Family Law

• Divorce
  For couples who have decided to end their marriage in a fair and reasonable manner, divorce mediation can save time and money, reduce stress and provide other benefits.
• Child Support
  You children shouldn't have to suffer because of your divorce. Ensure that they have the financial support they need to by hiring a child support attorney. Residents of Columbus, OH turn to Dougherty, Hanneman & Piccin, LLC when they need assistance with child support negotiations. Your attorney will make sure your children's needs are taken into account.
• Child Custody and Visitation
  The number one mistake many parents make when getting a divorce? Assuming that they'll get custody of their children. When you hire a child custody attorney from Dougherty, Hanneman & Piccin, LLC, you'll have someone who will look out for you and your child during custody negotiations.
• Adoption
  While Gary handles a broad range of family law matters including divorce, dissolution, child support, child custody, grandparent's rights, step-parent adoptions, pre-nuptial agreements, and family law appeals ranging from the basic to the complex, his focus in recent years has been custody cases involving allegations of abuse and alienation. Gary also assists alternative families with their unique family law needs including co-habitation agreements, co-parenting agreements, and same-sex divorce and dissolution.
• Paternity
  Paternity Case through Juvenile Court - Either parent may file an action through the juvenile court. The court will order paternity testing unless the parties agree to paternity.
• Premarital Agreement
  Premarital agreements are also called "prenuptial agreements." Premarital agreements are powerful planning tools. By using a premarital agreement, a party can stop the creation of certain duties that would automatically be created at the time of the marriage. Generally, when a marriage ends, each party receives one-half of the marital assets. However, by using a premarital agreement, one party may be able to keep all legal and financial interests in one or more assets.
• Spousal Support
  If your spouse is the primary breadwinner, getting divorced could leave you in a tight spot financially. You shouldn't have to struggle just to make ends meet. A spousal support attorney can fight for financial support on your behalf. Our legal team is prepared to address all of your questions about spousal support.
• Legal Separation
  A legal separation is a lawsuit that recognizes that the parties have the right to live separately from one another. A legal separation lawsuit does not terminate the marriage. Generally, except for the termination of the marriage, a legal separation lawsuit will address the same issues typically addressed in a divorce lawsuit.
• Annulment
  An annulment is a lawsuit in which the court declares that the parties' marriage is void. That is, the court declares that the marriage was never legally valid because of some barrier to the creation of a valid marriage. For example, a married person cannot legally enter into a second marriage without terminating the first marriage.
• Child Abuse
  Almost as Despicable as the Act Itself: Dealing With False Allegations of Child Abuse in Custody Cases, Columbus Bar Association, 2002

Criminal Law

• Criminal Defense
  In 1998, Attorney Hanneman returned to Ohio and opened a private practice. In his private practice, he has represented individuals and businesses in various matters including family law, juvenile law, adoption law, criminal law, landlord-tenant law and small business law.
• Juvenile Crimes
• Restraining Order
  Divorces proceed according to rules set by the Supreme Court of Ohio. The filing of a Complaint for Divorce (it requests the Court to grant a divorce) is the first divorce step. For the Court to grant a divorce will require a number of documents, such as motions, affidavits (sworn statements), and restraining orders. The Complaint for Divorce and other supporting documents must be served on (physically delivered) to your spouse. "Service" is done by requesting the Clerk of Courts to provide the documents to your spouse (the "opposing party") by certified mail or by personal service via a deputy sheriff or via a personal process server.

Business and Corporate Law

• Business Formation
  In 2003, Mr. Piccin left the Ohio Attorney General's Office to begin his private practice of law and began working as Co-Counsel on family law cases with attorney Douglas B. Dougherty and attorney James G. Hanneman. In 2020, Joe merged his practice with Attorneys Dougherty and Hanneman to join Dougherty, Hanneman & Piccin as a partner. He has represented clients throughout the state of Ohio. His private practice has consisted of general civil litigation, representation of small to medium-sized businesses including business formation issues, as well as family law. Mr. Piccin has represented business clients in many different industries, including the construction, insurance, health & fitness, and hotel/hospitality industries, as well as dental and optometric professionals.
• Business Disputes
• Limited Liability Companies
  The law firm frequently handles cases involving various types of business interests. An individual may be the sole owner of a business or be a co-owner of a business. A business may operate directly or may operate using a legal entity. Such legal entities include corporations, partnerships, and limited liability companies (LLCs).
• Intellectual Property
• Antitrust
• Small Business Law

Employment Law

• Workers Compensation

Property Law

• Real Estate Transactions
• Land Use and Zoning
• Landlord-Tenant Disputes
  Attorney Hanneman practiced law in Atlanta, Georgia from 1995 until 1998 in the areas of family law, juvenile law, criminal law, landlord-tenant law, sports and entertainment law and small business law. He remains licensed to practice law in Georgia.

Trusts and Estates

• Wills
  As a member of the Attorney General's Office, Mr. Piccin provided free legal services as part of the Attorney General's Pro Bono program, which involved the preparation of wills, living wills, financial powers of attorney, and durable powers of attorney for clients of low income.
• Power of Attorney

Finance Law

• Foreclosure
  If the debtor party refuses to pay the debt after the money judgment is issued, the creditor party can take various actions to collect the debt. For example, the creditor party can bring a foreclosure action against the debtor party's real estate or the creditor party can seize the debtor party's bank accounts.
• Tax Law
  Tax issues are present in all cases. However, tax issues can be extremely important in high income and significant asset cases. Past, present and future tax liabilities are important issues in almost all high income and significant asset cases.