Todd B. Kotler
Wayne County Public Defender Program
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
- Class of 2022 OSBF Fellow
- Ohio State Bar Foundation
- The Ohio State Bar Foundation Fellows are an elite group of attorneys who volunteer their time, talent, and treasure to advance the law and build a better justice system through community service efforts and philanthropic gifts to the Foundation.
- 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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- Free Consultation
- 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. Can an unfit mother reclaim custody?
- A: Under these facts it is possible but highly improbable. There is much that you did not include that I would want to know. When you said "labeled" unfit. By who? Was that part of a court order? If so, mother would need to file a motion to modify the current custody order. In order to succeed, she would need to prove that there was a substantial change for the child rather than her. That is not indicated in this instance however.
- Q. Legal remedies to ensure father's burial wishes are honored despite claims of marriage.
- A: I would find out where they were allegedly married and see if there is a marriage licence registered there (with the proof of solemnization of the wedding). If there is no wedding then she would at the very least need POA or be listed as a Health Care Declaration proxy. Your question did not indicate whether your father is still competent. If so, new forms may be filled out better articulating his wishes.
- Q. Can my landlord install cable wiring in my apartment for others without my consent?
- A: This sounds like a necessity on the part of the landlord to provide a utility to everyone. I would want to look at your lease but as long as the actual time in the apartment is minimally invasive and less than say a few hours, i'd say this is not something the courts would entertain. Refer to landlord and tenants duties in R.C. Chapter 5321
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Do I need another parent's permission to change the last name of my child?