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Shawn R. Dominy

Shawn R. Dominy

Dominy Law Firm, LLC - Personal Service | When Results Matter
  • DUI & DWI, Criminal Law
  • Ohio, U.S. Southern District of Ohio
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Biography

The focus of the Dominy Law Firm is representing clients for criminal offenses, DUI / OVI charges, and serious vehicular crimes in Columbus, Ohio (Franklin County) and the central Ohio are. The Dominy law firm is one of only four firms in Ohio ranked by U.S. News & World Report as a "Tier 1 Best Law Firm" for DUI/OVI defense and also ranked as a "Best Law Firm" for general criminal defense.

We recommend educating yourself about your situation before making any decisions about your case. One great way to do that is the website of the Dominy Law Firm. Another great way is our three books: the 'Ohio DUI/OVI Guide', the 'Ohio Vehicular Assault Guide', and the 'Ohio Vehicular Homicide Guide'. If you do your research and decided you want to hire an attorney, you can contact the Dominy Law Firm, LLC for an initial consultation. Our fees are relatively high, but the initial consultation is free.

Practice Areas
DUI & DWI
Criminal Law
Additional Practice Area
  • Serious Vehicular Crimes
Fees
  • Credit Cards Accepted
  • Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
    The Dominy Law Firm charge flat fees, so you will know at the outset the exact fee for representation.
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
Ohio
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U.S. Southern District of Ohio
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6th Circuit
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Languages
  • English: Spoken, Written
Professional Experience
Attorney
Dominy Law Firm, LLC
- Current
My practice is limited to DUI/OVI defense and criminal defense.
Attorney
Scott & Dominy
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I was a partner in a law firm focused on criminal defense and DUI/OVI defense.
Education
The Ohio State University Michael E. Moritz College of Law
J.D. | Law
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Ohio State University - Columbus
B.A. | Criminology & Political Science
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Awards
Super Lawyers List: DUI
Super Lawyers
Best Law Firms: Criminal Defense & DUI Defense
U.S. News & World Report
Best Lawyers in America: Criminal Defense & DUI Defense
Best Lawyers
Best Law Firms: Criminal Defense & DUI Defense
U.S. News & World Report
Best Lawyers: Criminal Defense & DUI Defense
America's Best Lawyers
Super Lawyers List: DUI
Super Lawyers
Super Lawyers List: DUI
Super Lawyers
Best Lawyers: Criminal Defense & DUI Defense
America's Best Lawyers
Client's Choice Award
Avvo
Best Lawyers: Criminal Defense & DUI Defense
America's Best Lawyers
AV Preeminent Rating
Martindale-Hubbell
Top Lawyer
Columbus CEO Magazine
Super Lawyers List: DUI
Super Lawyers
AV Preeminent Rating
Martindale-Hubbell
Top Lawyer
Columbus CEO Magazine
Client's Choice Award
Avvo
Super Lawyers List: DUI
Super Lawyers
AV Preeminent Rating
Martindale-Hubbell
Client's Choice Award
Avvo
Top 50 Lawyers In Columbus, Ohio
Super Lawyers
Top Lawyer
Columbus CEO Magazine
Super Lawyers List: DUI
Super Lawyers
AV Preeminent Rating
Martindale-Hubbell
Top Lawyer
Columbus CEO Magazine
Client's Choice Award
Avvo
Super Lawyers List: DUI
Super Lawyers
Client's Choice Award
Avvo
Super Lawyers List: DUI
Super Lawyers
Top Lawyer
Columbus CEO Magazine
AV Preeminent Rating
Martindale-Hubbell
Client's Choice Award
Avvo
Top 100 Trial Lawyers
National Trial Lawyers
Top Lawyer
Columbus CEO Magazine
AV Preeminent Rating
Martindale-Hubbell
Super Lawyers List: DUI
Super Lawyers
Nation's Top DUI Lawyers
National Advocacy for DUI Defense
Client's Choice Award
Avvo
Top 100 Trial Lawyers
National Trial Lawyers
Professional Associations
Ohio State Bar Association
Civics Education Advisory Council
Current
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National College for DUI Defense
Member
Current
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National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Member
