John Zalic | Middleburg Heights Divorce & Family Lawyer

Attorney John Zalic has been practicing law for over 25 years. Previously he worked as a mediator for the Prosecutor's office and performed law enforcement and criminal investigation duties for the U.S. military. He is experienced in providing legal representation to clients in domestic relations and family law matters. Mr. Zalic provides competent and experienced legal representation at reasonable rates in Ohio. He primarily practices in domestic relations courts in Cuyahoga, Medina, Lorain and Summit counties. He also litigates family law issues in the juvenile courts for unmarried couples. He is experienced in identifying and providing solutions in domestic relations and family law matters such as discovering assets, business valuations, custody disputes, dealing with experts and guardian ad litems, engaging experts such as business and property appraisers, CPA's, vocational assessment experts, pre-divorce stratagies, settlement negotiations, pre-trial negotiations, trials and appeals.

Lawyer.com Member Questionnaire

Please describe a case(s) in the last year or two where you made a big difference.
I made a difference in the lives of children by taking to trial a divorce case, and convinced the judge to order supervised visitation on the parent, despite that parent being the primary caretaker.

How did you build a successful practice?
By being down to earth, adapting to changing technologies, treating everyone with respect, charging reasonable rates, and by being competent.

What should clients look for in a lawyer?
Years in practice, experience in the subject matter, organizational skills, whether they return calls quickly, reasonable rates, and whether they explain things in easy to understand terms.

How important is local knowledge to the success of your cases?
Local knowledge (mine and others) can be important to the success of my cases.

What information can you provide in a free phone consultation?
Virtually anything can be discussed in a free initial phone consultation. More protracted strategy, tactics and information should be reserved until after a potential client becomes an actual client because an intensive amount of information gathering and discussion is needed to adequately answer some questions.

What information do you need in a free phone consultation?
I need the reason for the call, whether there are children in involved, the length of marriage, the respective incomes, the assets, and the debts involved.

What differentiates you from other lawyers in your community?
Things that may differentiate some lawyers is length of practice, prior experience, concentration in a certain field of law, and how much trial experience one has.

What is the most rewarding aspect of your job?
Being able to bring closure to the case, whether it be by settlement or litigation.

What are your other interests in addition to law?
Travel, shooting, comedy, and boating.

Position	Organization	Location	Duration
Attorney	Law Offices of John Zalic	Ohio	Present

School	Degree	Major	Graduation
Capital University Law School	J.D.	Law School	1991
Baldwin Wallace College	B.A.	Business Administration	1988

State / Court	Date
Ohio	1991

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 Evening and weekend appointments are available.

John David Zalic has been a Premium Member since April 28, 2017.
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Verified Credentials	Date Verified
(1991) Licensed as Attorney in Ohio. Verified with Ohio State Bar Association.	April 28, 2017

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