536 South High Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215, United States
(614) 407-9630 / FAX (614) 228-0253
Jefferson Edward Liston
Areas of Practice
Divorce and Custody, Juvenile Law, Criminal Law
Bar Admissions
Ohio, 1978
U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio, 1987
U.S. Supreme Court, 1987
Education
J.D. – 1978, Case Western Reserve University Law School, Cleveland, Ohio
B.A. – 1975, Otterbein College, Columbus, Ohio
Honors: with Distinction
Major: Government
Pro Bono Activities
Professional Associations and Memberships
Pro Bono Activities
- Ohio Public Defender Commission, Commissioner 2006 to June 2013, Chairman 2013 to January 2016
- Governor’s Task Force on the Investigation and Prosecution of Child Abuse, Member
- Franklin County Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee, Member
- Franklin County Juvenile Court Advisory Board, Member
- St. Joseph Montessori School Board of Trustees, Memb
- Ohio Public Defender Commission, Commissioner 2006 to June 2013, Chairman 2013 to January 2016
- Governor’s Task Force on the Investigation and Prosecution of Child Abuse, Member
- Franklin County Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee, Member
- Franklin County Juvenile Court Advisory Board, Member
- St. Joseph Montessori School Board of Trustees, Member
- Youth Advocate Services Board of Trustees, Member
- League Against Child Abuse Community Advisory Board, Member
- Children’s Hospital Chemical Assessment Referral, Evaluation Services Advisory Board, Founding Member
- Juvenile Justice Advocacy Group, Member
- National Juvenile Defender Center
Honors and Awards
Professional Associations and Memberships
Pro Bono Activities
- Who’s Who in American Law, 2005-Present
- Ohio Super Lawyers, 2005-Present
- National Defender Center 2004 Award for Advocacy in Juvenile Justice
- Columbus Bar Association Community Service Award
- AV Preeminent Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
Professional Associations and Memberships
Professional Associations and Memberships
Professional Associations and Memberships
- American Bar Association, Member
- Ohio State Bar Association, Member
- Columbus Bar Association, Member
- Juvenile Law Committee, Former Chair
- Domestic Relations/Juvenile Court Task Force, Former Member
- Long Range Planning Committee, Former Member
- National Association Criminal Defense Lawyers, Member
- Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Mem
- American Bar Association, Member
- Ohio State Bar Association, Member
- Columbus Bar Association, Member
- Juvenile Law Committee, Former Chair
- Domestic Relations/Juvenile Court Task Force, Former Member
- Long Range Planning Committee, Former Member
- National Association Criminal Defense Lawyers, Member
- Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Member
- Former President
- Board of Directors, Member
- Central Ohio Association of Juvenile Lawyers, Member
- Founding President and former Board Member
- Ohio Magistrate’s Association, Honorary Life Member
- Founding President, 1989-1990
Classes/Seminars
- Faculty Member, boot camp for juvenile defense attorneys sponsored by the National Juvenile Defense Center and Georgetown University School of Law
- Presenter, 2014 Ohio Juvenile Law Summit in Columbus, Ohio
- Participant, two day conference on juvenile justice policy in Washington, DC. Experts from across the country gathered to create a position paper to present to the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
- Presenter, 2013 National Juvenile Defense Center National Summit in Phoenix, Arizona
- Co-coordinator and Faculty Member, Statewide Conferences and Seminars on Juvenile Justice, Department of Youth Services and State Public Defenders
- Coordinator and Faculty Member, Statewide Conferences and Seminars on Juvenile Justice, Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Co-Coordinator and Faculty Member, Statewide Seminars in the Area of Juvenile Justice, Ohio Continuing Legal Education Institute
- Co-coordinator and Faculty Member, Seminars in the Areas of Juvenile Justice and Criminal Law, Columbus Bar Association
- Faculty Member, in the Areas of Juvenile Justice, Ohio Judicial College
- Faculty Member, Ohio Juvenile Law Summits
- Presenter, National Juvenile Defender Leadership Summit
- Lecturer, in the Areas of Juvenile Law, College, High School, Elementary Students, Churches and Civic Groups
