Manav H. Raj, Esq.
Family Law Attorney
Manu is proud graduate of Walsh Jesuit High School in Akron, The Ohio State University, and the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. Manu has practiced in Northeast Ohio courts for nearly 30 years exclusively in the area of domestic relations / family and juvenile law. He is a member of the American Bar Association, Ohio State, Cleveland Metropolitan and Lake County Bar Associations.
Mr. Raj has successfully incorporated Mediation, Collaborative Practice and Principled Negotiation into his Family Law practice for over 20 years and is a founding member and past President (2004) of The Center for Principled Family Advocacy, and a founder and current member of the Cleveland Academy of Collaborative Professionals.
Since 2011 Manu has been identified as an AV "Preeminent" Lawyer through the Peer Review Rating System of Martindale- Hubbell. The "AV Rating" is the highest possible rating used to identify attorneys as to both their legal ability and ethical standards. He is also a Life Member of the Who's Who of Distinguished Lawyers of America, and is annually selected by his peers as a Domestic Relations Super Lawyer of Ohio.
Mr. Raj has been an active presenter at seminars on all topics related to domestic relations and juvenile law in Ohio, as well as being a national speaker and trainer in collaborative practice.
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Roadmap for a Collaborative Divorce Process in Ohio
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