ATTORNEY
Darren W. Ford
Darren is an experienced media law attorney and litigator. He advises media clients on legal issues involving the First Amendment, access to government records, copyright, privacy, and defamation, and regularly represents his media clients in federal and state court litigation throughout the region. Darren also represents businesses in complex litigation involving labor and employment claims, commercial contract disputes, trade secrets, commercial fraud, and consumer law issues, and has obtained more than $100,000,000 in settlements and judgments for his clients. In addition to his media clients, he has represented companies in a variety of industries, including hospitality, beauty & personal care, food manufacturing, professional services, health care, financial services, defense contracting, real estate, and industrial storage manufacturing.
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Darren W. Ford
Attorney
513-632-0313
201 E. Fifth St., Suite 1420
Cincinnati, OH 45202
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Media Law
First Amendment
Freedom of Information/Public Records
Defamation/Libel Litigation
Prepublication Review
Intellectual Property
Privacy
Labor and Employment Law
Wage and Hour Litigation
Employment Discrimination Litigation
ERISA Litigation
Noncompete Litigation
Class Action Litigation
Consumer Products
Wage and Hour
Commercial Litigation
Contracts
Commercial Fraud
Corporate Fiduciary
Professional Services Malpractice
Commercial Lease
Copyright
Trademark
Trade Secrets
Appellate Practice
Supreme Court of the United States
Supreme Court of Ohio
Supreme Court of Kentucky
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana
Society of Professional Journalists – Greater Cincinnati Pro Chapter First Amendment Award
Ohio State Bar Association 2019 Best Brief Award
Cincinnati Academy of Leadership for Lawyers – Class of 2016
Leadership Northern Kentucky – Class of 2020
Super Lawyers – Rising Star 2017-2020
Federal Bar Association – John W. Peck Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky Chapter
Board Member, 2015-2021
Kentucky Bar Association
Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee, 2019-Present
Salmon P. Chase Inn of Court – 2016-2020
Potter Stewart Inn of Court – 2012-2019
Cincinnati Bar Association
Media Law Resource Center
University of Cincinnati College of Law
Order of the Coif
University of Cincinnati Law Review- Notes & Comments Editor
Henry A. Morrill Constitutional Law Prize
The Lawrence Maxwell Advocacy Prize
Taft, Stettinius & Hollister Founders Scholarship
Sixth Circuit Appellate Practice Clinic
Judicial Extern, Judge Sandra Ammann, S.D. Ohio
University of Southern California
Life Learning Center, Covington, Kentucky
Volunteer Faculty – 2018-2020
ArtsWave, Cincinnati, Ohio
Cabinet Member – 2021 Campaign
University of Cincinnati College of Law
Adjunct Professor of Law – 2024-Present
University of Cincinnati Law Review
Public Access to Police Body Camera Footage - It's Still Not Crystal CLEIR (with Jack Greiner)
Secondary Liability Under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
Getting Past Function and Focusing on Results: When Should a Proceeding Before a State Administrative Agency Be Removable Under 28 U.S.C. § 1441(a)?
Media Law Resource Center
2018 MLRC Media Law Conference - Facilitator
It’s "OK" To Call a Police Officer Racist (Media Law Letter Jan. 2024)
Courthouse News Service Continues Its Winning Streak (Media Law Letter Mar. 2023)
Ohio Senate Candidate Can Run, But Not Hide (Media Law Letter Oct. 2022)
Court Orders Disclosure of Redacted Briefs in Constitutional Challenge to Substance Use
Treatment Law (Media Law Letter Feb. 2022)
Covington Catholic Students’ Cases Dismissed (Media Law Letter Jan. 2021)
Ohio Court Considers Whether a “Suspect” Is a “Robber” (Media Law Letter Dec. 2019)
Media Law Resource Center (Con't)
Fake News, Yelpers, and Tweets, Oh My!: Section 230 Case Law Update (Bulletin - May 2017)
The Good, the Bad & the Ugly of Recent CDA Decisions (Bulletin - May 2016)
Getting Hyper Over the Single Publication Rule (Media Law Letter - Oct. 2015)
Ohio Juvenile Judge Held in Contempt (Media Law Letter Sept. 2013)
Ohio Lawyer Magazine
A Worthy Addition to the Endangered Species List (April 2014)
American Bar Association
ABA Forum on Communications Law – Panelist – Hot Issues in Libel & Privacy Workshop (2019)
Kentucky Bar Association Annual Convention
ESI for Judges: Myths v. Reality (2013)
National Business Institute
Kentucky Employment Law: Hiring, Firing, and Disciplining Employees (2024)