Jonathan T. Tyack
Recognized since 2010
Columbus, Ohio
Practice Areas
Criminal Defense: General Practice
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Bar Admissions
Ohio, 1996
U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio, 1998
U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1997
U.S. Supreme Court, 2007
Education
J.D. – 1996, The Ohio State University College of Law, Columbus, Ohio
- Honors: Order of the Coif
- Honors: Joseph M. Harter Award in Trial Practice
- The Ohio State Law Journal, 1994-1996
B.A. (Cum Laude) – 1993, Denison University, Granville, Ohio
- Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
- Major: History
Honors + Awards
- Best Lawyers in America Consumer Guide, 2001
- Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2005-2007
- Million Dollar Advocates Forum, 2011
- Super Lawyers, 2011-Present
- NAFDD Nationally Ranked DUI/OVI Defense Attorney, 2013
- National Trial Lawyers, Top 100 Trial Lawyers, 2013
- “Columbus CEO Top Lawyer, 2015” by Columbus CEO Magazine in the area of Personal Injury Law
- The Best Lawyers in America© [Columbus Region]
- White Collar Criminal Defense, 2010-Present
- Non-White Collar Criminal Defense, 2011-Present
- Criminal Defense, Non-White-Collar: “Lawyer of the Year,” 2015
- Criminal Defense, White-Collar: “Lawyer of the Year,” 2016
- Criminal Defense, General Practice: “Lawyer of the Year,” 2018
- Criminal Defense, White-Collar: “Lawyer of the Year,” 2020
Professional Associations + Memberships
- National College for DUI Defense, Member
- American Bar Association, Member
- Ohio State Bar Association, Member
- Columbus Bar Association, Member
- Ohio Association for Justice, Member
- Chair, Criminal Law Committee, 2006-2007
- Franklin County Trial Lawyers Association, Member
- Co-Chair, Criminal Law Committee, 1998-2000
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Member
- Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Member
- Franklin County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Member
Classes/Seminars + Publications
Classes/Seminars
- Criminal Defense Clinic, Adjunct Professor of Law at The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law (Spring 2015)
Publications
- The Legal Perils of Juvenile Sexting, Columbus Bar Association (Mar. 31, 2017)
- Juvenile Sexting: Practical Advice for Parents, Columbus Bar Association (May 12, 2017)
- Juvenile Sexting: The Consequences Are Real, Columbus Bar Association (July 7, 2017)
Media
- Stephanie Francis Ward, Courts Are Giving Reduced Terms to Many Child-Porn Defendants, ABA Journal (Aug. 2015)
Contact & Links
- Direct Phone Number: (614) 221-1342
- Phone Number: (614) 221-1342
- Lawyer Page: https://tyacklaw.com/attorneys/jonathan-tyack/
Location
- 536 South High Street
Columbus, OH 43215
Education
- The Ohio State University, J.D., graduated 1996
Headquarters:
Columbus, Ohio
2 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Columbus, OH (2020)
- Criminal Defense: General Practice, Columbus, OH (2018)
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Columbus, OH (2016)
- Criminal Defense: General Practice, Columbus, OH (2015)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar
- Criminal Defense: General Practice
Additional Areas of Practice:
- DUI / DWI Defense
- Personal Injury Litigation - Plaintiffs
Publications
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