The Dominy Law Firm in Columbus, Ohio serves clients in the central Ohio area. The firm practices exclusively criminal defense, with a focus on defending clients charged with DUI/OVI and serious vehicular crimes, as well as criminal defense and criminal record expungement/sealing.
The firm has been named a ‘Best Law Firm’ by Best Lawyers In America®, for multiple years, in the areas of DUI Defense and General Criminal Defense. Founding attorney Shawn Dominy has been listed in Super Lawyers® and Best Lawyers In America® for multiple years. He is rated "AV Preeminent" by Martindale Hubbel®, and he was named the 2026 ‘Lawyer of the Year’ by Best Lawyers In America®. Associate attorneys Bryan Hawkins are the recipients of awards which include the Top 10 Criminal Defense Attorneys Under 40 in Ohio, and the Avvo Client’s Choice Award.
The lawyers at the Dominy Law Firm authored and edited the Ohio DUI/OVI Guide, the Ohio Vehicular Homicide Guide, the Ohio Vehicular Assault Guide, and the Ohio Expungement Guide. Shawn Dominy also wrote a chapter of Defending DUI Vehicular Homicide Cases (2012, West/Aspatore) and contributed a section of Drunk Driving Defense, 9th Edition (2021, Walters Kluwer). The firm’s magazine articles have been featured in state and national publications, and the lawyers are frequent speakers at seminars in which they teach other lawyers about DUI/OVI, serious vehicular crimes, and trial skills.
Licenses/Certifications
 Juris Doctor (J.D.)
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Education
The Dominy Law Firm attorneys have completed specialized training for DUI defense. That training includes programs for breath testing, blood/urine testing, DUI enforcement, and standardized field sobriety testing. The lawyers have also participated in, and taught, courses in trial skills.
Bio
Shawn Dominy is a criminal defense attorney and the founder of the Dominy Law Firm in Columbus, Ohio. The focus of his firm’s practice is defending clients charged with DUI/OVI and serious vehicular crimes, as well as criminal defense and criminal record expungement/sealing.
Shawn is the past President of the Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the state delegate to the National College for DUI Defense and a founding member of the national DUI Defense Lawyers Association. He has been listed in Super Lawyers® and Best Lawyers In America® for multiple years. He is rated "AV Preeminent" by Martindale Hubbel®, and he was named the 2026 ‘Lawyer of the Year’ by Best Lawyers In America®.
Shawn authored the Ohio DUI/OVI Guide, the Ohio Vehicular Homicide Guide, the Ohio Vehicular Assault Guide, and the Ohio Expungement Guide. He also wrote a chapter of Defending DUI Vehicular Homicide Cases (2012, West/Aspatore) and contributed a section of Drunk Driving Defense, 9th Edition (2021, Walters Kluwer). His magazine articles have been featured in state and national publications, and he is a frequent speaker at seminars in which he teaches other lawyers about DUI/OVI, serious vehicular crimes, and trial skills.
Memberships
Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, National College for DUI Defense, DUI Defense Lawyers Association, Better Business Bureau (A+ rating)
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Bar Admissions
Ohio
Practice Areas
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Legal Services
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Criminal Law
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