Jami S. Oliver - Dublin, OH

Overview

Awards and Honors

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Education

• Legal Education

  • The Ohio State University Michael E. Moritz College of Law, Columbus, Ohio, 1993
    J.D.

• Non Legal Education

  • Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio, 1990
    B.S.
    Honors: With High Distinction

Current Employment Position(s)

• Founder

Classes and Seminars

• Upgrade & Organize your Team’s Communication via Slack, Ohio Association for Justice Annual Convention, Technology (Columbus, Ohio, May 5, 2023)
  
• Personal Injury Protection/MedPay/Health Insurance – Getting Them to Pay, Insurance Law Section/Bad Faith Litigation Group CLE Program, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Summer Convention (Seattle, WA, July 17, 2022)
  
• Ethics in the Digital Age: How to Combat Negative Online Reviews, Engage with Social Media, and Market your Firm Online, Ohio Association for Justice Annual Convention, Ethics (Columbus, Ohio, June 15, 2021)
  
• How to Increase Value in Your Pre-Suit Settlements, New Lawyers Seminar, Ohio Association for Justice Annual Convention (Columbus, Ohio, May 8, 2020)
  
• Expert Witnesses: Who, What, When, Where and Why, “Using Experts to Prove Damages”. Kentucky Justice Association, (Louisville, KY, June 7, 2019)
  
• Evidence without Borders: Overlaps between Employment Law and Other Areas, Annual Ohio Employment Lawyers Association, (Hilliard, Ohio, April 12, 2019)
  
• Sexual Harassment and Assault: The Trial Bar’s Role in Promoting Safety and Security in the #MeToo Era, “Employer Liability: When Employees Don’t Act Professionally,” Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Winter Convention, (Miami, FL, February 4, 2019)
  
• Auto Injury Litigation From Start to Finish, “Insurance Coverage Research and Negotiations with the Claims Representatives, National Business Institute, (Columbus, Ohio, December 7, 2018)
  
• Tactics & Timing: The Art of Negotiating Early, Ohio Association for Justice Annual Convention (May 3, 2018)
  
• Pre-Suit Damage Work Up and Negotiations, Ohio Association for Justice Annual Convention (May 4, 2017)
  
• Winning Tactics in Soft Tissue Cases, “From Intake to Mediation or Trial,” Southwest Ohio Trial Lawyers Association, 2015 Annual Spring Seminar (Cincinnati, OH, April 16, 2015)
  
• Medical Record Retrieval Webinar, Ohio Association for Justice, (Columbus, OH, April 9, 2015)
  
• Navigating through Statutes, Insurance Policies, and Regulations, “The Dreyfuss Syndrome, Part II,” Ohio Association for Justice, Insurance Law Seminar, (Columbus, OH, January 15, 2015 - Cleveland, OH, January 22, 2015 - Cincinnati, OH, January 29, 2015)
  
• Building a Practice with Intention, Ohio Association for Justice Winter Convention, (November 7, 2014)
  
• Pre-Suit Damages Work Up and Negotiations, Ohio Association for Justice Annual Convention, (May 8, 2014)
  
• Preparing and Strategic Planning for Trial (Expert Witness Preparation), Event #140424, Columbus Bar Association and Women Lawyers of Franklin County, (April 24, 2014)
  
• Nailing it Down: The Lawyers’ Guide to Hanging Out Your Shingle, Ohio Association for Justice Annual Convention (May 4, 2012) (May 3, 2013)
  
• Iqbal/Twombly: The Disappearance of Notice Pleading, Ohio Association for Justice Annual Convention, (May 3, 2012)
  
• For What it’s Worth: The Wuerth-Erwin Dilemma, The Southwest Ohio Trial Lawyer Association, (October 20, 2011)
  
• Panel Speaker; Presenter, “Lions, Tigers, and Plaintiff’s Attorneys,” Employers Resource Association, March 9, 2011
  
• Guest Speaker on America's Workforce Radio, Host Ed "Flash" Ferenc, May 5, 2011, http://www.awfradio.com/podcasts/awfradio_podcasts.xml
  
• Mock Trial Faculty, Personal Injury Trial Practice, National Board of Trial Advocates (2008)
  
• Sexual Harassment Mock Trial Instructor, Ohio Association for Justice Annual Convention (May 8, 2008)
  
