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Manu H. Raj

Manu is a proud graduate of Walsh Jesuit High School, The Ohio State University, and Cleveland-Marshall College of Law.

Manu has practiced exclusively in the areas of Domestic Relations, Family, and Juvenile Law in Northeast Ohio for nearly 30 years.  He is a member of the Ohio State Bar Association and the Cleveland Metropolitan and Lake County Bar Associations.

In addition to litigation, Manu dedicates a significant amount of his practice to Mediation and Collaborative Practice.  He is a founding member and past President of The Center for Principled Family Advocacy and Cleveland Academy of Collaborative Professionals. The Cleveland Academy is a group of elite collaborative practice professionals who focus their practice on collaborative solutions to family law disputes.

Manu is a Life Member of the Who’s Who of Distinguished Lawyers of America and an AV “Preeminent” Lawyer through the Peer Review Rating System of Martindale-Hubbell. The “AV Rating” is the highest possible rating used to identify attorneys based on their legal ability and ethical standards.  He also annually earns the designation by his peers of a “Super Lawyer” of Ohio.

Mr. Raj has been an active presenter at seminars on all topics related to domestic relations and family law in Ohio and a national speaker and trainer in Collaborative Law.

Areas of Practice

Bar Admissions

  • Ohio, 1996
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio, 1997

Education

  • Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland, Ohio
    • J.D.
  • The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
    • B.A.
    • Honors: Sphinx, The Senior Honorary
    • Major: English Literature

Classes/Seminars

  • Nuts and Bots of Domestic Relations
  • Family Law in Ohio

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • Lake County Bar Association, Member
  • Geauga County Bar Association, Member
  • Ohio State Bar Association, Member
  • Medina County Bar Association, Former Chairperson, Domestic Relations Committee
  • Center for Principled Family Advocacy, Founding Member
  • Center for Principled Family Advocacy, President, 2004
  • Cleveland Academy of Collaborative Professionals, Member

Past Employment Positions

  • Law Offices of Joyce Barrett, Associate, 1998 – 2000
  • Marco Marco & Bailey, Associate, 1996 – 1998
  • Dworken & Bernstein in Painesville

Languages

  • Hindi

Honors and Awards

  • Life Member, Who’s Who Distinguished Lawyer of America
  • AV “Preeminent” Lawyer through the Peer Review Rating System of Martindale- Hubbell
  • Super Lawyer, 2019-2024
Meet the Team

Solutions To Family Conflicts

Kvale Antonelli & Raj is a highly regarded boutique law firm focused on the practice of divorce and family law in the greater Cleveland
area. We successfully resolve property division, child custody, spousal support, child support and related problems.

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Craig Kvale

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Dominic M. Antonelli

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Manu Raj

Client Success With

Collaborative Divorce