Brian M. Urban strives to offer his clients the opportunity to effectively participate, with his guidance, in processes designed to reach resolution of their family law matters without court intervention. His clients choose from the array of collaborative divorce, mediation, kitchen table and lawyer negotiation processes. Brian is able to provide his guidance by drawing upon multiple decades of experience as a litigator, advisor and negotiator since his 1979 admission to the practice of law in Ohio. 
He has been a Certified Specialist in family relations law in Ohio since the inception of that specialization certification in 2001. Martindale Hubbell’s Law Directory has awarded its top AV rating to Brian for over twenty consecutive years.*
Brian has eagerly embraced the emergence of Collaborative Divorce as a meaningful alternative to those clients who wish to minimize the impact of a divorce or other family crisis upon their children, preserve their ability to communicate with their former spouses, and obtain a divorce or other resolution with their dignity intact. Brian is a founding member, past president and a director of the Cleveland Academy of Collaborative Professionals, the first professional organization in Cleveland and Northeast Ohio that is solely devoted to furthering collaborative practice for the benefit of divorcing couples and other families in transition.
Brian earned his B.A. degree, magna cum laude, from John Carroll University and J.D. degree, cum laude, from Cleveland State University. He appears in the Martindale Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, has been selected as one of the Leading Lawyers in Northeastern Ohio, and has been selected as one of Ohio’s Super Lawyers. Brian is a member of the Cleveland Metropolitan, the Ohio State, and the American Bar Associations, and has been admitted to the bars of both the State of Ohio and the United States Supreme Court.
Brian’s unique combination of qualifications to assist you in your divorce process include:
- Certified Specialist in Family Relations Law, Ohio State Bar Association
- Previous Peer Review Awards:
- Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers
- Ohio Super Lawyers
- Leading Lawyers in Northeastern Ohio
- Top Rated Lawyers in Cleveland
- Bar Leadership:
- Past Chair, Family Law Section, Cuyahoga County Bar Association, nka Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
- Past Trustee and President, Center for Principled Family Advocacy
- Member, Collaborative Law Task Force for Ohio Supreme Court’s Subcommittee on Alternative Dispute Resolution Options
- Member, International Academy of Collaborative Professionals
- Past President, Cleveland Academy of Collaborative Professionals
- Director and Founding Member, Cleveland Academy of Collaborative Professionals
