AAML Ohio State Chapter Officers


CRAIG TRENEFF, PRESIDENT

Craig Treneff is a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and is certified by the Ohio State Bar Association as a family relations law specialist. He was also selected for Ohio Super Lawyers in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009. He is a member of the family law committees of the Columbus, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. He is also a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the Domestic Relations Journal of Ohio and a regular contributor to the Journal, a contributor to the Sowald Morganstern Domestic Relations Law treatise (Marital and Separate Property). A former law clerk to Justice William B. Brown of the Ohio Supreme Court, Mr. Treneff is active in civic affairs and is serving as Vice Chairman of Westerville City Council and as a Member of the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission. He previously served as President, Board of Trustees, Directions for Youth; Chairman, Capital Campaign Planning Committee, Directions for Youth; Chairman, Westerville Planning Commission; Member, Westerville Board of Zoning Appeals; and, Member, Church Council (Finance), Trinity Lutheran Church.

EMAIL: ctreneff@treneff.com


AMY WEIS, PRESIDENT-ELECT

Amy Weis is a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and is certified by the Ohio State Bar Association as a family relations law specialist. Emphasis: Practice emphasizes Traditional Client Representation and Litigation.

Member: American Bar Association, (Family Law Section, Member of Alimony Committee and Ethics Committee; Ohio State Bar Association (Family Law Committee); Columbus Bar Association (Family Law Committee); Franklin County Trial Lawyers Association. Previous Positions: Franklin County Trial Lawyers Association, Family Law Committee, Chair 2002-2005. CLE Participation: Authored and Presented Effectively Assisting in Custody Disputes, Training Presentation for Paralegals and Legal Assistants (2004); Authored and Presented Retirement Benefits and Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (2003). Author: "Using a Prenuptial Agreement to Minimize Financial Surprises", Franklin County Trial Lawyers Association (2004); Co-Authored "Using Discovery to Your Client's Advantage"; Published in the Best of Family Law, 1997, Edited by Rosemary Rubin.

EMAIL: aweis@bwfamilylaw.com


WILLIAM BIVIANO, SECRETARY - TREASURER

Counties of Trumbull and Mahoning, American Bar Association Family Law Section, Ohio State Bar Association Family Law Committee, past president Trumbull County Bar Association, Mahoning County Bar Association, past and current chair Trumbull County Bar Association Family Law Committee, seminar presenter Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, multiple seminar presenter Trumbull County Bar Association, OSBA Certified Family Relations Law Specialist.

EMAIL: wrb@bivianolaw.com


JILL FRIEDMAN HELFMAN, IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT

Counties of Cuyahoga, Summit, Lorain, Geauga and Medina. Ohio State Bar Association Certified Specialist in Family Law. Ohio Chapter AAML Offices: Vice President (2004 -2006), President (2006 - present). Program Chair of the 17th and 18th Annual Symposium on Family Law, an Advanced Seminar and Update on Ohio Domestic Relations Practice and Procedures (2005 and 2006). Trustee of The Center for Principled Family Advocacy (2000 - present). Recognized by Inside Business Magazine as a Leading Lawyer in Family Law in its 2004, 2005 and 2006 editions. Selected as an Ohio Super Lawyer in the January 2004, 2005, and 2006 editions of Cincinnati Magazine. Named as one of Ohio's Top 50 Women Super Lawyers in the 2005 and 2006 editions of Cincinnati Magazine. AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell. Ms. Helfman’s experience includes both analysis and litigation of complex business valuation issues, treatment of retirement assets in divorce, tax considerations involved in the payment and receipt of spousal support, and complex custody issues. Frequent lecturer on Family Law issues in Ohio; lectures include the following topics: Anatomy of a Property Settlement Agreement, Use of Mental Health Professionals in Custody Disputes, How to Survive A Custody Evaluation, The Fine Points of Divorce Practice, and QDRO Roundtable Workshop.

EMAIL: jhelfman@taftlaw.com