• Restoring Trust in Justice, Personal Injury Trial Practice: Find out How Others are Winning, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers Annual Convention (May 25, 2006)
  
• Personal Diversity: Recognize, Embrace and Capitalize, Successful Solos, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers Annual Convention (May 26, 2006)
  
• 2004 Trial Strategies Seminar, “Trial Advocacy Tactics” and Panel Question and Answer, Franklin County Trial Lawyers Association, Columbus, Ohio (October 19, 2004)
  
• Successful Handling of Wrongful Death Cases in Ohio, “Simplifying Complicated Issues in Wrongful Death Cases,” Lorman Education Services, Worthington, Ohio (March 12, 2004)
  
• PI Guerilla Seminar, “Common Problems Lawyers Face and How to Solve Them,” Franklin County Trial Lawyers Association, Columbus, Ohio (January 21, 2003)
  
• Proof of Damages, “Plaintiff’s Perspective on Developing and Proving Damages,” and “Plaintiff’s Perspective on Arguing Damages at Trial,” PESI, Columbus, Ohio (November 29, 2000)
  
• The Woman Advocate, “The Woman Lawyer in the Courtroom,” Ohio State Bar Association and CLE Institute, Columbus, Ohio (September 7, 2000)
  
• Faculty, Trial Advocacy Seminar, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, Columbus, Ohio (annually, 2000 to present)
  
• How to Get and Work with Attorneys, Solidarity ’99, Columbus, Ohio (May 24, 1999)
  
• “Complex Litigation and Discovery Abuse: What Do I Do Now?”, Advanced Discovery Seminar, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, Strongsville, Ohio (March 5, 1999)
  
• Co-Chair of the 1999 Discovery/Evidence Seminars, “Forms, Motions and Experts after Kumho Tire,” Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, Strongsville and Columbus, Ohio (September 10 and 17, 1999)
  
• Discovery in Complex Litigation, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, New Lawyer’s Seminar, 41st Annual Convention, Cincinnati, Ohio (May 21, 1998)
  
• Latex Glove Allergies, Association of Trial Lawyers of America 1997 Annual Convention, San Diego, California (July 21, 1997)
  
• Attorneys and Disability Rights, Solidarity ’97, Columbus, Ohio (May 29, 1997)
  
• Latex Allergies, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, Litigation at Sunrise, 40th Annual Convention, Cleveland, Ohio (April 25, 1997)
  
• Patients' Responsibilities, Prescriptions for Pharmacist Liability, Ohio Pharmacists Association (1995)
  
• Summertime Fun Can Be Dangerous, WCVO, 104.9 FM, "Everybody's Talking" (July 6, 1995)

Pro Bono Activities

• PanCan (Pancreatic Cancer Research Institute) Advocacy Chair (fka as Advocacy Coordinator (Columbus, OH) appointed volunteer position which coordinates efforts to educate elected officials about Pancreatic Cancer; 2013- 2018.
• PanCan Purplestride Annual Charitable 5k Walk/Run (Dublin, OH), Team Captain, Oliver Law Office/Team Joetta, 2013 First Place fundraising team; 2013-2023

