Background
Sowash, Jonathan was born on February 5, 1954 in Mansfield, Ohio, United States.
Sowash, Jonathan was born on February 5, 1954 in Mansfield, Ohio, United States.
Bowling Green State University (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1975). Ohio State University (Juris Doctor, 1979). Recipient, Excellence in Clinical Programs Award, Ohio State University.
Founding Member, Center for Psychology and Family Law Alternatives, since 1987.
Founding Member, Ohio Wild, since 1988.
Worked at Sowash, Carson & Ferrier (Athens, Ohio) specializing in Economic Development, Intellectual Property Licensing, Business Networks, Technology Transfer, Non-Profits, Business, Family Law, Adoption, Personal Injury, Mental Health Law. Admitted to the bar, 1980, Ohio. 1983, United States. District Court, Southern District of Ohio.
1990, United States.
Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Recipient, Excellence in Clinical Programs Award. Founding Member, Center for Psychology and Family Law Alternatives, 1987.
Founding Member and Legal Counsel, Rural Action, 1981.
Author: "Legal Issues Involving Worker Ownership in Ohio," The Ohio Buyout Handbook, Kent State University, 1987. "Poverty and the Environment: Making the Link," Appalachian Ohio Public Interest Report, Winter 1992.
Instructor, Real Estate Law, Hocking College, 1985. Attorney, Athens County Legal Aid, 1982-1986.
Managing Partner, Sowash, Carson & Ferrier, 1988.
Member, Board of Directors, Sunpower, Incorporated., 1989-1992. Legal Counsel: Appalachian Center for Economic Networks. Ohio Sierra Club, 1989-1992.
Member: Athens County Bar Association.
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Member, Center for Psychology and Family Law Alternatives, 1987. Founding Member and Legal Counsel, Rural Action, 1981.