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Craig P.  Treneff 
Columbus, Ohio
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Craig P. Treneff is a graduate of the Ohio State University and Capital University Law School , where he was elected to Law Review. Prior to entering private practice in 1983, he was judicial law clerk to Justice William B. Brown of the Ohio Supreme Court and served as chief legislative assistant to the Chairman of the Finance-Appropriations Committee of the Ohio House of Representatives.

He was one of the first 50 lawyers in Ohio to be certified by the Ohio State Bar Association as a family relations specialist. In addition, he is a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Vice President of the AAML Ohio Chapter and a member of the family law committees of the Columbus, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Mr. Treneff is also a regular contributor to and Editorial Board member of the Domestic Relations Journal of Ohio and is a contributor to the Baldwin's Ohio Domestic Relations Law treatise ("Marital and Separate Property"). He was selected for Ohio Super Lawyers 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008, and Who's Who in American Law.

Mr. Treneff is actively involved in the community and is serving as a Member and Vice Chair of the Westerville, Ohio , City Council. He has previously served as President of the Board of Trustees of Directions for Youth and Families, Chairman of the Capital Campaign Planning Committee of Directions for Youth and Families, Member and Chairman of the Westerville Planning Commission, and Member of the Westerville Board of Zoning Appeals. He is a member of the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission and President of the Central Ohio Municipal Alliance.

Areas of Practice:
Alimony & Spousal Support
Child Support
Custody & Visitation
Dissolution
Divorce
Family Law
Prenuptial Agreements
Litigation Percentage:
95% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Certification/Specialties:
Family Relations Specialist, Ohio State Bar Association


Bar Admissions:
Ohio, 1981
U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio, 1982
Education:
Capital University Law School, Columbus, Ohio, 1981
J.D.
Law Review: Capital Law Review


Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, 1974
B.A.
Major:  English


Representative Cases:
Heritage Hills, Ltd., v. Deacon, 49 Ohio St.3d 80 (Ohio 1990)
Bd. of Edu. of Worthington S. D. v. Bd. of Revision of Franklin, 85 Ohio St.3d 156 (Ohio 1999)
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Lecturer, Family Relations Law, Continuing Legal Education Seminars for Lawyers


Program Chair, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Annual Symposium on Family Law, 2007 - 2008


Honors and Awards:
Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers - Vice President Ohio Chapter


Listed in Who's Who in the Midwest


Listed in Who's Who in American Law


Listed in Who's Who in America


Selected for Ohio Super Lawyers 2004


Selected for Ohio Super Lawyers 2005


Selected for Ohio Super Lawyers 2006


Selected for Ohio Super Lawyers 2007


Selected for Ohio Super Lawyers 2008


Professional Associations and Memberships:
American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
Member


Columbus Bar Association, Family Law Committee
Member


Ohio State Bar Association, Family Law Committee
Member


American Bar Association, Family Law Committee
Member


Past Employment Positions:
Justice William B. Brown of the Ohio Supreme Court, Law Clerk


Finance-Appropriations Committee of the Ohio House of Representatives, Chief Legislative Assistant to the Chairman


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