Damion M. Clifford
Partner
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.
Damion’s practice is focused entirely on litigation with an emphasis on business litigation and state and local taxation matters. Damion has both first and second chair jury trial experience and has argued numerous cases before Ohio Courts of Appeal and the Ohio Supreme Court.
Areas of Practice
Business Litigation- State and Local Taxation
- Personal Injury
- Labor and Employment
- Appellate Practice
- Professional Licensure
Bar Admissions
- Ohio, 2004
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio, 2004
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 2005
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio, 2011
- U.S. Tax Court, 2013
Honors and Awards
- Order of the Curia, Capital University Law School, 2004
- Super Lawyers Rising Star 2015 and 2016
- Columbus CEO Magazine Top Lawyer 2016
- Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Rating
Education
Capital University Law School, Columbus, Ohio
- J.D. – 2004
The Ohio State University
- B.A. Sociology
Memberships, Associations, etc.
- Ohio State Bar Association, Member
- Columbus Bar Association, Member
- St. Charles Preparatory High School, Alumni Board
Representative Cases
- 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)
- 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, Franklin App. No. 08-AP-472, 2009-Ohio-3688 (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., 72 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)
