DAWN S. GARRETT

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:

1988-91 J.D., University Of Dayton School Of Law, Dayton, OH

Magna Cum Laude

Rank 5/145

1984-87 B.A. French, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH

Cum Laude

Graduated in 3 years, LSAT 98%

LEGAL WORK EXPERIENCE:

Attorney, Solo Practitioner, July 1, 2003 - present

Attorney, Rogers and Greenberg LLP, November 18, 1991 - June 30, 2003

Admitted to Practice: Ohio Supreme Court, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit,
United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio,
and all Ohio state, municipal, district, local, area and county courts

BOARD OF DIRECTOR, OFFICER AND COMMITTEE POSITIONS HELD AT VARIOUS TIMES:

Chair, Vice Chair & Member - Dayton Bar Association, Law & Technology Committee

Member, Dayton Bar Association, Congeniality Committee

Vice Chair & Member, Dayton Bar Association, Public Perception of the Law Committee

President, Vice President, Secretary & Member-at-large, WGCOA Homeowner's Association Board

Board Member, American Lung Association of Ohio

Trustee & Secretary, Doberman Education and Rescue, Inc.

Doberman Pinscher Club of America, Grievance Committee, Code of Ethics & Disciplinary Rules Project

HONORS AND AWARDS:

1991 J.D. Magna Cum Laude

1987 B.A. Cum Laude

Academic Achievement Award in Criminal Law
Academic Achievement Award in Family Law
Academic Achievement Award in Individual Income Taxation

American Jurisprudence Award for Civil Procedure
American Jurisprudence Award for Criminal Law
American Jurisprudence Award for Products Liability

University of Dayton Law Review - Associate Editor
University of Dayton Law Review - Staff Writer

University of Dayton Moot Court Award
Ohio Scholastic Grant
University Dean's Honor List
Gold Key National Honor Society
L.M. Berry Full Academic Scholarship
Language Department Special Honors for Outstanding Performance
University of Dayton Scholars
Who's Who Among American Law Students

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS:

1999-present American Bar Association
1991-present Ohio State Bar Association
2003-present Butler County Bar Association
2003-present Greene County Bar Association
2003-present Warren County Bar Association
2002-present Family Law Forum
2008-present Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
1992-2003 Ohio Women's Bar Association
1991-2011 Dayton Bar Association
1992-2003 Dayton Women's Bar Association
1988-2003 American Trial Lawyers Association
1991-2003 Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers

COURSES TAUGHT AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS PREPARED:

Continuing Legal Education Seminar: TECHethics - Professional Ethics Issues Related to Technology

Continuing Legal Education Seminar: "Issues, Technology & Equipment for Practice in the New Techno-Advanced Courtroom"

Researched and authored extensive seminar materials published as The Legal and Practical Impact of Sub. H.B. 535 for the Purpose of Division of Marital Assets and Payment of Child Support Obligations From Public Retirement Programs in the State of Ohio and presented in a Continuing Legal Education Seminar by Keith R. Kearney

Continuing Legal Education Seminar: Overview of New Internet and E-commerce Laws including UETA, UCITA, DMCA & E-Sign, and author of related seminar materials

Continuing Legal Education Seminar: Advertising on the Internet, and author of related seminar materials

Continuing Legal Education Seminar: The Legal Hazards of Advertising on the Internet, Panel Discussion of Law & Internet Issues and author of related seminar materials

Researched and Authored extensive seminar materials published and presented in Continuing Legal Education Seminar by Keith R. Kearney: Continuation of Military Health Care Benefits in Divorce and Dissolution

PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS:

"HIPAA: New Regulations for Electronic Data Processing of Health Care Information", Dayton Bar Briefs, Dayton Bar Association
"There is Such a Thing as Too Much Protection", Dayton Bar Briefs, Dayton Bar Association
"ADA Site Accessibility: Are You Technologically-Handicapped in Advising Your E-Business Clients?", Dayton Bar Briefs, Dayton Bar Association
"A Taxing Dilemma", Dayton Bar Briefs, Dayton Bar Association
"Now You See It, Now You Don't... But It Is Still There", Dayton Bar Briefs, Dayton Bar Association
"Going Once, Going Twice, Going Beyond the Rules?", Dayton Bar Briefs, Dayton Bar Association
"While You Are Watching Your Money, Who Is Watching You?", Dayton Bar Briefs, Dayton Bar Association
"To Delete Or Not To Delete", Dayton Bar Briefs, Dayton Bar Association
"Law, Technology & The Average Joe", Dayton Bar Briefs, Dayton Bar Association
"Practice in the Technologically Advanced Courtroom", Dayton Bar Briefs, Dayton Bar Association
"The War Is On With Those Who Don Spamouflage", Dayton Bar Briefs, Dayton Bar Association
"Copyright Protection vs. Free Speech Protections - Does the Digital Millenium Copyright Act Circumvent the First Amendment?", Dayton Bar Briefs, Dayton Bar Association
"Wherefore Art Thou... Going To Be Sued?", Dayton Bar Briefs, Dayton Bar Association
"What You Can't See Can Hurt You", Dayton Bar Briefs, Dayton Bar Association
"E-Commerce Taxation", Dayton Bar Briefs, Dayton Bar Association
"Setting Up Your Free Listserv Account", Dayton Bar Briefs, Dayton Bar Association
"Regulation Of E-Commerce Transactions Is Now A Reality", Dayton Bar Briefs, Dayton Bar Association
"DBA Member Email List Services Update", Dayton Bar Briefs, Dayton Bar Association
"DBA Harnesses the Internet to Improve Communications", Dayton Bar Briefs, Dayton Bar Association
"Using Technology To Improve Bar Communications", Dayton Bar Briefs, Dayton Bar Association
"Negative Comparison Advertising: A Legal Minefield", Developments in Marketing Science, Academy of Marketing Science, co-authored with Paul Merenski, Ph.D, and William F. Lewis, Ph.D
"Lending a Helping Hand: Professional Responsibility and Attorney Financing Prohibitions", University of Dayton Law Review Vol. 16:1, University of Dayton School of Law

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:

Judge, University of Dayton Annual Cybercrimes Moot Court Competition
Proposed, Organized and Implemented Dayton Bar Association and Committees Email List Services
Guest Lecturer, University of Dayton, Law and Technology Course, Professor Crist
Judge, University of Dayton Annual Administrative Law Moot Court Competition

SCHOLASTIC AND INTELLECTUAL ACTIVITIES:

Competitor, Twelfth Annual Walter H. Rice Intramural Moot Court Competition, Semi-finals
University of Dayton Law Review
American Bar Association, Law Student Division
University of Dayton Law School Women's Caucus
American Trial Lawyers Association, Law Student Division
University of Dayton, The Foreign Exchange Newspaper
University of Dayton, French Club
University of Dayton, French Dramatic Kinesics
University of Dayton, Spanish Dramatic Kinesics
University of Dayton, American International Club
University of Dayton, Students for Animals, Earth, and Man

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