Phyllis Gay Bossin

Phyllis G. Bossin is the principal and founder of Phyllis G. Bossin & Associates.  She has been practicing family law for over thirty years and has been listed in Wood White’s The Best Lawyers of America in Family Law for over fifteen years.  She has been named as a Super Lawyer in Ohio in Family Law since its inception.  She is also ranked as one of Ohio’s Top 50 Female Super Lawyers, one of Cincinnati’s top 25 Female Super Lawyers, and one of Cincinnati’s top 50 Super Lawyers.  She has been listed by the Cincinnati Business Courier in Who’s Who in Cincinnati Law and as a Cincinnati Leading Lawyer by Cincy Business for several years.

Ms. Bossin is admitted to practice in Ohio and the District of Columbia, as well as the United States Supreme Court.  She is well-respected as both a negotiator and a highly skilled courtroom advocate.  Her opinions are frequently sought out by both the local and national media on a variety of family law topics.  She has lectured on family law issues throughout the country.

Ms. Bossin is a Certified Family Relations Law specialist in Ohio.  She is a fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and has served as the President of the Ohio Chapter and is also a Diplomate of the American College of Family Trial Lawyers.  She served as the Chair of the American Bar Association Section of Family Law during 2003-2004, after holding numerous other offices in that organization.  She also served in many capacities in the American Bar Association, including on the Justice Kennedy Commission, the Standing Committee on Meetings and Travel, liaison to the Commission on Women in the Profession and she currently sits on the Commission on Domestic and Sexual Violence.  She has also served on the faculty of the American Bar Association Family Law Section Trial Advocacy Institute, an intensive trial skills program for attorneys.  Ms. Bossin is also a member of the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and a lifetime Fellow of the American Bar Foundation.  She is also a member of the Cincinnati Collaborative Family Law Group.

Ms. Bossin graduated from the University of Cincinnati in 1972, received a Master’s Degree in Public Policy from the same institution in 1973 and received her law degree from the Salmon P. Chase College of Law in 1977.