James S. Sweeney is the founder and managing member of James Sweeney Law, LLC. A native of Central Ohio, James was born in Columbus and grew up in Marysville.
Prior to starting his own practice, James worked at the Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. While in law school, he also worked at the Reynoldsburg City Attorney’s Office, where he served as a Prosecutor at the Reynoldsburg Mayor’s Court, and also worked at the Ohio Attorney General’s Office. He formerly served as the Village Solicitor of Alexandria, Ohio.
Prior to attending law school, James lived for several years in the Washington, D.C. area where he worked on Capitol Hill for United States Senator John Breaux and interned for Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist.
James graduated Marysville High School in 1999, after which he attended Ohio University where he graduated in 2003 with a degree in History. He graduated from Capital University Law School in 2010.
- Capital University Law School
- J.D. | Law
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- Honors: Order of the Curia
- Activities: Jessop International Law Moot Court Team
- George Mason University
- M.A. (2007) | History
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- Ohio University
- B.A. (2003) | History
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- Honors: Phi Alpha Theta
- Attorney
- James Sweeney Law, LLC
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- Village Solicitor
- Alexandria, Ohio
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- Legal Intern
- Franklin County Prosecuting Attorney's Office
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- Legal Intern
- City Of Reynoldsburg
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- Rising Star, 2019 - 2021.
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- Selected 2014 & 2015
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- Columbus Bar Association
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- Ohio
- United States District Court, Southern District of Ohio
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- Q. Can you be charged with disorderly conduct for arguing with someone on your own property and there are no neighbors?
- A: I would honestly have to know more about the facts of the case, with that being said however, the disorderly conduct statute in Ohio is pretty broad, so it could certainly apply in your case, especially if law enforcement were present. If you have been charged with disorderly conduct I would strongly advice you to retain counsel.