Rachel Lynn Smick

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      Rachel Lynn Smick

      Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
      8 years of experience

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      Biography

      Attorney Rachel Lynn Smick is a family law litigator, as well as an experienced trial lawyer in matters of personal injury, probate law, and real estate matters.

      Rachel first joined the prior named firm of Joseph A. Kacyon & Associates in 2015. Now, at Hoover Kacyon, LLC, Rachel focuses extensively on Domestic Relations matters. In this role, Rachel counsels clients through high asset divorce cases, complex domestic custody and visitation matters, out-of-state and foreign custody disputes, and has successfully both brought and defended contempt actions. Rachel has handled high asset divorce cases, high conflict custody and visitation matters, and post-decree matters from the inception to completion at trial. Rachel has also successfully minimized court involvement for her clients through negotiating advantageous settlements.

      Rachel heads up the firm’s real estate practice group as well, due to her experience in landlord tenant matters and other real estate and property disputes. Rachel is very experienced in both bringing and defending eviction lawsuits, as well as advising clients how to avoid eviction issues by effectively managing properties and their businesses, so that they have more profit and less expenses for legal matters. Additionally, Rachel has brought and defended many civil matters arising from real estate disputes, contract disputes, and personal injury claims from inception to settlement, or completion at trial.

      Rachel is also an integral part of Hoover Kacyon, LLC’s probate practice. Rachel has advised and counseled clients in estate planning, guardianship matters, probate estates, and adoption. Rachel has additionally brought and defended many complex custody issues intertwined between the domestic relations court and probate court.

      Practice Areas

      Personal Injury

      Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death

      Divorce

      Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce

      Appeals & Appellate

      Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals

      Arbitration & Mediation

      Business Arbitration, Consumer Arbitration, Family Arbitration

      Estate Planning

      Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills

      Family Law

      Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law

      Foreclosure Defense

      Landlord Tenant

      Evictions, Housing Discrimination, Landlord Rights, Rent Control, Tenants' Rights

      Probate

      Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests

      Real Estate Law

      Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law

      Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

      Ohio, Since 2015

      Languages

      English

      Professional Experience

      Attorney Hoover Kacyon, LLC

      Year: Current

      Description:

      Professional Associations

      American Bar Association Attorney (Current)

      Akron Bar Association Attorney (Current)

      Ohio State Bar Association Attorney (Current)

      Awards

      • Top 40 Under 40

        American Academy of Attorneys 2018.0

      • Rising Star

        American Institute of Legal Advocates

        Note: 2018, 2019

      Education

      • California State University - Dominguez Hills B.A. (2011) | English Literature

        Year: 2009 - 2011

        Honors: Summa Cum Laude

      • University of Akron School of Law J.D. (2015) | Law

        Year: 2012 - 2015

        Honors: Cum Laude

      Websites

      http://hooverkacyon.com/

      Hoover Kacyon and Associates, LLC

      Address:

      527 Portage Trail, Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44221

      phone no.

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