Andrew A. Zashin 
Commendations
Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
Fellow, International Academy of Family Lawyers
- USA Chapter Delegate, USA
- Member, The Hague Committee
- Member, Artificial Reproductive Technologies (ARTs) Committee
OSBA Certified Specialist in Family Relations Law
AV Preeminent Rated
through Martindale-Hubbell
Super Lawyers (2004 – 2016)
Top 100 Super Lawyers in Ohio (2015, multiple)
Top 50 Super Lawyers in Cleveland (2015, multiple)
Best Lawyers (2007 – 2017)
2013 Lawyer of the Year (Family Law – Cleveland)
Elected Member, Society of Benchers
(Career achievement, 2010)
Case Western Reserve University School of Law
40 Under 40 Crain's Cleveland Business (2006)
Distinguished Recent Graduate
(10 years post-graduation, 2003)
Case Western Reserve University School of Law
Memberships
- Cuyahoga County Bar Association
(Former Family Law Section Chairman) - Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
- Ohio State Bar Association
- American Bar Association
Andrew A. Zashin
About Andrew
Andrew Zashin works extensively in all facets of domestic relations law including divorce, dissolution, child custody, support issues, marital settlement agreements, and equitable property divisions. In his distinguished career, Andrew has received numerous accolades for his capabilities and effective representation of his clients. Andrew has been named a Fellow of both the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. In 2007 and 2008, Worth Magazine (Robb Report) named Andrew to its list of the "Top 100" attorneys in the nation. For the past 10 years, Andrew has also been named in the elite lawyers rating guide, "Best Lawyers in America," and was designated Lawyer of the Year for Family Law in Cleveland for 2013. Martindale-Hubbell, a well-known national lawyer rating guide, has awarded Andrew its highest rating. This rating is reserved for lawyers who have "reached the heights of professional excellence" and "the highest levels of skill and integrity."
With respect to financial issues of divorce litigation, Andrew practices in the following areas:
- evaluating and dividing business and partnerships interests;
- crafting complex property settlements;
- drafting long and short term spousal support arrangements;
- accounting for the misappropriation and hiding of marital assets;
- enforcing and challenging pre-nuptial contracts; and
- vacating divorce entries on the basis of fraud and non-disclosure of assets.
In connection with child custody matters, Andrew is experienced with the following:
- allocating parental rights and responsibilities;
- representing parents in custody disputes between states and countries;
- drafting shared parenting plans and visitation schedules;
- advising and litigating issues covering parental relocation;
- computing complex child support calculations;
- litigating domestic violence and sexual abuse issues; and
- analyzing and utilizing psychological expert testimony concerning the "best interests of the child"
Besides representing parents with custody matters inside of Ohio, Andrew has a wealth of experience working beyond the boundaries of Ohio. Child custody cases are complicated by an alphabet soup of laws and treaties that make already difficult situations more difficult. Andrew and the team of domestic relations lawyers at Zashin & Rich have experience dealing with national laws like the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act, Parental Kidnapping Prevention Act, and others related to child custody matters between the states. Also, Andrew is experienced in handling international child custody matters. Andrew and the domestic relations lawyers at Zashin & Rich have represented parents in the United States and overseas in relation to the implementation and enforcement of The Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.
Andrew is an Adjunct Professor at Case Western Reserve University School of Law where he teaches an advanced family law course. Andrew has published numerous articles regarding family law topics and regularly presents and lectures on family law related topics. He is regularly sought as a legal commentator and analyst for regional and national media. He has been quoted in or made appearances on the New York Times, Associated Press, The Today Show, CNN, The Anderson Cooper Show, MSNBC, National Public Radio (NPR "The Here and Now") and many others.
Contact Andrew (aaz@zrlaw.com) at 216.696.4441 | Print Profile
“To fight and conquer in all our battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.”
– Sun Tzu, The Art of War
Education
- Case Western Reserve University School of Law
J.D., Case Western Reserve Law Review Editor, 1993 - Brown University
A.B., History, 1990
Admissions
- State: Ohio
- State: Florida
- State: New York
- State: Washington D.C.
- Federal: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- Federal: U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
- Federal: U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio
Appointments
- Adjunct Professor,
Case Western Reserve University School of Law
Press
- Cleveland Jewish News
Ohio Woman Receives Orthodox Divorce Decree - The Plain Dealer
Attorney Goes To Bat for Northeast Ohio - Cleveland Jewish News
Profile on Andrew Zashin - "Here and Now" on NPR (National Public Radio)
Audio Interview with Andrew Zashin
In A Divorce, Who Gets To Keep The Dog? - Associated Press
US Claims Father Illegally Moved Kids to Gaza - 2012 Ohio Super Lawyers
Mentors | Andrew Zashin: Reminiscing About Robert Zashin - Huff Post
Divorce's Impact On Small Businesses Can Be 'Immense' - The Today Show | Video
Accused Facebook bigamist heads to court - MSNBC
Facebook Busts Accused Bigamist Woman Finds Her Prince Charming Has Married Another - WKYC.com | Article and Video
Cleveland woman discovers husband's 'other' wife via Facebook - Worth Magazine | "Top 100 Attorneys" 2007
Andrew Zashin named by Worth Magazine a Top 100 Attorney - Inside Business Magazine
Profile on Andrew Zashin
Connecting Through Separation - Cleveland Jewish News
Business Legal Matters – Valuing and dividing assets at the time of divorce - Case School of Law: In Brief
Alumni Spotlight on Andrew Zashin
"Plugged into Family, the Law, and Cleveland" - Cleveland Magazine
Feature Article Profiling Andrew Zashin
"The Divorcing Woman's Best Friend"
Representative Cases
- Roche v. Hartz, No. 1:10 CV 1819, 2011 U.S. Dist LEXIS 22477 (N.D. Ohio Mar. 7, 2011) (Determination of Habitual Residence under 1980 Hague Convention)
- France v. France, 8th Dist. Cuyahoga No. 95629, 2011-Ohio-2402 (The famous “Facebook Bigamist” Case / appeal involving interstate child custody and UCCJEA questions)
- Dobos v. Dobos, 2009 U.S. Dist. Lexis 127474 (S.D. Ohio W.D.)(Interpretation of Grave Risk of Harm under 1980 Hague Convention)
- Rosen v. Celebrezze, 117 Ohio St.3d 241, 2008-Ohio-853 (Ohio Supreme Court matter involving child custody jurisdiction between states)
- Shutway v. Shutway, 8th Dist. Cuyahoga No. 76737, 2000 Ohio App. LEXIS 461 (Feb. 10, 2000) Burden of evidence necessary for domestic violence civil protection order “CPO”)
- Lachowyn v. Lachowyn, 6th Dist. Erie No. E-94-36, 1995 Ohio App. LEXIS 1539 (April 14, 1995) (Property division in high net worth, significant spousal support, divorce case)
- Solon Family Physicians, Inc. v. Jean Buckles, et al., 96 Ohio App. 3d 460 (8th Dist. 1994) (Prevailed on behalf of medical practice in contract dispute against law firm)
Publications
- The United States as a Refuge State for Child Abductors: Why the United States' Fails to Meet Its Own Expectations Relative to the Hague Convention, JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF MATRIMONIAL LAWYERS, Vol. 28, 2015 No. 1 (University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Law)
- Filling the Gaps with Public Policy: The Application of the Hague Convention Protocol in US Courts in the Absence of a Co-Signing State, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LAW, POLICY AND THE FAMILY 2014 (Oxford University)
- Child Custody Litigation and Settlements, 2013 Thomson Reuters/Aspatore (Contributing Author)
- Bus Bombings and a Baby's Custody: Insidious Victories for Terrorism in the Context of International Custody Disputes, JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF MATRIMONIAL LAWYERS, Vol. 21, 2008 No. 1 (University of Missouri – Kansas City School of Law)
- A Closer Look at Separation Agreements and Settlement Agreements in Divorce and Dissolution Proceedings, DOMESTIC RELATIONS JOURNAL OF OHIO, Banks/Baldwin West Publishing, November-December 2001.
- Updated and revised, Baldwin’s Ohio Practice. Sowald Morganstern Domestic Relations Law Vol. 2, Chapter 25: Pleadings and Practice. West Group Publishing, 2002 revision, forthcoming.
- The Enforceability of Settlement Agreements (In-Court Agreements), DOMESTIC RELATIONS JOURNAL OF OHIO, Banks/Baldwin West Publishing, January-February 2001
- Contributor and presenter to DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, REFERENCE MANUAL No. 99-106, OSBA CLE Institute, Chapter 8: Domestic Violence and Its Impact on Custody and Discovery
Representative Lectures / Presentations
- Co-Presenter, Abducted Children Caught in the Ohio Judicial System: New Precedent and New Ways of Thinking about Child Custody Jurisdiction Judicial Conference of the Eighth Judicial District of Ohio May 8, 2015
- Presenter, Should I Stay or Should I Go? Assessing Relocation Issues, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, November 2014
- Filling the Gaps with Public Policy: The Application of the Hague Convention Protocol in US Courts in the Absence of a Co-Signing State, article abstract presentation, International Society of Family Law, Regional Conference in Israel, Hod HaSharon, Israel, January 2014
- New Trends in Alternative Dispute Resolution in the United States, Israel Bar Association, Conference on Alternative Dispute Resolution, Eilat, Israel, April 2013
- The Enforcement of Religious Agreements in the Family Law Setting, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Florida Chapter, 34th Annual Family Law Symposium, Orlando, Florida, May 2012
- Co-Presenter, Culture, Religion and Divorce, American Academy Matrimonial Lawyers, Ohio Chapter, 23rd Annual Family Law Symposium, Columbus, Ohio, October 2011
- Moderator, Improving Public Trust Forum. Ohio Judicial Conference. 10 W. Broad Street, Suite 1360, Columbus, Ohio 43215. January 16, 2002
- Lecturer, New Lawyer Training Seminar: “The 10 Commandments of Domestic Relations Law.” Cuyahoga County Bar Association. Cleveland, Ohio 44113. January 6, 2004
- Lecturer, Advanced Family Law Symposium: “Estate Planning for Tax Purposes and its Impact on a Subsequent Divorce.” Cleveland Bar Association. Cleveland, Ohio November 3, 2004