Credentials and Distinctions

Accomplished with a record of results. Clients rely on our skill, as do lawmakers and the courts.

The attorneys at DFHK testify before the Ohio General Assembly regarding employment laws, regulations and policies, and edit Ohio’s civil service and collective bargaining laws landmark document every year. Additionally, our attorneys file friend-of-the-court legal briefs on precedent-setting cases and are regularly asked to address professional audiences on critical legal issues of the day.

 

DFHK Receives Recognition: Among Best Law Firms in  2011-2012

Downes Fishel Hass Kim was named to the 2011-2012 Best Law Firms list by US News Media Group and Best Lawyers®. Read More »

 

Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

Benjamin S. Albrecht
Jonathan J. Downes
Marc A. Fishel
Cheri B. Hass
David A. Riepenhoff

 

AV rated by Matindale-Hubbell

Jonathan J. Downes

 

Burton Award

Brad E. Bennett

Burton Award for 2009 “Distinguished Law Firm Publications” for outstanding contributions to legal writing education. Each year, the Burton Awards for Legal Achievement in association with the Law Library of Congress selects only 30 authors out of entries submitted by the nation’s 1,000 largest law firms.

 

Sponsorships

  • Conway Center for Family Business
  • Human Resources Association of Central Ohio

Affiliations/Professional Memberships

  • American Bar Association
  • American Immigration Lawyers Association
  • Association of Legal Administrators
  • Central Ohio Labor and Employment Relations Association
  • Columbus Bar Association
  • County Commissioners Association of Ohio
  • Fairfield County Bar Association
  • Federal Bar Association
  • Federalist Society
  • Human Resource Certification Institute
  • National Public Employers Labor Relations Association (NPELRA)
  • National Sheriffs' Association
  • National State Sheriffs’ Association
  • Ohio Civil Service Review Commission
  • Ohio Council of School Board Attorneys  
  • Ohio Public Employers Labor Relations Association (OHPELRA)
  • Ohio State Bar Association
  • Paralegal Association of Central Ohio
  • Toastmasters International
  • Young Asian American Professional Network