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Sarah S. Riordan
Profile : Sarah Steele Riordan is a partner in the Litigation Group. Her practice includes trials and appeals of civil and criminal matters in the state and federal courts, with an emphasis on complex commercial and white collar criminal cases. Ms. Riordan represents individuals, businesses and state agencies in state and federal criminal grand jury investigations. She also has represented clients in civil matters before the federal and state appellate courts, including the Supreme Courts of the United States, Indiana and Ohio, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, and the appellate courts of Indiana, Michigan and Ohio. In addition, Ms. Riordan has experience in election law matters. Before joining Bose McKinney & Evans, Ms. Riordan served as law clerk to the Honorable James G. Carr, U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio, and practiced for six years with a Toledo, Ohio litigation firm. She is licensed to practice in Indiana, Michigan and Ohio.
Education
Indiana University School of Law - Bloomington (J.D., cum laude, 1993)
University of Michigan (B.A., high distinction, 1990)
Appearances / Publications
"Protecting Companies from Fraud and Corporate Criminal Liability." National Business Institute, August 9, 2005
Guest lecturer; Indiana University School of Law, Constitutional Litigation, Winter 2006
Appointments / Memberships
Member: Indianapolis, Indiana State, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Michigan
Community Involvement: Secretary, Marion County Democratic Party Central Committee; Member, Indiana Election Commission; Transition Director for Warren Township (Indiana) Trustee (2007)
Representative Matters
Republican Party of Minnesota et al. v. White et al., 536 U.S. 765 (2001)(counsel for amicus curiae Conference of Chief Justices); Vandenbosch v. Daily, 785 N.E.2d 666 (Ind. Ct. App. 2003); Jim White Agency Co. v. Nissan Motor Corp, 126 F.3d 832 (6th Cir. 1997); Palmer v. Fox Software, 107 F.3d 415 (6th Cir. 1997), cert. denied, 1997 U.S. LEXIS 5333 (U.S. Oct 6, 1997); Corporate Housing Systems v. Cable & Wireless, 12 F.Supp 2d 688 (N.D. Ohio 1998); U.S. v. Beiersdorf-Jobst, Inc., 980 F.Supp 257 (N.D. Ohio 1997); News Herald v. Ruyle, 949 F.Supp. 519 (N.D. Ohio 1996); Vermett v. Fred Christen & Sons Co., 138 Ohio App. 3d 586 (2000).
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