Current
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Columbus Bar Association
Former Chair, Criminal Law Committee
Current
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Delaware County Bar Association
Member
Current
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DUI Defense Lawyers Association
Founding Member
Current
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Better Business Bureau
A+ Rating
Current
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Powell Chamber Of Commerce
Member
Current
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Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Past President
Current
Activities: Publications Committee, OVI Seminar Committee
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Publications
Articles & Publications
New Ohio Law Will Permit Officers to Stop Drivers Holding Cell Phones
Legal Connections in Columbus Business First
Ohio DUI/OVI Guide
Rivers Edge Publishing
Ohio Vehicular Assault Guide
Rivers Edge Publishing
Ohio Vehicular Homicide Guide
Rivers Edge Publishing
Sleep Driving, Automatism, and Ambien
Drunk Driving Defense, 9th Edition - Walters Kluwer
Sleep Driving, Automatism, and Ambien
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Takeout Alcoholic Drinks in Ohio: One for the Road?
O.S.B.A. Law You Can Use
Smoke on the Water: Roadside Testing of THC in Oral Fluid
Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Field Sobriety Tests: What Do They Really Measure?
Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Terminating the ALS in O.V.I. Cases: The Inherent Power of the Judiciary
Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Annie's Law Aims To Reduce Drunk Driving In Ohio
C.B.A.
Chemical Alcohol Test: An Offer You Can't Refuse?
O.A.C.D.L.
Operating A Vehicle Under The Influence Of Marijuana
O.S.B.A. Law You Can Use
Drug Trafficking Laws Invoke Serious Consequences
Ohio State Bar Association
Law Provides Real Consequences For Counterfeit Controlled Substances
Ohio State Bar Association
Sobriety Checkpoints Are Constitutional
Ohio State Bar Association
I Was Charged With DUI/OVI-Now What
iUniverse
Defending DUI Vehicular Homicide Cases
Aspatore Publishing
Drug Trafficking
Pomeroy Daily Sentinel
Counterfeit Controlled Substances
Akron Legal News
Drug Trafficking Laws
Daily Reporter
Sobriety Checkpoints
Continental News Review
Plea Bargaining In The Wake Of Howe
Columbus Bar Lawyers Quarterly
Speaking Engagements
Preparing for Motion Hearings, Advanced OVI Seminar, Columbus, OH
Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
The Missing Link: THC, FSTs, and DUI, DWI Means Defend With Ingenuity, Las Vegas
National College for DUI Defense
The Basics of DUI Science, Handling Your First Ohio DUI Case
myLawCLE
Connect the Dots: FSTs, THC, & OVI, The Premiere Ohio DUI Defense Seminar, Columbus
Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Roadside THC Testing and Ambien & Automatism, Mastering Scientific Evidence, New Orleans
National College for DUI Defense
Ambien & Automatism, Sunshine Seminar, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Roadside THC Testing, Sunshine Seminar, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
OVI On The Quick, Sunshine Seminar, Myrtle Beach, SC
Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
50 Ways To Leave Your A.L.S. Lover, OVI Update, Columbus
Ohio State Bar Association
The Blackout Defense In OVI Cases, The Premiere Ohio DUI Seminar
Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
OVI Update, COACDL
Central Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Annie's Law, Mayor's Court Training
Ohio Municipal League
Trial Skills - Charleston, SC, DUIDLA Fall Seminar, 2017, Charleston, SC
DUI Defense Lawyers Association
Trial Skills, O.A.C.D.L.
Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
The Impact Of The Birchfield Decision, OVI Update
Ohio State Bar Association
The Impact Of The Birchfield Decision, OVI Seminar
Columbus Bar Association
Trial Skills, Trial Skills Academy 2016, Columbus, OH
Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
