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Stephanie A. Dietz 
Covington, Kentucky
phone (859) 331-2000
fax (859) 578-3365
email sdietz@ortlaw.com

Stephanie A. Dietz is a Partner with the firm, who concentrates her practice in the area of Family Law, including divorce, custody, and adoption. She is licensed to practice in Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana. She is a trained mediator in the area of family law and a member of the Northern Kentucky Collaborative Family Law Group. She is a member of the American Bar Association, the Kentucky Bar Association and the Northern Kentucky Bar Association. Stephanie currently serves as Chair of the Family Law Section for the Northern Kentucky Bar Association and serves as a board member for Legal Aid of the Bluegrass. She is a member of ABA 's Family Law Section and KBA's Family Law Sections. Stephanie is also a pro-bono volunteer lawyer in the family law area for the Northern Kentucky Volunteer Lawyers group and won their Volunteer Lawyer of the Year Award in 2000. She writes the legal updates for adoption and termination of parental rights for the West Practice Series. Stephanie has also been a speaker and author on various aspects of family law. In 2005 she was named as one of the Cincinnati Business Courier's 40 under 40. In 2007 Stephanie was appointed Chair of the Rules Committee for the Kenton County Family Court, which has been commissioned to write the rules for the new Family Court. Stephanie is married and has two children. Stephanie is a Martindale-Hubbell BV rated attorney.*

Areas of Practice:
Divorce and Dissolution
Adoption
Paternity and Child Support
Custody
Litigation Percentage:
15% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
Kentucky, 1994
Ohio, 1995
Indiana, 1996
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Kentucky, 1994
Education:
Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Highland Heights, Kentucky, 1994
J.D.
 
University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 1991
BA
Professional Associations and Memberships:
American Bar Association
Kentucky Bar Association
Northern Kentucky Bar Association
Northern Kentucky Collaborative Group, Inc.
Birth Information:
1969

*CV, BV, and AV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards, and policies.

An AV rating is Martindale-Hubbell’s highest rating. The AV rating signifies an ethics rating of "very high" and a legal ability rating of "very high to preeminent." The BV rating signifies an ethics rating of "very high" and a legal ability rating of "high to very high."

Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the Bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell ratings fall into two categories - legal ability and general ethical standards.