Representative Cases

• Multidistrict Litigation (MDL) in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania for Latex Glove Litigation (1996-2004)
• Lewis v. The Huntington Bank, United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, Case No. 2:11-cv-00058, before the Honorable Judge Marbley
• Struck v. PNC Bank, NA, United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, Case No. 2: 11-cv-982, before the Honorable Judge Marbley, Slip Copy (2013), 2013 WL 571849
• Landsberg, et al. v. Acton Enterprises, Case No. C2-05-500, Southern District of Ohio, putative class and collective action involving violations of the Wage and Hour laws and overtime pay for non-exempt employees; (Employment and Labor Law)
• Incarnato v. Metropolitan Prop. and Cas. Ins. Co. (1996), 668 N.E.2d 920, 76 Ohio St. 3d 562
• Hamlin v. Motel Six, et al., (2000), Ohio App. LEXIS 2439
• Cramblit, et al. v. City of Columbus, Case No. C2 05 301, Southern District of Ohio, putative class action involving government employees subject to unreasonable medical examinations, violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Fourth Amendment unreasonable search and seizure and violations of other Constitutional rights in; (Employment and Constitutional Rights Law)
• Heibel v. U.S. Bank, NA, United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, Case No. 2:11-CV-00593, before the Honorable Judge Sargus; Slip Copy (2012), 2012 WL 4463771, Opinion and Order Granting Conditional Certification in Overtime and Minimum Wage lawsuit 6 involving Mortgage Loan Officers (MLOs) under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) (Employment, Labor Law, Collective and Class Action)
• Perrine v. MPW Industrial Serv., 213 F. Supp. 2d 835 (S.D. Ohio 2002)
• The Estate of Roger Clay, Deceased, v. Suzuki Motor Corp., et al. (Case No. 00CVB06-5541), Franklin County Common Pleas Court, Judge Hogan, jury verdict $4.5 million, February 4, 2003
• MDL in the Eastern District of Louisiana for Vioxx Litigation (2004-2010)
• Wildenthaler v. Galion Community Hospital, et al., Tenth District Court of Appeals No. 18AP574 (Medical Malpractice Law, Wrongful Death Law)
• Thompson v. Oberlander's Tree & Landscape Ltd., 2016-Ohio-1147 (Intentional Tort Law; Workplace Accidents)
• Multidistrict Litigation (MDL) in the Southern District of West Virginia for Transvaginal Mesh MDL No. 2325
• Multidistrict Litigation (MDL) in the Northern District of Ohio for Depuy ASR Metal on Metal Hips (2012 - ); (Product Liability and Mass Tort law)

Published Works

Articles

• “Lawyers Beware: Ethics Opinion Limits Restraints in Settlement Agreements,” Ohio Trial Magazine, Volume 29, Issue 1, Winter 2019
  
• Alert: New Changes to Subpoena Powers under Federal Rule 45, Ohio Association for Justice, Advisory Article, Federal Courts Section (January 2014)
  
• “The Disappearance of Notice Pleading: The Iqbal/Twombly Dilemma,” Ohio Trial Magazine, Winter Issue 2011 (December 9, 2011)
  

Bar Admissions

• Ohio, 1993
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio, 1995
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio, 1995
• U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 2002
• U.S. Supreme Court, 2004

Other Affiliations

• Ohio State Bar Association
• Columbus State Bar Association
• Ohio Women’s Bar Association, President, 1999-2000
• Ohio Association for Justice, Board of Directors, 2000 - Current
• Chairperson, Federal Courts, 2009 - Current
• American Association for Justice
• Central Ohio Association for Justice, President, 2005-2006
• Ohio Women’s Bar Association, President-Elect, 1998-1999
• Ohio Women's Bar Association, Vice-President, 1997-1998
• Ohio Women's Bar Association, Chairperson, Legislative Committee, 1995-1998
• Ohio Women's Bar Association, Chairperson, Membership Committee, 1998-1999
• Ohio Association for Justice, Board of Trustees, 2000-2013
• Ohio Association for Justice, Board of Trustees, 2021-2024
• Ohio Association for Justice, Chairperson, Federal Courts, 2009-2013
• Ohio Association for Justice, Chairperson, Employment Law, 2002-2003
• Ohio Association for Justice, Membership Committee, 1994-1996
• Ohio Association for Justice, Chairperson, 1999-2000
• Columbus Bar Association (Chair, Law Firm Finance Committee, 2005-2006)
• Ohio Employment Lawyers Association
• American Association for Justice, Chairperson, New Lawyers Division, Public Image Committee, 1997-1998
• American Association for Justice, Ohio Delegate for Women’s Caucus, 1999-2000
• Central Ohio Association for Justice, Vice-President, 2004-2005
• Central Ohio Association for Justice, Secretary, 2003-2004
• Central Ohio Association for Justice, Treasurer, 2002-2003
• Central Ohio Association for Justice, Board of Trustees, 1999 - present
• Central Ohio Association for Justice, Chairperson, Pro Bono Committee, 2006 - current
• Central Ohio Association for Justice, Chairperson, Newsletter Committee, 1998-1999
• Central Ohio Association for Justice, Chairperson, Membership Committee, 1996-1997
• American Association for Justice, PAC Development Committee, Ohio, 2022 - 2023 (Co-Chair)
• National Trial Lawyers Association