Jennifer Nielsen

Jennifer A. Nielsen, Esq.
5354 Cemetery Road,
Hilliard, OH 43026
Tele: (614) 771-6000
Fax: (614) 754-5029

My first career was as a teacher. I worked teaching at the middle school level, then at Ohio State, for almost a decade. I graduated from the Moritz College of Law with an additional certification in Alternative Dispute Resolution, which required over 100 hours of ADR experience. During law school, I worked as a mediator in the Franklin County Small Claims Court, and was a judicial intern for Judge G. Gary Tyack at the 10 ^th District Court of Appeals. I knew from the beginning that I wanted to work in family law, and I knew that the family court system is not ideal for the preservation of families. I became interested in the collaborative divorce model in law school. I am excited to be a part of this group of professionals dedicated to this process, and I hope that I can help further this model into the future.

AREAS OF PRACTICE:
Family law. I am winding down my employment law practice to focus solely on family law.

PROFESSIONAL LICENSES:
State of Ohio, 2013. Admission to federal practice 2013.

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION:
JD, Moritz College of Law, 2012. MA Comparative Studies, Ohio State, 2007.

UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION:
BA, Elementary Education, Stetson University (Florida).

COLLABORATIVE PRACTICE GROUP MEMBERSHIP:
COACDP

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE/ACTIVITIES:
Mediation, Civil rights, Employment discrimination, family law. Member of the Board of Trustees of BRAVO Ohio (Buckeye Region Anti-Violence Organization) – bravo-ohio.org

PERSONAL INTERESTS/ACTIVITIES:
Four children at home keeps me very busy; also parrots.

COLLABORATIVE PRACTICE AND RELATED SKILLS TRAINING

Year	Training Type	Instructor	Hours
2010	Dispute Resolution Theory & Practice	Moritz College of Law	45
2010	International Dispute Resolution	Moritz College of Law	45
2010	Multiparty Mediation	Moritz College of Law	60
2010	Basic mediation training	Moritz College of Law	12
2010	Small Claims Mediation	Franklin County Small Claims Court	60
2010	Domestic Abuse training for Mediators	Supreme Court of Ohio	14
2010	Parent Coordinator Training	Supreme Court of Ohio	12
2011	Negotiation and Mediation Advocacy	Moritz College of Law	30
2011	ADR research project on Collaborative Law	Moritz College of Law	15
2012	Truancy Mediation Training	Moritz College of Law	12
2015	Collaborative Divorce training	COACDP	12