The life of law has not been logic, it has been experience.
-Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr
BAR ADMISSIONS
State of Ohio, 1988
United States District Court, Southern District of Ohio, 1988
State of Oklahoma, 1996 (inactive)
United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 2018
AREAS OF PRACTICE
Family Law
Domestic Relations
Divorce
Dissolution
Custody
Domestic Violence
Child Support
Contempt
Grandparent Rights
Criminal Defense (Misdemeanor and Felony)
Probate
Personal Injury
Estate Planning
Annulment
Adoption
Establishment of Paternity
Division of Retirement Plans
CLIENTS REPRESENTED IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES
Montgomery
Greene
Miami
Warren
Clinton
Clermont
Hamilton
Butler
Preble
Darke
Champaign
Clark
Highland
Fayette
Madison
Franklin
Ross
Scioto
Jackson
Athens
Allen
Wood
Education
University of Oklahoma, B.A., Letters, 1985
Delta Tau Delta Fraternity
University of Dayton School of Law, J.D., 1988
Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity
MemberShips
Dayton Bar Association
Ohio State Bar Association
UD University School of Law Board of Trustees
accomplishments
Montgomery County, Ohio, Prosecutor’s Office, 1988-1998
Private Practice
Sherrets, Hoffman & Schiff, 1998-2001
Sherrets & Schiff, 2001-2004
Hochwalt & Schiff, 2004-Present
Teaching: Miami-Jacobs
Prosecutor, City of Germantown, 2004-Present
(Recognized for Outstanding Service, 2010 and 2015)
Law Director, City of Germantown, 2007-Present
Recognized as having very high rating in both legal ability and ethical standards, MartindaleHubbell, 2014
Recognized as being in the top 1% of Lawyers in America: Most Trusted Professionals, 2016
Recognized as having very high rating in both legal ability and ethical standards, MartindaleHubbell, 2016
Recognized as having a very high rating in both legal ability and ethical standards, MartindaleHubbell, 2017
Lawyer of Distinction, Family and Divorce Law, 2019
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