Peter Scranton - Columbus, OH
Attorney at Bowen, Scranton, & Olsen, LLC
Criminal Defense Lawyers in Columbus, OH
536 South High Street Columbus, OH 43215
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Columbus Criminal Defense Lawyer
Updated: 07/10/2026
Areas of Practice
- Criminal Defense
Attorney Information
Overview
Peter J. Scranton is a Partner at Bowen, Scranton, & Olsen, LLC, where he works primarily in criminal defense. He has handled cases throughout the country and in 83 of the 88 counties in the State of Ohio. He has represented clients in over 200 jury trials in the last 20 years.
Mr. Scranton graduated from the Moritz College of Law at The Ohio State University and began his legal career as a prosecutor with the Columbus City Attorney’s Office. He gained experience handling cases that ranged from OVI to domestic violence. He also spent three years as the environmental prosecutor for the Columbus City Attorney’s Office working on criminal cases involving animal abuse and neglect.
Mr. Scranton went on to work for The Ohio State University representing students and faculty in a wide range of criminal and civil matters. He taught courses at the school as part of the Ohio State’s First Year Success Series and STEP programs. He has taught courses with both high school and college mock trial programs and as part of a program by the Interfraternity Council, he speaks to fraternities and sororities on campus on subjects ranging from hazing to knowing and understanding their criminal rights.
Mr. Scranton has presented at several National Legal Aid & Defender Association’s national conferences on defending the rights of clients and was also the feature presenter at the Ohio State’s Leadership Awards Banquet. He is certified by the Columbus Division of Police in Standardized Field Sobriety Testing and by the Ohio Department of Public Safety in advanced detection, apprehension, and prosecution. He has handled appeals both in prosecuting and defending clients throughout the different districts in Ohio and the Supreme Court.
He has also been an advisor for several Buck-I-Serv trips that take a group of 10 or more Ohio State students for a week around the country to do community service work. He has helped with hurricane relief in New Orleans, Louisiana and Biloxi, Mississippi, building homes on Native American reservations in North Carolina, assisted at animal shelters in South Carolina, and worked with K-12 students at the public schools in Vinton County, Ohio. Mr. Scranton dedicates over 100 hours a year to community service.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- Top 100 Trial Lawyers, The National Trial Lawyers, 2018
- Best Lawyers, 2018
- Expertise, Best Attorneys in Columbus, 2018
Education
Legal Education
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The Ohio State University Michael E. Moritz College of Law,
Columbus,
Ohio, 2018
Juris Doctorate
Non Legal Education
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Eastern Michigan University
Bachelor of Arts
Current Employment Position(s)
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Partner
Past Positions
- Luftman, Heck & Associates LLP, Attorney
- Columbus City Attorney’s Office, Prosecutor, 2013 - 2016
- The Ohio State University’s Student Legal Services, Attorney, 2013 - 2015
Languages
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English
Classes and Seminars
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National Legal Aid & Defender Association’s National Conferences, Presenter, 2016
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Ohio State’s Leadership Awards Banquet, Feature Presenter, 2016
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First Year Success Series and STEP programs: Subjects of criminal rights and responsibilities, 2017
- Interfraternity Council: Subjects ranging from hazing to knowing and understanding their criminal rights, 2017
Published Works
Articles
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Jury retires for the night in deadly dog attack trial
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Judge commends former drug user charged in relation to friend’s death
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Newark man gets 2-year prison sentence for selling drugs at Juggalos Gathering
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16-year-old accused of shooting 2 in Xenia turned himself in Saturday
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Dublin man and another white supremacist sentenced in plot to attack U.S. power grid
- OVI & Speeding Convictions Avoided: Case Results, 2018
Bar Admissions
- United States Supreme Court
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio
- Ohio, 2006
Specialties and Certifications
- Standardized Field Sobriety Testing by the Columbus Division of Police
- ADAP by the Ohio State Highway Patrol
Other Affiliations
- American Bar Association, 2007 - Present (Member)
- Ohio State Bar Association, 2007 - Present (Member)
- Columbus Bar Association, 2007 - Present (Member)
Reviews
Customer Reviews for Peter Scranton
Highlights
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5.0 Value
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4.5 Quality of Service
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5.0 Professional Competence
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