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Why Hire Us?

The reasons you should hire Dougherty, Hanneman & Snedaker, LLC to handle your divorce, dissolution and related family law matters are.

Special Knowledge and Expertise in Family Relations Law

  • Certified Specialists in Family Relations Law
  • The three founding members of Dougherty, Hanneman & Snedaker, LLC, Douglas B Dougherty, James A. Hanneman and Robert H. Snedaker, III are all designated as Certified Specialist in Family Relations Law by the Ohio State Bar Association. The Specialist certification is held by only 100 attorneys in Ohio as of 2007.
  • Experience of 100+ Years
  • The six attorneys at Dougherty, Hanneman & Snedaker, LLC have combined experience in excess of 100 years in asserting and protecting the rights of Ohio families, spouses, parents and children.
  • Expertise in Complex Asset Cases
  • The six attorneys at Dougherty, Hanneman & Snedaker, LLC have extensive experience in representing clients with complex assets including business interests, professional practices, pension and retirement plans.
  • Service as Speakers at Legal Education Seminars
  • The three founding members of Dougherty, Hanneman & Snedaker, LLC have written and lectured in numerous legal education seminars providing information and guidance to other attorneys, mediators and other professionals about intermediate and advanced family law issues.
  • Service as Chairman of the Columbus Bar Association’s Family Law Committee
  • The three founding members of Dougherty, Hanneman & Snedaker, LLC have each served as the chairman of the Family Law Committee of the Columbus Bar Association for two year terms.

Client Privacy

  • Private Hearings. We offer private hearings at our law firm with private judges. This service allows our clients to avoid traveling to court and waiting several hours to see a public judge in a forum completely open to the public.
  • We offer several other methods to keep our client matter private including out-of-court private agreements, out-of-county filings, non-disclosure agreements and customized methods designed to keep the client’s privacy.

Alternatives to Expensive Litigation

  • For those clients concerned about the high cost of a divorce or the acrimony associated with contested cases in the court system, the attorneys at Dougherty, Hanneman & Snedaker provide their clients with many alternative dispute resolution methods. Those methods include collaborative divorce and divorce mediation, and other approaches to settle domestic disputes with dignity and cost-efficiency.
  • Divorce mediation
  • Collaborative Divorce

Convenient Location

The law firm of Dougherty, Hanneman & Snedaker is located in a safe and convenient northwest Columbus suburban location with free on-site parking.

Contact Us

Please contact the attorneys at Dougherty, Hanneman and Snedaker for a confidential consultation with an Ohio State Bar Association Certified Specialist in Family Relations Law regarding your family law issue. Attorneys Douglas Dougherty, James Hanneman and Robert “Chip” Snedaker are three of just ninety-nine attorneys (as of January 1, 2008) in the state of Ohio, who have earned the designation of Certified Specialist, Family Relations Law.


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Located in a Safe and Convenient Northwest Suburban Location

Northwest Law Offices Building
3010 Hayden Road
Columbus, OH 43235

Phone 614-932-5000
Fax 614-798-1935
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