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John Fischer practices in the area of civil and criminal litigation, focusing on criminal defense, general business matters, and consumer credit litigation. In private practice since 1999, John has extensive experience in handling complex litigation for individuals and businesses. He has litigated a wide variety of matters, including employment issues, breach of contract matters, criminal issues, and complex class actions.

In addition to his law practice, John serves as an adjunct professor of law at the University of Dayton School of Law. He regularly teaches an appellate advocacy class and an alternative dispute resolution class.

John graduated from OSU in 1997 with honors in law. While at OSU, he earned the Joseph M. Harter Memorial Trial Advocacy Award. John also served as a legal extern to Chief Justice Thomas Moyer of the Ohio Supreme Court and Judge James Cannon of the Dayton Municipal Court. During his first year of law school, John studied at the New York Law School in New York City, receiving the John M. Regan, Jr. Merit Scholarship, and ranking 14^th in a class of 212.

Following graduation from the Ohio State University College of Law, John worked for nearly two years as a staff attorney at the Ninth District Court of Appeals in Akron, Ohio, for Judges Clair Dickinson and Beth Whitmore.

As part of Dearie & Fischer’s commitment to the community, John is a member of the Board of Directors of Elizabeth’s New Life Center, also serving as Vice-Chair of the Executive Committee. John also served for nearly ten years as a reader for the Ohio State Bar Examination, and he has been a legal advisor to the Chaminade-Julienne High School mock trial team.

John is also an active runner. He has completed three marathons, including the 2008 Columbus Marathon, where he achieved a Boston Marathon qualifying time.

Practice Areas:

• Civil litigation
• Consumer Credit Litigation
• Criminal Defense
• DUI/Traffic Defense
• Business law

Licensed to Practice:

• All Ohio State Courts
• United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio

Education:

Ohio State University College of Law School, J.D. with honors 1997

Wright State University, B.A. summa cum laude 1993

Past & Present Professional Associations:

• American Bar Association, Member
• Ohio State Bar Association, Member
• Dayton Bar Association, Member
• Warren County Bar Association, Member
• Greene County Bar Association, Member
• American Intellectual Property Law Association
• Dayton Intellectual Property Law Association
• Carl Kessler Inn of Court
• Elizabeth’s New Life Center, Board of Directors & Vice Chair of the Executive Committee
• Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society
• Golden Key National Honor Society

Publications:

• Is a Judicial Clerkship in Your Future? The Young Lawyer Vol. 15, No. 3 (Dec. 2010/Jan. 2011).
• John A. Fischer on Honeywell Int’l, Inc. v. Universal Avionics Sys. Corp., 488 F.2d 982 (Fed. Cir. 2007), and the Public Use Bar of 35 U.S.C. § 102(b), LexisNexis Expert Commentaries (2007).
• Preventing Privacy Pitfalls: Avoiding FTC Inquiries into Privacy Policy Compliance Procedures, Mealey’s Privacy Reports Vol. 3, No. 6 (Dec. 2006).
• An Overview of the Driver’s Privacy Protection Act of 1994, Mealey’s Privacy Reports Vol. 3, No. 1 (July 2006).
• Five Things You Should Know about Workplace Privacy, Dayton Business Journal. (Jan. 12, 2007).