Arnold & Clifford
Columbus, OH Courts in Ohio
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About Arnold & Clifford
Arnold & Clifford is a law firm based in Columbus, Ohio, that also serves the Cleveland, Cincinnati and Dayton areas. The firm represents individual and corporate clients in litigation and legal disputes in both state and federal courts, and states that business litigation is its principal focus.
Beyond business litigation, the firm handles tax litigation involving matters before the Ohio Department of Taxation and the Internal Revenue Service, labor and employment counseling and litigation, executive and employment agreements, appellate work, corporate governance and transactions, and personal injury and medical malpractice. It also handles estate litigation, including will contests, trust disputes, and guardianship and conservatorship disputes, along with professional and regulatory licensing matters. The firm's attorneys work in both state and federal courts. Its roster is made up of eight attorneys, including seven partners and one associate.
Editor's Review
VerifiedLawFirms editorialWhere the firm works and who it represents
This is a litigation practice based in Columbus, Ohio. Its published materials say the firm also serves clients in Cleveland, Cincinnati and Dayton, so its reach covers the state's main metropolitan courts. The work spans both state and federal courts.
The client base is described as a mix of individuals and companies. That pairing matters, because the same firm that handles a corporate dispute also takes on personal claims. In my opinion, a practice that keeps both sides of that ledger has to stay comfortable moving between boardroom facts and personal ones.
Focus and practice areas
Business litigation sits at the center of the work. The firm states this plainly, and the rest of its practice list reads like it grew out of that core. When a company is in a dispute, the questions rarely stay in one lane, and the firm's range seems built for that.
Alongside business litigation, the firm handles tax litigation. Those matters run before the Ohio Department of Taxation and the Internal Revenue Service, which are two very different forums with their own rules and timelines. Labor and employment is another area, covering both counseling and litigation, plus executive and employment agreements.
The practice also lists appellate work, corporate governance and transactions, and professional and regulatory licensing. Personal injury and medical malpractice appear as well. So a reader looking for a courtroom firm and a reader looking for transactional or licensing help are both being addressed here.
Estate and trust disputes
The firm handles estate litigation, and it names the specific fights it takes on. Those include will contests, trust disputes, and guardianship and conservatorship disputes. These cases tend to be personal and slow, and family members often sit on opposite sides. Grouping them under litigation, rather than estate planning, tells you the firm approaches them as contested matters first.
How the team is built
The roster is eight attorneys. Seven carry the title of partner, and one is an associate. That is a partner-heavy shape, which usually means most files are handled by attorneys with years behind them rather than passed down a long chain.
The named attorneys are James E. Arnold, a partner, and Damion M. Clifford, the managing partner. The partner group also includes Gerhardt "Gage" Gosnell II, Jonathan P. Corwin, Damien C. Kitte, Stefanie Lynn Coe, and Michael L. Dillard Jr. James P. Reising is listed as the associate.
Two of those names, Arnold and Clifford, match the firm's own name. As a reviewer, I read that as a sign the practice is still run by people tied to how it started, though the site does not give a founding date to confirm the history.
What the public record shows, and what it does not
The firm's site is direct about its work and restrained about its claims. It says what areas it covers and who staffs them, and it leaves the selling to the reader. For a directory built on evidence, that restraint is easy to work with.
There are gaps worth naming, and I would rather flag them than paper over them. The public pages do not state a founding year. They link to full attorney biographies but do not, on the pages reviewed, spell out each lawyer's law school, bar admission dates, or case history. So a reader who wants those details will need to open the individual profiles or contact the firm.
The firm does not publish settlement figures, verdict amounts, rankings or client counts on the material reviewed. That means this listing cannot vouch for a track record it has not seen. What it can say is narrower and more solid: this is a Columbus litigation firm, weighted toward business disputes, staffed mostly by partners, and reaching across Ohio's larger cities.
Who this firm may suit
A company facing a commercial dispute is the most obvious fit, given the stated focus. The tax litigation and licensing work suggests the firm is also set up for clients dealing with regulators, not only other private parties. In my opinion, that regulatory comfort is a useful thing to have under one roof.
Individuals are addressed too. Someone with a personal injury or medical malpractice claim, or a family member caught in a will contest or a guardianship fight, falls within the listed areas. The mix of practice areas points to a firm that would rather take a broad set of disputes than sit in a single niche.
