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James D. Owen

James Owen

The Owen Firm, LLC

5354 North High Street
Columbus, OH 43214

Columbus

Ohio (OH)

T: 614-454-5010

F: 614-454-5030

Visit: www.owenlawyers.com

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Practice Areas

Criminal Defense

Criminal Defense: DUI/DWI

Criminal Defense: White Collar

Selected To

• Ohio Super Lawyers 2012
• Ohio Super Lawyers 2011
• Ohio Super Lawyers 2010
• Ohio Super Lawyers 2009
• Ohio Super Lawyers 2008
• Ohio Super Lawyers 2007
• Ohio Super Lawyers 2006

Profile

James D. Owen is the founder and managing partner of The Owen Firm, LLC, a Columbus, Ohio, law firm providing criminal defense in both state and federal courts. Mr. Owen has been admitted to practice in Ohio's courts since 1979. His record of high-profile acquittals dates back nearly as far and includes the 1986 acquittal of Donald Harriston, who was charged with murdering a prominent Columbus, Ohio, businessman and high-profile political figure. Owen then won two more high‑profile murder cases in the trials of Anthony Hollman and William Berry. Owen is best known, however, for his work in helping free two Columbus men, Timothy Howard and Gary James, who were both sentenced to death for a robbery and murder at an Eastside Columbus bank. Over the course of his career, Mr. Owen has also represented judges, an NFL football player, a former U.S. Congressman and other elected officials. In addition to his inclusion in the Super Lawyers listings for Ohio, Mr. Owen is rated AV Preeminent*, the highest rating given by Martindale-Hubbell.

*CV, BV and AV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell ratings fall into two categories - legal ability and general ethical standards.

About James Owen

Law School: Capital University Law School

Admitted: 1979, Ohio

Professional Webpage: owenlawyers.com/attorney-james-d-owen/

Honors and Awards:

Recognized by Columbus CEO Magazine as one of "Central Ohio's Top Lawyers"
Martindale-Hubbell AV® Rating
One of 20 Living American Heroes of Our Time, U.S. News & World Report, 2001

Bar/Professional Activity:

Member, Ohio Public Defender Commission, 1994 - 2006
United States Supreme Court
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
State of Ohio, 1979
Chairman, Ohio Public Defender Commission, 1992

Pro bono/Community Service:

Volunteer, Office of the Ohio Public Defender

Representative Clients:

State of Ohio v. William Berry II NOT GUILTY VERDICTS IN CAPITAL MURDER CASE
State of Ohio v. Mirreh
State of Ohio v. Anthony Bernard Hollman
United States v. Anthony Gurden NOT GUILTY VERDICT IN FEDERAL FIREARMS CASE
State of Ohio v. Gary James CAPITAL MURDER CASE DISMISSED
State of Ohio v. Larry Brown NOT GUILTY VERDICTS IN RAPE CASE
State of Ohio v. Bernard Hollman II NOT GUILTY VERDICTS IN FELONY ASSAULT AND ROBBERY CASE
State of Ohio v. Bernard Hollman I NOT GUILTY VERDICTS IN CAPITAL MURDER CASE
State of Ohio v. Robert Sheppard NOT GUILTY VERDICT IN FIREARM CASE
State of Ohio v. Lori Cross NOT GUILTY VERDICT IN DRUG CASE
State of Ohio v. Earl Walker NOT GUILTY VERDICTS IN HOMICIDE CASE
State of Ohio v. Alfred Jones NOT GUILTY VERDICTS IN DRUG CASE
State of Ohio v. Sammy Green NOT GUILTY VERDICTS IN THEFT CASE
State of Ohio v. Terry Reeves NOT GUILTY VERDICTS IN RAPE CASE
State of Ohio v. Donald Hairston NOT GUILTY VERDICTS IN CAPITAL MURDER CASE
State of Ohio v. William Mefford NOT GUILTY VERDICTS IN RAPE CASE
State of Ohio v. Robert Smith NOT GUILTY VERDICT IN ROBBERY CASE
State of Ohio v. Timothy Howard CAPITAL MURDER CASE DISMISSED
State of Ohio v. Turner NOT GUILTY VERDICTS IN MURDER CASE
Centurion Ministries, Inc.
State of Ohio v. Nancy Flaherty
State of Ohio v. Maverick Foster
State of Ohio v. Michael Patterson

Educational Background:

Ohio Wesleyan University, B.A. Politics and Government, 1976

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