Custody and Visitation Attorneys
When facing challenging legal issues impacting your family, the guidance of an experienced lawyer can be vital in helping you protect your loved ones from unnecessary emotional stress and financial strain.
At Smith, Illner & Gemelas Co. LPA, our experienced attorneys use more than 60 years of experience to offer comprehensive family law guidance to clients throughout the Elyria, Ohio, area. Once on opposite sides of the courtroom, Timothy T. Smith and Michael D. Illner now work side-by-side to argue for justice on behalf of children and families.
By focusing our energy solely on family law issues, we have gained an extensive knowledge of various practice areas, allowing us to support your family through a wide range of issues and proceedings.
A Personal Approach to Your Family Law Issues
Rather than offer cold and impersonal legal support, we take great care to understand your specific legal issues, your unique concerns and your goals before offering advice tailored directly to your needs.
This personalized and informative approach is designed to help you make educated decisions throughout your proceedings while offering you the peace of mind you need to remain as calm and objective as possible at every turn.
"I partnered with Timothy Smith because of his uncanny ability to empathize with his clients and the level of trust that forms through that empathy." — Michael Illner
Helping You Create and Pursue Realistic Goals
One of the most important steps in any family law issue is the creation of realistic and attainable goals. By creating such goals, you may be able to avoid costly and time consuming legal proceedings while chasing a resolution that sits outside of Ohio family law guidelines and statutes.
"Michael has the helpful ability to set realistic, logical goals for our clients and then enables them to happen." — Timothy Smith
We work to help you create these realistic goals, and work diligently to help you draft legal strategies that allow us to pursue your goals in the manner that you feel most comfortable with.
Whether you wish to work with your spouse to pursue amicable resolutions through negotiation or mediation, or feel that court intervention is needed to help you resolve your disputes, we strive to help you find the closure you need to move your family forward with your lives as quickly and painlessly as possible.
Contact our office online or call 440-328-4574 or toll free 888-506-0340 to schedule a free consultation to discuss your specific family law issues.
