Focus Areas
- Successfully tried numerous state and federal cases.
- Represented a local government official ensnared in federal investigation of public corruption, resulting in no charges.
- Achieved favorable settlements on behalf of business clients involved in complex commercial disputes.
- Counseled clients through government investigations and enforcement actions.
- “New Ordinance Impacts Real Estate Around Wright-Patterson Air Force Base,” Thompson Hine Real Estate Update, October 2023
- Profiled in University of Toledo College of Law Alumni eNews, December 2022
- Co-author, “Remote Employees With 2 Jobs Pose New Risks to Cos.,” Law360, April 12, 2022
- Co-author, “Mitigating risks in prescribing and dispensing chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19,” Compliance Today, June 2020
- “Federal, state authorities step up efforts to prevent hoarding of chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine,” Medcity News, April 16, 2020
- “DOJ and HHS Launch a National Nursing Home Enforcement Initiative,” Thompson Hine Health Care Update, March 2020
- “The Art of Argument: Using the Pixar Storytelling Formula to Persuade Judges and Jurors,” Litigation Management in a New York Minute Seminar, Network of Trial Law Firms, August 3, 2018
- “Gov Con Law 101 for Companies That Aren’t Government Contractors,” Dayton Bar Association – Corporate Counsel Section, November 30, 2023
- “Protecting Your Business from Common Government Contracting Pitfalls,” Thompson Hine Tackle Tomorrow Today Webinar, October 2023
- “Hot Topics in Health Care Privacy Law,” Thompson Hine Tackle Tomorrow Today Webinar, September 2023
- Government Contractor Briefing, November 15, 2022
- “Get Paid: Collecting Payment on Government Construction Projects,” Dayton Human Relations Council, Subcontractor Meeting, June 2021
- “Product Pricing Pitfalls During a Pandemic: From Sweepstakes and Contests to Discounting, Price Discrimination and Price Gouging,” Thompson Hine Webinar, June 16, 2020
- Received a 2022, 2023 and 2024 Best Lawyers: Ones To Watch recognition for Commercial Litigation and Criminal Defense: White-Collar; included in the inaugural edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch for Commercial Litigation and Criminal Defense: White-Collar (2021)
- Named to Lawyers of Color’s Hot List 2020
- Recipient, Joseph Cinque Award, Black Law Students Association, University of Dayton School of Law, 2019
Professional Associations
- Dayton Bar Association, Board of Trustees Treasurer, 2022-present
- Federal Court Local Rules Committee for the Southern District of Ohio, 2021-present
- Greater Dayton Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Legal Roundtable, Founding Member, 2018-present
- Dayton Area Mock Interview Program, 2018-present
- Dayton Area Diversity Summer Clerkship Program, 2015-present
- Ohio Supreme Court Board on the Unauthorized Practice of Law, Board of Commissioners, 2018-2021
- Ohio State Bar Association Leadership Academy, Class of 2020
- Dayton Bar Association Leadership Development, Class of 2015
Community Involvement
- Wesley Community Center, Board of Trustees, 2017-2021
- UpDayton, Board Member, 2014-2018
- City of Dayton Neighborhood Leadership Institute, Class of 2017
Education
- University of Toledo College of Law, J.D., 2013, magna cum laude,
Order of the Coif
- Bowling Green State University, B.S.Ed., 2009
Bar Admissions
- Ohio
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
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- New Ordinance Impacts Real Estate Around Wright-Patterson Air Force Base,
Real Estate Update
, October 17, 2023 - Remote Employees With 2 Jobs Pose New Risks To Cos.,
Law360
, April 13, 2022 - Thompson Hine Lawyer Jamar King Named to District Court Local Rules Committee,
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, January 18, 2022 - Nine Thompson Hine Lawyers Recognized by Lawyers of Color,
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, April 5, 2021 - Nine Thompson Hine Lawyers Recognized by Lawyers of Color,
Thompson Hine LLP
, April 5, 2021 - Federal, state authorities step up efforts to prevent hoarding of chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine,
MedCity News
, April 16, 2020 - DOJ and HHS Launch a National Nursing Home Enforcement Initiative,
Health Care Update
, March 9, 2020 - Thompson Hine Selects Kelly Services for 2019 Diversity Achievement Award; Firm Associate Jamar King Receives Diversity Champion Award,
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, January 7, 2020