Ronald Roman Petroff | Columbus Divorce & Family Lawyer | Ohio

 Ronald R. Petroff was born in Cleveland, Ohio and graduated high school from the University School in Hunting Valley, Ohio. He attended Vanderbilt University as an undergraduate where he earned a bachelor's degree in Political Science and American History. He graduated cum laude and was a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity. Mr. Petroff then attended The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law where he earned a certificate in Alternate Dispute Resolution and was a member of the National Labor and Employment Law Moot Court Team. Mr. Petroff also was a member of the National Trial Competition Team. Mr. Petroff also earned a CALI Excellence for the Future Award for his perfect score in the class, Criminal Law in the Boardroom.

Prior to law school, Mr. Petroff worked for the law firm of Thompson Hine as a litigation assistant. It was through this experience where he developed a passion for law. During law school, Mr. Petroff was a summer associate in the Columbus office of the law firm Buckley King. He also clerked for the Honorable Kathleen M. O'Malley in Federal Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division.

Mr. Petroff is a member of the American Bar Association, the Ohio State Bar Association, the Columbus Bar Association, and the Franklin County Trial Lawyers Association. Mr. Petroff is also a member of the Anti-Defamation League and the Columbus Jewish Federation.  In 2009, Mr. Petroff was appointed as Editor In Chief of "The Communicator", a legal periodical for trial lawyers circulated by the Central Ohio Association for Justice where he also services as Chairperson for the Domestic Relations Committee. In 2009, Mr. Petroff was selected as a board member for the Collaborative Divorce Professionals of Columbus, Ohio, an organization which is committed to settling divorces with dignity, and family dispute resolution by reasoned negotiation.

Mr. Petroff is admitted to practice in front of all state courts and agencies in the State of Ohio as well as before the United States District Court for the Southern and Northern Districts of Ohio.

Mr. Petroff is fluent in Russian and is passionate about assisting the Russian Community through various endeavors. After several years living in downtown Columbus, Mr. Petroff and his wife, Natasha, settled in New Albany. In his free time, he enjoys traveling, S.C.U.B.A. Diving, Theater, spending time with his family and close friends, as well as cheering on all of Cleveland's professional sports teams. He is also a big time Ohio State Buckeyes and Vanderbilt Commodores sports enthusiast and booster. Mr. Petroff, however, most enjoys spending time with his wife, Natasha, their daughters Samantha, Sonya, and the family pet, an adorable English Bulldog named Cammy.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Top 40 Lawyers Under 40	ASLA	Addison, Texas	02/2014 - Now

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
Michael E. Moritz College of Law, Ohio State University	J.D.	Law School	2006
Vanderbilt University	BA	American History	05/2003

State / Court	Date
Ohio	November, 2006

• Mr. Petroff is a member of the American Bar Association, the Ohio State Bar Association, the Columbus Bar Association, and the Franklin County Trial Lawyers Association. Mr. Petroff is also a member of the Anti-Defamation League and the Columbus Jewish Federation.  In 2009, Mr. Petroff was appointed as Editor In Chief of "The Communicator", a legal periodical for trial lawyers circulated by the Central Ohio Association for Justice where he also services as Chairperson for the Domestic Relations Committee. In 2009, Mr. Petroff was selected as a board member for the Collaborative Divorce Professionals of Columbus, Ohio, an organization which is committed to settling divorces with dignity, and family dispute resolution by reasoned negotiation.

• CALI Award Winner in 2006 for perfect score in Criminal law in the Boardroom

• Mr. Petroff was excerpted in Stephen B.  Goldberg, Frank E. A. Sander, Nancy H. Rogers & Sarah R. Cole, Dispute Resolution: Negotiation, Mediation, and Other Processes [p. 127] (5th ed. 2007).
  
  Mr. Petroff published an article in the Fall, 2007 edition of the Communicator, titled “The Art of ADR in Domestic Relations.

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