ABCs of Addressing Belated Charges, The Premiere Ohio DUI Defense Seminar, Columbus, OH
Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Are Ohio OVI Marijuana Laws Constitutional?, OVI Update, Columbus, OH
Columbus Bar Association
Are Ohio OVI Marijuana Laws Constitutional?, OVI Seminar, Columbus, OH
Columbus Bar Association
Trial Skills, Trial Skills Academy 2015, Columbus, OH
Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Hunting For Treasure In ODH Manuals, The Premiere Ohio DUI Defense Seminar, Columbus, OH
Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Presenting A GERD Defense, OVI Seminar, Columbus, OH
Columbus Bar Association
Trial Skills, Trial Skills Academy 2014, Columbus, OH
Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
The Lancaster Case In Marietta, The Premiere Ohio DUI Defense Seminar, Columbus, OH
Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
The Intoxilyzer 8000 Is Struck Down Again, OVI Update 2013, Columbus, OH
Ohio State Bar Association
State v Lancaster May Affect Ohio Breath Testing, OVI Seminar, Columbus, OH
Columbus Bar Association
OVI In Juvenile Court, OVI Seminar, Columbus, OH
Columbus Bar Association
Trial Skills, Trial Skills Academy 2013, Columbus, OH
Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Field Sobriety Testing Studies And How To Use Them, The Premiere Ohio DUI Defense Seminar, Columbus, OH
Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Intoxilyzer 8000 Trends And Issues, The Premiere Ohio DUI Defense Seminar, Columbus, OH
Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
The NHTSA Manual Isn’t Just Valuable At Trial, OVI Seminar, Columbus, OH
Columbus Bar Association
Things You May Not Know About The NHTSA Manual, OVI Update, Columbus, OH
Ohio State Bar Association
Trial Skills, Trial Skills Workshop 2012, Columbus, OH
Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Don't Get Bullied Into Throwing Away Your Client's Rights, OVI Seminar, Columbus, OH
Columbus Bar Association
Role Of Defense Attorney In Sex Cases, Victim Advocate Training, Columbus, OH
Ohio National Guard
Rule 16 In OVI Cases, O.S.B.A. Annual Convention, Columbus, OH
Ohio State Bar Association
Motions In OVI Cases, Advanced DUI Seminar, Columbus, OH
Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Discovery In OVI Cases, OVI Seminar, Youngstown, OH
Mahoning County Bar Association
Discovery In OVI Cases, OVI Seminar, Columbus, OH
Columbus Bar Association
DUI Trial, Mock Trial Seminar, Mason, OH
Lyons & Lyons
Understanding Breath Testing Machines, OVI Seminar, Columbus, OH
Columbus Bar Association
Detaining Drivers For OVI Investigations, OVI Update 2009, Columbus, OH
Ohio State Bar Association
Reasonable Suspicion, Probable Cause and FSTs, DUI Seminar
Lorman
S.C.R.A.M., Advanced DUI Seminar, Columbus, OH
Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
S.C.R.A.M., OVI Update 2008, Columbus, OH
Ohio State Bar Association
Breath Testing Permits, Advanced DUI Seminar, Columbus, OH
Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Drugged Driving Per Se, Drugged Driving Seminar, Columbus, OH
Columbus Bar Association
Certifications
DWI Detection and Standardized Field Sobriety Tests
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Basic Science of Evidential Breath Alcohol Testing
National Patent Analytical Systems
Summer Session at Harvard University
National College for DUI Defense
Intoxilyzer 8000 Training
Zager Forensics
Winter Session At Atlantis
National College for DUI Defense
Blood & Urine Testing Using Gas Chromatography
Lyons & Lyons
Speak Like A Leader
Homoly Communications Institute
Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement (ARIDE)
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Forensic Gas Chromatography
American Chemical Society
DWI Detection And SFST Instructor
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Websites & Blogs
Website
Shawn R. Dominy's Website Profile
Website
Dominy Law Firm, LLC Website
Website
Amazon Author Page for Shawn Dominy
Blog
Columbus OVI/DUI Attorney Blog
Contact & Map
Dominy Law Firm, LLC
7716 Rivers Edge Dr
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Columbus, OH 43235
Telephone: (614) 717-1177