Areas of Practice
Criminal Defense: White Collar, OVI/DUI, Domestic Violence, Drug Offenses, Firearm Offenses, Computer Crimes, Sex Offenses, Traffic Offenses, Felonies & Misdemeanors
Personal Injury and Wrongful Death: Auto Accidents, Trucking Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Slips and Falls, Premises Liability, Dog Bites, Medical Negligence/Malpractice
General Civil Litigation
Education
J.D. – 1996, The Ohio State University College of Law, Columbus, Ohio
- Honors: Order of the Coif
- Honors: Joseph M. Harter Award in Trial Practice
- The Ohio State Law Journal, 1994-1996
B.A. (Cum Laude) – 1993, Denison University, Granville, Ohio
- Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
- Major: History
Honors + Awards
- “Columbus CEO Top Lawyer, 2015” by Columbus CEO Magazine in the area of Personal Injury Law
- Super Lawyers, 2011-Present
- NAFDD Nationally Ranked DUI/OVI Defense Attorney, 2013
- National Trial Lawyers, Top 100 Trial Lawyers, 2013
- Million Dollar Advocates Forum, 2011
- Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2005-2007
- The Best Lawyers in America© [Columbus Region]
- Criminal Defense, White-Collar: “Lawyer of the Year,” 2020
- Criminal Defense, General Practice: “Lawyer of the Year,” 2018
- Criminal Defense, White-Collar: “Lawyer of the Year,” 2016
- Criminal Defense, Non-White-Collar: “Lawyer of the Year,” 2015
- Non-White Collar Criminal Defense, 2011-Present
- White Collar Criminal Defense, 2010-Present
- Best Lawyers in America Consumer Guide, 2001
Professional Associations + Memberships
- National College for DUI Defense, Member
- American Bar Association, Member
- Ohio State Bar Association, Member
- Columbus Bar Association, Member
- Ohio Association for Justice, Member
- Chair, Criminal Law Committee, 2006-2007
- Franklin County Trial Lawyers Association, Member
- Co-Chair, Criminal Law Committee, 1998-2000
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Member
- Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Member
- Franklin County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Member
Classes/Seminars + Publications
- Classes/Seminars
- Criminal Defense Clinic, Adjunct Professor of Law at The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law (Spring 2015)
- Publications
- The Legal Perils of Juvenile Sexting, Columbus Bar Association (Mar. 31, 2017)
- Juvenile Sexting: Practical Advice for Parents, Columbus Bar Association (May 12, 2017)
- Juvenile Sexting: The Consequences Are Real, Columbus Bar Association (July 7, 2017)
Pro Bono + Community
- Volunteer Lacrosse Coach (Dublin, Ohio), 2005-Present
Media
- Stephanie Francis Ward, Courts Are Giving Reduced Terms to Many Child-Porn Defendants, ABA Journal (Aug. 2015)
