About Jonathan
Bar AdmissionsOhio, 1996U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio, 1998U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1997U.S. Supreme Court, 2007EducationJ.D. – 1996, The Ohio State University College of Law, Columbus, OhioHonors: Order of the CoifHonors: Joseph M. Harter Award in Trial PracticeThe Ohio State Law Journal, 1994-1996B.A. (Cum Laude) – 1993, Denison University, Granville, OhioHonors: Phi Beta KappaMajor: HistoryHonors + Awards Best Lawyers in America Consumer Guide, 2001Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2005-2007Million Dollar Advocates Forum, 2011Super Lawyers, 2011-PresentNAFDD Nationally Ranked DUI/OVI Defense Attorney, 2013National Trial Lawyers, Top 100 Trial Lawyers, 2013“Columbus CEO Top Lawyer, 2015” by Columbus CEO Magazine in the area of Personal Injury LawThe Best Lawyers in America© [Columbus Region]White Collar Criminal Defense, 2010-PresentNon-White Collar Criminal Defense, 2011-PresentCriminal Defense, Non-White-Collar: “Lawyer of the Year,” 2015Criminal Defense, White-Collar: “Lawyer of the Year,” 2016Criminal Defense, General Practice: “Lawyer of the Year,” 2018Criminal Defense, White-Collar: “Lawyer of the Year,” 2020Professional Associations + Memberships National College for DUI Defense, MemberAmerican Bar Association, MemberOhio State Bar Association, MemberColumbus Bar Association, MemberOhio Association for Justice, MemberChair, Criminal Law Committee, 2006-2007Franklin County Trial Lawyers Association, MemberCo-Chair, Criminal Law Committee, 1998-2000National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, MemberOhio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, MemberFranklin County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, MemberClasses/Seminars + Publications Classes/SeminarsCriminal Defense Clinic, Adjunct Professor of Law at The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law (Spring 2015)PublicationsThe 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)MediaStephanie Francis Ward, Courts Are Giving Reduced Terms to Many Child-Porn Defendants, ABA Journal (Aug. 2015)
Bar Admissions
Ohio, 1996
U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio, 1998
U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1997
U.S. Supreme Court, 2007
Education
J.D. – 1996, The Ohio State University College of Law, Columbus, Ohio
B.A. (Cum Laude) – 1993, Denison University, Granville, Ohio
Honors + Awards
Professional Associations + Memberships
Classes/Seminars + Publications
Classes/Seminars
Publications
Media
Practice Areas
Education
Awards & Recognition
- Lawyer of the Year: Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Columbus, OH (2020)
- Lawyer of the Year: Criminal Defense: General Practice, Columbus, OH (2018)
- Lawyer of the Year: Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Columbus, OH (2016)
- Lawyer of the Year: Criminal Defense: General Practice, Columbus, OH (2015)
- Recognized: Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Recognized: Criminal Defense: General Practice
- Practice Area: DUI / DWI Defense
- Practice Area: Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs