Todd B. Kotler

Since 1999 I have labored to establish divorce settlements that are firm but fair and parenting-time schedules that work. Relocating and long-distance parenting plans. I resolve high-conflict situations, protective orders, and deal with parental alienation. I also have litigated a number of high value cases in both Summit and Stark Counties.

My firm also has handled a great number of high value transactions involving mineral rights, land leases and easements with energy companies. We have done joint ventures, partnerships, S corporations, LLCs, commercial and industrial developments, condominium developments or conversions and office building sales and purchases. Likewise, I have drafted construction contracts, lease negotiation and preparations, loan workouts and foreclosures as well as sale and purchase contracts.

Notably, I am among a handful of Ohio Attorneys who practice special education law. My focus in this area is on the parents of special needs children. I aid them in ensuring that these children receive the free and appropriate public education (FAPE) that each child is guaranteed under state and federal law.

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Ohio

Partner

Arnold, Gruber, & Haren, Ltd.

2014 - Current

Owner - Attorney

Todd Kotler, Attorney at Law

1999 - 2014

University of Akron School of Law

J.D. (1998) | Law

1994 - 1998

Honors: Abramson Scholarship

Class of 2022 OSBF Fellow

Ohio State Bar Foundation

2022

The Ohio State Bar Foundation Fellows are an elite group of attorneys who volunteer their time, talent, and treasure to advance the law and build a better justice system through community service efforts and philanthropic gifts to the Foundation.

Ohio State Bar

Member

Current

Stark County Bar Association

member

2014 - Current

Activities: Member of Family Law, Real Estate and Community Relations Committees. Co-chaired 2017 Real Estate Law Seminar

ETHICS FOR OHIO TITLE INSURANCE AGENTS AND ATTORNEYS

Stark County Bar Association

November 1, 2017

PROTECTING THE RIGHTS OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

National Business Institute

2016

Ohio Special Education Law - Course Materials

National Business Institute

June, 2015

UNRAVELING THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT (IDEA)

National Business Institute

2013

E-Commerce; The Tidal Wave of Change

Akron Bar Association, Examiner

2000

ETHICS FOR OHIO TITLE INSURANCE AGENTS AND ATTORNEYS, Real Estate Seminar, Canton, Ohio

November 1, 2017

Stark County Bar Association

https://www.nbi-sems.com/ProductDetails/Ohio-Special-Education-Law/Course-Book/75791CDR?N=0&searchTerm=kotler

UNRAVELING THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT ACT (IDEIA), Ohio Special Education Law, Youngstown, Ohio

June 8, 2017

National Business Institute

https://www.nbi-sems.com/ProductDetails/Ohio-Special-Education-Law/Course-Book/75791CDR?N=0&searchTerm=kotler

Ethics and Technology - Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Net, Legal Technology Seminar, Independence, Ohio

December 19, 2015

National Business Institute

Safety Disclosures and State and Federal Record Keeping Laws, School Safety Law, Fairlawn, Ohio

November 6, 2014

National Business Institute

Establishing the Framework of Special Education Law 2013, Fairlawn, Ohio

August 21, 2013

National Business Institute

Domestic Relations Mediator

Supreme Court of Ohio Judicial College Training

2022

Q. Do I have sole custody of my child under a verbal agreement?

August 17, 2025

A: If by "she" you mean mother and you are father, then the answer is NO. In Ohio an unmarried mother is presumptively the sole custodian of a child until a Court ORDERS otherwise. Your "verbal agreement" means nothing to a reviewing court. You need to file a motion for parental rights and responsibilities along with initial filing affidavits and a written parenting plan which codifies those things to which you have already verbally agreed. Good luck.

Q. How to remove someone from my property without prior agreement?

August 5, 2025

A: Call again and restate they are trespassing (remaining on your property WITHOUT PRIVILEGE to do so). They are not a resident (at least as you describe this person). I am assuming they have not been there for 30 days or more and are not receiving mail there or have any other indicator of living there. Good luck. If law enforcement refuses to charge, then an eviction will be your only practical method of removing the person.

Q. Can I contest my child's father's income and custody misrepresentations?

July 29, 2025

A: After you receive a finding from the Child Support Enforcement Agency, you should also receive information on how to appeal the decision or rather file an objection. Send in that paperwork as the instruction states. An additional hearing will then be set up, and in the meanwhile, it would be wise to hire an attorney so that discovery of any additional documents may be conducted in order to prove what you allege. Likewise, if you already have documents that demonstrate that your child's father has misstated the facts, you may use them as either part of your direct testimony and / or to cross examine him. Again, you are more likely to be successful if you have an attorney who understands how to properly get evidence authenticated and admitted. Search for an attorney who regularly practices custody and domestic relations law in the county in which this is occurring. Good Luck ... Read More