute
- Safety Disclosures and State and Federal Record Keeping Laws, School Safety Law, Fairlawn, Ohio
- National Business Institute
- Establishing the Framework of Special Education Law 2013, Fairlawn, Ohio
- National Business Institute
- Domestic Relations Mediator
- Supreme Court of Ohio Judicial College Training
- Ohio State Bar
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- Stark County Bar Association
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- Activities: Member of Family Law, Real Estate and Community Relations Committees. Co-chaired 2017 Real Estate Law Seminar
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- Ohio
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- Credit Cards Accepted
- Divorce
- Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
- Family Law
- Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Education Law
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
- Cannabis & Marijuana Law
- Marijuana Business Formation, Medical Marijuana
- Energy, Oil & Gas Law
- Utilities
- English: Spoken, Written
- Hebrew: Spoken
- Q. The father of my child doesn’t have contact with her. Do I need to hire an attorney to file abandonment?
- A: I agree with my colleague but please also understand that the term "Abandonment" only has a meaning insofar as establishing whether a court has jurisdiction over a child. It does not impact whether a parent continues to have rights and responsibilities regarding a child. Generally, that does stop completely unless one of only a few instances. It happens when a parent voluntarily signs away those rights either in lieu of paying child support or as part of a step-parent adoption process, or where a Juvenile Court has found a child to be Dependent, Neglected or Abused and the court find that the parents have made so little case plan progress that it finds in the best interests that ... Read More
- Q. I just got dvro in California against spouse. The divorce judge in IL made temp orders for our daughter to not leave IL.
- A: You need to hire an IL attorney who regularly practices divorce law in the Court hearing your case there. IL has jurisdiction regarding your child. You need to file an appropriate motion in that court advising it of the CA order which is in conflict with the IL order. This is not something to try yourself.
- Q. can a judge have a husband's life insurance put into the name of his ex wife?
- A: The quick answer is yes and the source is statutory. The specifics of your situation will depend on your original divorce decree, whether the Court retained jurisdiction over spousal support and the purposes of the life insurance policy. In many cases it is in place to ensure continued support in the event of the demise of the obligor spouse. As my colleague suggested you really need to consult a local attorney as this is highly fact specific.
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