Background
Dennis, James Devereux was born on March 17, 1951 in Cleveland. Son of Robert Devereux and Gladys (Washer) Dennis.
Dennis, James Devereux was born on March 17, 1951 in Cleveland. Son of Robert Devereux and Gladys (Washer) Dennis.
Muskingum College (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1973). Case Western Reserve University (Juris Doctor. Phi Alpha Delta; Phi Alpha Theta.
Recipient, City Employee of the Year, 1981.
Listed in Who"s Who in American Law. Editor, Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law, 1975-1976.
Kerans v. Porter Paint Company, 61 Ohio Saint 3rd 486 (1991); Gambill v. Bonded Oil Company, 52 Ohio Street.3d 90 (1990); Strunk v. Dayton Power & Light Company, 6 Ohio Street.3d 429 (1983); Horton v. Dayton, 53 Ohio App.3d 68 (1988); State v. Smith, 11 Ohio Op.3d 343 (1978).Worked at East. South. Gallon & Associates (Dayton, Ohio) specializing in Personal Injury, Defective Product Liability, Workers" Compensation, Social Security Disability, Trials and Appeals. Admitted to the bar, 1976, Ohio. 1979, United States. District Court, Southern District of Ohio.
1980, United States Supreme Court.
1981, United States. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. 1982, United States. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.
Phi Alpha Delta. Phi Alpha Theta. Recipient, City Employee of the Year, 1981.
Listed in Who"s Who in American Law.
Editor, Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law, 1975-1976. Author: "Prosecution of Driving While Impaired and Implied Consent Cases in Ohio in The New Ohio Drunk Driving Laws," Professional Education Systems Incorporated., 1983. "Territorial Waters," 8 Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law, 240, Winter 1976.
"Prosecution of Parking Violations in The Prosecutor," North.D.A.A. Journal, November-December, 1979.
"Open Negotiations in the Public Sector," Municipal Attorney Journal, July-August 1979. "Sexual Harassment in the Workplace: a New Frontier in the Law of Torts," 19 Ohio Northern University Law Review 613 (July, 1993).
Instructor, Criminal Law and Business Law, Sinclair Community College, Dayton, Ohio, 1980. Assistant City Attorney, Dayton, Ohio, 1976-1983.
Risk Manager, Dayton Bluehawks Travel Hockey Club.
Member: Board of Directors, Dayton Legal Aid Society, 1990-1991. Legal Assisting Advisory Committee, Sinclair Community College, 1990. President, 1994-1995 and Director and Trustee, 1992-1995, Miami Valley Golf Club.
Member: Dayton, (Chairman, Criminal Law Committee, 1981-1983.
Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary, 1988-1990. Chairman, Committee on Social Programs, 1993-1995.
Member, Civil Practice Committee), Ohio State (Member, Committees on: Insurance Law. Criminal Law), Federal and American Bar Associations.
Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers (State Secretary, 1995-1996.
State Treasurer, 1977-1995. State Vice President, 1996. Board of Governing Trustees, 1991.
Chairman, Civil Rules Committee, 1992-1994.
Elections Committee, 1994-1995. Products Liability Section, 1994-1995).
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Miami Valley Trial Lawyers Association (Board of Governing Trustees, 1992.
President, 1996; Chairman, Case Evaluation Panel, 1989).
East.S. Gallon and Associates is the leading firm in the southwestern Ohio region that devotes itself exclusively to the representation of injured victims within the above enumerated areas of concentration. Our many attorneys utilize a large support staff which includes an engineer, paralegals and others who have demonstrated a commitment and dedication which has carried on since the founding of the firm over forty years ago.
Member: Board of Directors, Dayton Legal Aid Society, 1990-1991. Legal Assisting Advisory Committee, Sinclair Community College, 1990. President, 1994-1995 and Director and Trustee, 1992-1995, Miami Valley Golf Club.
Member: Dayton, (Chairman, Criminal Law Committee, 1981-1983.
Chairman, Committee on the Judiciary, 1988-1990. Chairman, Committee on Social Programs, 1993-1995.
Member, Civil Practice Committee), Ohio State (Member, Committees on: Insurance Law. Criminal Law), Federal and American Bar Associations.
Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers (State Secretary, 1995-1996.
State Treasurer, 1977-1995. State Vice President, 1996. Board of Governing Trustees, 1991.
Chairman, Civil Rules Committee, 1992-1994.
Elections Committee, 1994-1995. Products Liability Section, 1994-1995).
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Miami Valley Trial Lawyers Association (Board of Governing Trustees, 1992.
President, 1996; Chairman, Case Evaluation Panel, 1989).
Married Linda Katherine Baker, February 4, 1978. Children: David, Alan Robert.