Shawn J. Organ

Shawn J. Organ

Shawn Organ is a trial lawyer who strives to be in the courtroom, thus making the formation of a litigation boutique a pinnacle of professional accomplishment. From serving as a federal law clerk for the Honorable George C. Smith to teaching trial advocacy as an adjunct professor at The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, Shawn’s passion has been trial work.

To that end, Shawn, as an associate and then a partner at Jones Day, Columbus, has defended some of the nation’s largest entities, including banks, automotive companies, retailers, and healthcare companies, in class actions and complex commercial disputes throughout the United States.

Some of Mr. Organ’s clients have included Cardinal Health, Cummins Engine, Eastman Kodak, IBM, Bausch & Lomb, Macy’s, Elder-Beerman, LTV, Montgomery Ward, Bank of America, NationsBank, LaSalle, Lehman Brothers, Stride Rite, and MovieTickets.com.

In addition to teaching trial advocacy, Shawn serves on the board of the Legal Aid Society of Columbus. He volunteered for four years to coach and mentor a local inner-city mock trial team. Since 2009, he has been named a Top Lawyer by Columbus CEO magazine. He is consistently rated as a Super Lawyer in Litigation.

Education

• University of Cincinnati (JD, 1989)
• Miami University (BS, 1986)

Clerkships

• Honorable George C. Smith U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio
  

Bar Admissions

• State of Ohio
• United States Supreme Court
• 6th Circuit Court of Appeals
• Southern District of Ohio
• Northern District of Ohio

Publications

• New Class Actions Targeting ATM Operators Alleging Failure to Comply with ATM Notice Requirements (Aug. 2009)
• Protecting Your Data Protects the Bottom Line, Jones Day Practice Perspectives: Products Liability & Tort Litigation (Spring 2009)
• Your Web Site’s “Terms of Use”: Are They Enforceable?, Privacy and Data Security Law Journal (Aug. 2008)
• Does FACTA Truncation Apply to E-Commerce?, Privacy and Data Security Law Journal (May 2008)
• FACTA Truncation: Applicable to the Digital World?, Class Action Watch (March 2008)
• If Your Company Accepts Credit Cards, You Need to Read This, Metropolitan Corporate Counsel (Oct. 2007); reprinted in Jones Day State Tax Return (Oct. 2007)
• FACTA Truncation – A Small Answer to Identity Theft or a Big Problem for Business? CCH Financial Privacy Law Guide (Oct. 2007)
• Supreme Court Opens Door Wider to Retailer Liability with Credit Act, Columbus Business First (Aug. 2007)
• Consumer Transactions May Have Become Riskier in Ohio, Product Liability Law 360 (July 2007)
• Chapter 17 Post-Trial Motions, Sixth Circuit Trial Practice Guide (1st Ed., Lawyers Cooperative Publishing)(Jan. 1996)

Accolades

• Ohio Super Lawyers - 2011-Present
• Top Lawyer, Columbus CEO magazine - 2008-Present
• Martindale-Hubble AV-Preeminent rated both by Peers and Judiciary - 1993-Present
• Special Counsel to the Ohio Attorney General