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CLEVE M. JOHNSON 495 South High Street, Suite 400; Columbus, Ohio  43215-5058 (first building south of courthouse) Map
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WHO ARE THE REAL BEST OVI LAWYERS?
 

Who actually knows who the best lawyers are? Is it reporters for publications based in other cities or states or is it other local drunk driving lawyers? Are the best OVI lawyers the ones who spend most of their time asking their friends to recommend them to publications or are they the lawyers that other OVI lawyers go to learn from in continuing legal education seminars? Do you want a lawyer that specializes in self promotion or one who concentrates on knowing the law and representing clients in court?

Who do other lawyers go to learn from? Over the years I have conservatively lectured to lawyers in at least 50-75 different continuing legal education seminars. Among the sponsoring organizations are:

  • National College for DUI Defense
  • Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
  • Ohio State Bar Association
  • Columbus Bar Association
  • Central Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
  • Ohio Trial Lawyer’s Association
  • Lorman Educational Services

See also Recent Teaching Events below.

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Recent Teaching Events. Posted below are some of the recent topics on which I have spoken and the organizations which hosted the seminars. It should be noted that there are only a handful of Ohio OVI lawyers with comparable speaking records, and none with a more extensive or varied one. No other Ohio lawyer that has lectured at the National College for DUI Defense. [back]

5/11/11

Lorain County Bar Association
How the new ODH regulations and the 8000 logs are different from anything we have seen before

5/5/11

Ohio State Bar Association Convention Traffic Law Seminar
How the 8000 regulations and logs are different.

3/11/11

Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
The Department of Health's Intoxilyzer Online Data--How To Use It and Interesting Things You Will Find--and Won't Find--On the Web

12/16/10

Mahoning County Bar Association OVI – New Trends and Tactics
Topic: How the new ODH regulations and the 8000 logs are very different from anything we have seen before

11/30/10

Columbus Bar Association--OVI Part II
Organized Seminar (chose topics as well as selected & introduced speakers)
Topic: Panel Discussion

11/30/10

Columbus Bar Association--OVI Part I
Organized Seminar (chose topics as well as selected & introduced speakers)
Topic #1: The Intoxilyzer 8000: How the 8000 regulations and logs are different.
Topic #2: HB 338. A useful new tool to deal with license suspension matters.

11/19/10

Columbus Bar Association, Criminal Law Committee
House Bill 338

11/19/10

Ohio State Bar Association Annual OVI Update Seminar
Administrative License Suspension

5/6/10

Ohio State Bar Association Annual OVI Seminar
The BMV and License Suspension Issues

3/12/10

Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Overcoming Our Miseducation About How Persuasion Really Works

12/3/09

Columbus Bar Association--OVI Part I
Organized Seminar (selected speakers and choose topics)
Topic: The October 16, 2009 revisions to the suspensions no ops & other statutes

12/3/09

Columbus Bar Association--OVI Part II
Organized Seminar (selected speakers and choose topics)
Topic: What Defense Attorneys Want Prosecutors to Know

11/20/09

Ohio State Bar Association Annual OVI Seminar
Administrative License Suspension Appeals

8/28/09

Musinkgum County Bar Association
The Bureau of Motor Vehicles and License Suspension Issues

5/21/09

Ohio State Bar Association Convention
The Intoxilyzer 8000

12/16/08

Franklin County Municipal Court Committee
Recent Developments and Potential Additional Changes to Ohio’s DUI Law. What are the current and future challenges of dealing with DUI cases?

12/12/08

Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Senate Bill 17 and other 2008 law changes

12/12/08

Ohio State Bar Association New Lawyers Seminar
OVI Cases

11/13/08

Ohio State Bar Association, Annual DUI Seminar
Traps for Lawyers: The Defense Perspective: Constitutional Issues.

10/13/08

Ohio State Bar Association District 5 Meeting
Senate Bill 17 and other 2008 law changes

9/30/08

Columbus Bar Association
Suppression Motions, New Traps For Lawyers

9/19/08

Columbus Bar Association Legislation Seminar.

7/18/08

National College For DUI Defense
Lessons Learned form Political Consultants and Others.

5/28/08

Lorman OVI Seminar
Recent Legislative Change

3/7/08

Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Using scientific techniques employed by highly paid political consultants to win OVI cases

12/19/07

Ohio State Bar Association, Annual DUI Seminar
Challenging prior convictions

Full speaking history dates back to the early 1990’s

11/19/10

Columbus Bar Association, Criminal Law Committee
House Bill 338

11/19/10

Ohio State Bar Association Annual OVI Update Seminar
Administrative License Suspension

5/6/10

Ohio State Bar Association Annual OVI Seminar
The BMV and License Suspension Issues

3/12/10

Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Overcoming Our Miseducation About How Persuasion Really Works

12/3/09

Columbus Bar Association--OVI Part I
Organized Seminar (selected speakers and choose topics)
Topic: The October 16, 2009 revisions to the suspensions no ops & other statutes

12/3/09

Columbus Bar Association--OVI Part II
Organized Seminar (selected speakers and choose topics)
Topic: What Defense Attorneys Want Prosecutors to Know

11/20/09

Ohio State Bar Association Annual OVI Seminar
Administrative License Suspension Appeals

8/28/09

Musinkgum County Bar Association
The Bureau of Motor Vehicles and License Suspension Issues

5/21/09

Ohio State Bar Association Convention
The Intoxilyzer 8000

12/16/08

Franklin County Municipal Court Committee
Recent Developments and Potential Additional Changes to Ohio’s DUI Law. What are the current and future challenges of dealing with DUI cases?

12/12/08

Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Senate Bill 17 and other 2008 law changes

12/12/08

Ohio State Bar Association New Lawyers Seminar
OVI Cases

11/13/08

Ohio State Bar Association, Annual DUI Seminar
Traps for Lawyers: The Defense Perspective: Constitutional Issues.

10/13/08

Ohio State Bar Association District 5 Meeting
Senate Bill 17 and other 2008 law changes

9/30/08

Columbus Bar Association
Suppression Motions, New Traps For Lawyers

9/19/08

Columbus Bar Association Legislation Seminar.

7/18/09

National College For DUI Defense
Lessons Learned form Political Consultants and Others.

5/28/08

Lorman OVI Seminar
Recent Legislative Change

3/7/08

Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Using scientific techniques employed by highly paid political consultants to win ovi cases

12/19/07

Ohio State Bar Association, Annual DUI Seminar
Challenging prior convictions

Full speaking history dates back to the early 1990’s

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