JOHN A. BOYD, ESQ.
**** ****** ***** ***** • MANSFIELD, OHIO 44904
TELEPHONE: 419-***-**** • E-MAIL: *********@*****.***
BAR LICENSURE
**/**** ******** ** *** United States District Court, Southern District of Ohio
12/2008 Admitted to the United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio
12/2005 Admitted to the Ohio State Bar
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
10/2008 - Tarkowsky-Boyd Law Office, Mansfield, Ohio
Present Manager, Attorney
• Civil and employment litigation: state civil and federal ADEA/ADA actions, unemployment
compensations appeals and hearings.
• Criminal defense: Adult Felony and Misdemeanor Representation.
• Domestic relations: litigated actions for divorce, dissolution & custody.
• Bankruptcy: prepared and filed Chapter 7 Bankruptcies; debtor representation.
• Disability: claimant representation in SSD/SSI private disability insurance claims.
12/2005 - Richland County Prosecutor’s Office, Mansfield, Ohio
10/2008 Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Adult Criminal Division
• Member, Ohio Jail Advisory Board, 2007-08
• Trial preparation & presentation: tried eighteen (18) adult felony criminal jury trials.
• Case intake, fact collection, investigation, evaluation & charging determinations.
• Pretrial negotiation, litigation, and courtroom attendance at regular courtroom hearings.
5/2004 - Scanlon & Gearinger Co., LPA, Akron, Ohio
5/2005 Law Clerk: civil procedure, evidence, and tort law
5/2003 - University of Akron Legal Clinic, Akron, Ohio
5/2004 Co-Director: Summit County Jail Inmate Assistance Program
EDUCATION
8/2002 - The University of Akron School of Law, Akron, Ohio
5/2005 Juris Doctorate, GPA: 3.14, Class Rank: Top 33%
• Board of Trustees Full Tuition Scholarship, 2002-2003
• ABA Negotiation Competition Team Member, 2003-2004
• Student Teacher, Street Law, Garfield High School, 2003-2004
• School of Law Certificate in Litigation
9/2000 - The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
8/2002 Bachelor of Arts, English, Magna Cum Laude, GPA: 3.73
• Dean’s List
• Achieved four-year degree in only two years
6/2000 The United States Military Academy, West Point, New York
• Appointed by Hon. Mike Oxley, U.S. House of Representatives
• Rank: New Cadet, resigned position to attend civilian college