Law Office of Joseph E. Bolek, Jr. Family Law Practice    Background and Education: Admitted to practice in State of Ohio, October 27, 1967 United State District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, February 18, 1971 United States Tax Court November 21, 1977 Ohio State Bar College Juris Doctor Degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Law, Cleveland, Ohio, June 17, 1967 A.B. Degree from John Carroll University Cleveland, Ohio June 7, 1964 Member - Cleveland Bar Association Member - American Trial Lawyers Association Member - Family Law Section ATLA Member - Criminal Defense Section ATLA Professional Development: Frequent Instructor, Author and Lecturer at Lawyer Continuing Education Seminars, including: - "Preventing Critical Financial Mistakes during Divorces" - "Successful Financial Settlements for your Divorce Client" - "A Roadmap through Divorce Proceedings" 2007-2008 Chair, Solo and Small Firm Committee, Cleveland Bar Association, now Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association 2007 -2008 Continuing Legal Education Committee Member, Cleveland Bar Association, now Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association National Business Institute, “Preventing Critical Financial Mistakes During Divorces” Independence, OH -(9/18/06), Akron, Ohio (9/19/06) National Business Institute “Successful Financial Settlements For Your Divorce Client” Independence, OH (4/10/07) National Business Institute, “Preventing Critical Financial Mistakes During Divorces” Akron, OH (9/10/07), Independence, OH (9/11/07) National Business Institute, “A Roadmap Through Divorce Proceedings” Cuyahoga Falls, OH (12/17/07), Independence, OH (12/18/07) Cleveland Bar Association, “Ethics: Ohio’s Rules of Professional Conduct” Cleveland, OH (12/19/07) National Business Institute, “Complex Financial Issues in Divorce” Independence, OH (4/18/06)