Damion M. Clifford

A former United States Army Reserve Specialist who earned his law degree from Capital University Law School, Damion is accustomed to achieving success through hard work and a desire to be the best. He believes the key to winning a case is a lawyer's ability to think on his or her feet and substantial preparation.

Prior to joining James E. Arnold & Associates, Damion was an Associate Assistant Attorney General with the Ohio Attorney General's Office and handled numerous matters before the Ohio Board of Tax Appeals, the State Medical Board of Ohio, and local courts of common pleas.

While in the taxation section of the Ohio Attorney General's Office, Damion handled cases involving sales and use tax, personal income tax, school district income tax, corporate franchise tax, personal property tax, commercial activity tax, tax increment financing and real property exemption requests by churches and health care facilities.  While practicing before the State Medical Board of Ohio, Damion handled matters involving the appropriate standard of care, chemical dependency, application fraud, actions by other states, acts constituting a felony, licensure and mental impairment cases.   Damion has also successfully argued many cases before the Ohio Supreme Court and Courts of Appeal.  These matters include:

• Ohio Supreme Court
  • Home Depot v. Levin, 121 Ohio St.3d 482, 2009-Ohio-1431 (million dollar plus claim seeking a bad debt deduction).
  • Northeast Ohio Psychiatric Institute v. Levin, 121 Ohio St.3d 292, 2009-Ohio-583 (real property exemption for a mental health facility).
  • Southside Cmty. Dev. Corp. v. Levin, 119 Ohio St.3d 521, 2008-Ohio-4839 (real property question as to whether a subsequent owner could intervene in a prior owner’s application for exemption).
  • Global Knowledge Training, LLC v. Levin, 127 Ohio St.3d 34, 2010-Ohio-4411 (constitutional challenge to imposition of sales tax on computer training).
• Ohio Courts of Appeal
  • Zupancic v. Wilkins, Franklin App. No. 08-AP-472, 2009-Ohio-3688 (determination as to what is the proper form of relief for a party seeking to appeal a decision that lacks administrative review).
  • Progressive Plastics v. Levin, Cuyahoga App. No. 91614, 2009-Ohio-2033 (determination as to what standard is appropriate for valuing inventory).
  • Ridgeway v. State Med. Bd., Franklin App. No. 06-AP-1197-98, 2007-Ohio-5657 (determination as to whether a summary suspension is immediately appealable to the court of common pleas).
  • Coniglio v. State Med. Bd., Franklin App. No. 07-AP-298, 2007-Ohio-5018 (determination as to whether a decision by another state can be challenged by a physician in Ohio).
  • State ex rel. Gelesh v. State Med. Bd., 172 Ohio App.3d 365, 2007-Ohio-3328 (determination as to whether a physician can bypass their administrative remedies by seeking relief with a court of common pleas).

Education

• J.D., Capital University Law School, 2004
• B.A., Sociology, The Ohio State University, 2000

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

• State of Ohio, 2004
• Southern District of Ohio, 2004
• Sixth Circuit, 2005
• Northern District of Ohio, 2011

Professional & Bar Association Memberships

• Ohio State Bar Association
• Columbus Bar Association