A reader should treat this review as a map of what the firm says it does, checked against its own pages, with no invented detail added. The next step, for anyone weighing the firm, is to read the individual attorney profiles and ask directly about experience in the specific matter at hand. On the facts available, this reads as a settled, partner-led Ohio litigation practice with a clear center of gravity in business disputes and a wider reach around it.
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Damien C. Kitte Partner
Damien C. Kitte practices at Arnold & Clifford LLP in Columbus, Ohio. He holds a B.S. in Computer Science and a B.A. in History, and earned his J.D. from The Ohio State University Michael E. Moritz College of Law, where he served as an Associate Editor of the Ohio State Law Journal and previously as a staff member. His practice covers communications and internet law, employment law, antitrust and trade law, health care, professional liability, unfair competition, and litigation.
Practice focus
- Communications and Internet Law
- Employment Law
- Professional Liability
- Unfair Competition
- Antitrust and Trade Law
- Health Care
Damion M. Clifford Managing Partner
Damion Michael Clifford earned his J.D. from Capital University Law School and holds a B.A. in Sociology from The Ohio State University. He is a partner at Arnold & Clifford (formerly James E. Arnold & Associates LPA) in Columbus, Ohio, and previously served as an Associate Assistant Attorney General with the Ohio Attorney General's Office, where he handled taxation and State Medical Board matters. His practice includes representing physicians before the State Medical Board of Ohio, businesses and individuals before the Ohio Board of Tax Appeals, and clients in business litigation and appellate matters.
Practice focus
- Appellate practice
- Business litigation
- State and local taxation
- Government and administrative law
- Professional licensure
- Business law
Gerhardt “Gage” Gosnell II Partner
Gerhardt "Gage" Gosnell II is a partner at Arnold & Clifford in Columbus, Ohio. He earned a B.A. in history from Capital University in 1990 and a J.D. from The Ohio State University College of Law in 1995. His practice focuses on business litigation, appellate law, and medical malpractice matters, representing Ohio business clients in commercial litigation and appeals. Before joining Arnold & Clifford, he served as a judicial law clerk at the Ohio Tenth District Court of Appeals.
Practice focus
- Business Litigation
- Appellate
- Medical Malpractice
James E. Arnold Partner
James E. Arnold is a founding attorney at Arnold & Clifford in Columbus, Ohio, where he represents clients across the state of Ohio. His practice focuses on business litigation, general litigation, and personal injury, and includes medical malpractice, complex personal injury, wrongful death claims, partnership disputes, business torts, and stockholder disputes. He earned his law degree from Capital University Law School.
Practice focus
- Business Litigation
- General Litigation
- Personal Injury
- Commercial Litigation
- Bet-the-Company Litigation
- Intellectual Property Litigation
James P. Reising Associate
Jonathan P. Corwin Partner
Jonathan P. Corwin is a partner with the Arnold & Clifford law firm in Columbus, Ohio. He graduated magna cum laude from Muskingum College in 1999 and earned his Juris Doctor magna cum laude from Capital University Law School in 2002. His practice focuses on civil litigation, handling matters involving business litigation, personal injury, premises liability, product liability, and mass torts, and he represents both plaintiff and defendant clients.
Practice focus
- General Litigation
- Business Litigation
- Class Action/Mass Torts
- Personal Injury
- Premises Liability
- Product Liability
Michael L. Dillard Jr. Partner
Michael L. Dillard Jr. is a partner at Arnold & Clifford in Columbus, Ohio. He completed a Bachelor of Arts in psychology and journalism at The Ohio State University in 1999 and received his Juris Doctor from Capital University Law School in 2008. His practice centers on business and commercial litigation, and he also handles employment, general litigation, intellectual property, personal injury, and construction and real estate matters. He has represented clients such as lending institutions and insurance companies in the state and federal courts of Ohio.
Practice focus
- Business Litigation
- Employment & Labor
- General Litigation
- Intellectual Property Litigation
- Personal Injury
- Real Estate
Stefanie Lynn Coe Partner
Stefanie Lynn Coe is a partner at Arnold & Clifford LLC in Columbus, Ohio. She earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Dayton in 2001 and a professional degree from Ohio State University in 2004. Her practice covers business, business litigation, civil litigation, employment and labor, juvenile law, and workers' compensation matters.
Practice focus
- Business
- Business Litigation
- Civil Litigation
- Employment and Labor
- Juvenile Law
- Workers Compensation
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