Amy M. McKinlay Esq. - a Columbus, United States Divorce Lawyer

Columbus Divorce Lawyer

Updated: 03/10/2026

Areas of Practice

Divorce
Family Law
Asset Division

Attorney Information

Overview

Ms. McKinlay received her Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from the Capital University Law School, Columbus, Ohio, in 1996. While in law school, Ms. McKinlay was a Member of Order of the Curia and the Capital University Law School Law Review, and finished in the top ten percent of her graduating class. She also served as a judicial extern in the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas, Division of Domestic Relations. Ms. McKinlay was admitted to the practice of law in the State of Ohio in 1996 and to the United States District Court, Southern District of Ohio, in 1997.

Since 2007, Ms. McKinlay has been certified by the Ohio State Bar Association as a Board Certified Specialist in Family Relations Law. She has also attained the Martindale-Hubbell AV rating (highest rating attainable).

In addition, Ms. McKinlay was named by Law and Politics as an Ohio Super Lawyer "Rising Star" six times between 2005 and 2011, a designation bestowed upon the top "up-and-coming" attorneys in Ohio. In 2015, Amy joined Law and Politics' list of Ohio Super Lawyers (a group comprised of approximately five percent of the total number of attorneys in Ohio). She has U.S. News & World Report: Best Lawyers rating. She also was selected in 2022, 2023, and 2024 as one of the Top 25 Women Lawyers in Columbus by Ohio Super Lawyers.

Ms. McKinlay is a member of the American Bar Association (Family Law Section), Ohio State Bar Association (Family Law Section), and the Columbus Bar Association (Family Law Committee). She has also lectured on a number of family law-related topics, including discovery procedure, settlement strategy, and valuation and division of complex assets.

Awards and Honors

Super Lawyers® Selectees

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Honors

Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent rating (highest rating attainable)
U.S. News & World Report: Best Lawyers
Ohio Super Lawyers: Top 25 Women Lawyers in Columbus (2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025)

Other Sources of Feedback About Amy M. McKinlay Esq.

Included on the 2026 Ohio Super Lawyers list

Past Lists

2025 Ohio Super Lawyers list
2024 Ohio Super Lawyers list
2023 Ohio Super Lawyers list
2022 Ohio Super Lawyers list
2021 Ohio Super Lawyers list
2020 Ohio Super Lawyers list
2019 Ohio Super Lawyers list
2018 Ohio Super Lawyers list
2017 Ohio Super Lawyers list
2016 Ohio Super Lawyers list
2015 Ohio Super Lawyers list
2011 Ohio Super Lawyers list
2010 Ohio Super Lawyers list
2009 Ohio Super Lawyers list
2007 Ohio Super Lawyers list
2006 Ohio Super Lawyers list
2005 Ohio Super Lawyers list

Education

Legal Education
- Capital University Law School, Columbus, Ohio, 1996
  Juris Doctor
  Honors: Order of the Curia
  Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Non Legal Education
- Otterbein College, Westerville, Ohio, 1992
  B.A.
  Honors: Summa Cum Laude

Current Employment Position(s)

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Bar Admissions

Ohio, 1996
U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio, 1997

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Columbus, OH

65 E. State Street
Suite 2530
Columbus, OH 43215

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Phone: 614-968-9275

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Website: https://www.mckinlaylawllc.com

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