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Attorney Profiles
John H. Rion
I. Honors
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Listed
in Best Lawyers of America under Criminal Law since 1981
- present |
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Listed
in Best Lawyers in Ohio 2000 - 2005
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Listed
in Ohio Super Lawyers 2000 - 2006
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Board
Certified and re-certified in field of Criminal Law by the National Association
of Trial Advocacy (One of few in the country) 1988 to present |
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Fellow of the American Board of Criminal Lawyers 2005 |
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Appointed
to Governor's Task Force on Prison and Jail Crowding 1989 |
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Chairman,
Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers - 1990 |
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President,
Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers - 1989 |
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Vice-President,
Montgomery County Trial Lawyers - 1989-1990 |
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Chairman,
Criminal Justice Committee of the Ohio State Bar Association -
1989-1991 |
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Board
of Trustees of Montgomery County Trial Lawyers - 1990-present |
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Acting
Judge - Oakwood Municipal Court - 1990 |
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Listed
in The National Directory of Criminal Lawyers |
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Board
of Governors, The Ohio State University, College of Humanities-HUMAS
- 1993-1996 |
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Martindale-Hubbell
Law Directory's highest accolade: an AV rating |
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Appeared
on the Phil Donahue show 1996 |
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Appeared
on Court T.V. 1997 thru 2005 |
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Appeared
on Dateline NBC, 1999 and 2000 |
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Appeared
on American Justice, 2005 |
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Appeared as a T.V. Commentator on the acclaimed PBS Fred Friendly Series |
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Appeared
on 48 Hours, 2005 |
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Member
of Committee Setting Standards for Board Certification for the
Ohio State Bar Association by appointment of the President, 1999 |
II.
Current Professional Memberships
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Dayton Bar Association, Ohio State Bar Association, |
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California Defense Lawyer's Association, |
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Ohio Association of Criminal |
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Defense
Lawyers (life member), Montgomery |
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County
Trial Lawyers Association, National |
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Association
of Criminal Defense Lawyers (life member) |
III.
Bars Admitted
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Ohio
State Bar |
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United
States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio |
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United
States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit |
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United
States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit |
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United
States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit |
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United
States Supreme Court |
IV. Practiced by Permission
- Pro Hac Vice
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Alabama,
Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida,
Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland,
Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas,
Virginia, Washington and West Virginia |
V. Lectures
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Over
40 lectures to lawyers for the Ohio State Bar Association |
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Ohio Public Defenders |
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Ohio Association
of Criminal Defense Lawyers |
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Ohio Judicial
Conference at Akron, Athens, Columbus, Cincinnati, Cleveland,
Toledo, and Dayton |
VI. Writings
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Superintendence
Rule for Ohio Regarding Qualifications Required for Attorneys
in Death Penalty Cases |
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Published
numerous articles in Dayton Bar Briefs |
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Quarterly
Column in Vindicator, publication of the Ohio Association of Criminal
Lawyers - published in excess of 30 articles |
VII. Degrees Earned
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Bachelor's
Degree, Ohio State University 1965 - Philosophy Major |
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Doctor
of Jurisprudence, University of Toledo 1969 |
VIII. Career History
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Rion,
Rion & Rion, L.P.A., Inc., was founded by Paul W. Rion in
1938, John H. Rion’s Father, and Jon Paul Rion’s Grandfather.
The Firm has continued to serve clients for 67 years, through
three generations. |
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Partner,
Rion, Rion & Rion Co., L.P.A. 1969-1987 |
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President,
John H. Rion & Associates 1988 - 1998, 95% Criminal Law |
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Chairman,
Rion, Rion And Rion, L.P.A., Inc. 1998-present |
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Over
300 career Jury Trials |
IX. Career Related
Activities
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Co-Chairman
of Rule 20 Committee of the Rules of Superintendence for the Courts
of Ohio prescribing qualifications for attorneys in Death Penalty
cases |
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Examiner
for National Board of Trial Advocacy |
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Jon
Paul Rion
I. Honors
| a.
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Listed
in Best Lawyers of America under Criminal Law - 2004 |
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Board
Certified in field of Criminal Law by the National Association
of Trial Advocacy (One of few in the country) 2004 |
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President of
the Inter-American Forum for Human Rights - Criminal and Penal
Division for North America. |
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Director, Ohio
Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers |
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Board Certified in Field of Criminal Law |
II. Current
Professional Memberships
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Dayton Bar Association |
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Ohio State Bar
Association |
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Ohio Association
of Criminal Defense Lawyers (life member) |
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National Association
of Criminal Defense Lawyers (life member) |
III. Bars Admitted
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Ohio State Bar |
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United States
District Court for the Southern District of Ohio |
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Washington D.C.
Bar |
IV. Practiced
by Permission - Pro Hac Vice
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Alabama, Arkansas,
Indiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas |
V. Writings
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Published articles
in Vindicator, publication of the Ohio Association of Criminal
Defense Lawyers |
VI. Degrees Earned
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Bachelor's Degree, The
George Washington University, 1993 - (Double Major) Philosophy
Major & Religion Major
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Doctor of Jurisprudence,
University of Dayton, 1996 |
VII. Career History
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President, Rion,
Rion & Rion L.P.A., Inc., 1996 - present |
VIII. Lectures
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Lectured to lawyers
for the Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in Columbus and
Newark |
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