ATTORNEY
John C. "Jack" Greiner
Jack is the area's leading authority on media law and First Amendment matters. He has represented clients in public records disputes, access to courts, open meeting cases and a variety of defamation cases. Jack is also an experienced commercial litigator, handling contract disputes for clients in state and federal courts in Ohio and elsewhere.
Representative Matters Include:
- 2011-1177: State, ex rel. ESPN, Inc. v. The Ohio State University. Original Action in Mandamus
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2015-1222: State of Ohio ex rel. The Cincinnati Enquirer, Scripps Media, Inc. d.b.a. WCPO-TV, The Associated Press, Raycom Media d.b.a. WXIX-TV, Hearst Corporation d.b.a. WLWT-TV, and Sinclair Media III, Inc. d.b.a. WKRC-TV v. Joseph T. Deters, Hamilton County Prosecuting Attorney
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2017-0908: State, ex rel. The Cincinnati Enquirer, a Division of Gannett GP Media, Inc. v. The Honorable Leslie E. Ghiz. Original Action in Mandamus and Prohibition
- 2017-1618: State, ex rel. The Cincinnati Enquirer, a Division of Gannett GP Media, Inc. v. The City of Cincinnati Police Department. Original Action in Mandamus
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2018-0506: State of Ohio ex. rel. The Cincinnati Enquirer, a Division of Ganett GP Media, Inc. v. Honorable Donald E. Oda, II. Direct Appeal (Case Originating in Court of Appeals)
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2021-0203: State ex rel. The Cincinnati Enquirer v. Hon. Ronald P. Forsthoefel. Original Action in Mandamus and Prohibition
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Sandmann vs. The New York Times Company, Case No. 2:20-cv-00023-WOB-CJS
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Navarro v. Procter & Gamble Company et. al., Case No. 1:17-cv-00406-DRC
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AtriCure, Inc. v. Meng et. al., Case No. 1:19-cv-00054-MRB
- Tara Blessing, et al v. NBCUniversal Media, LLC, Case No. 21-5084
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John C. "Jack" Greiner
Attorney
513-632-0315
201 E. Fifth St., Suite 1420
Cincinnati, OH 45202
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Commercial Litigation
Media Law/First Amendment
Public Access to Government Records
Access to Meetings of public Bodies
Access to Courts
Defamation
Ohio
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
United States Supreme Court
Ohio Super Lawyer
Cincinnati Leading Lawyers
Best Lawyers in America
Ohio Society of Professional Journalists – Best Blog
Ohio Society of Professional Journalists – First Amendment Award
Ohio Society of Professional Journalists – Best Defense of First Amendment Award
Cincinnati Chapter of Society of Professional Journalists – Lifetime Achievement Award
Ohio Associated Press Media Editors -- First Amendment Award
American Bar Association
Federal Bar Association
Ohio State Bar Association
Cincinnati Bar Association
University of Notre Dame Law School, 1983
Note Editor Law Review
Miami University, B.S., Political Science/Economics, 1980
CET Board of Trustees
Talbert House Chair of Fatherhood Committee Luncheon
FBA Pledge Committee
University of Cincinnati Law Review "Public Access to Ploice Body Camera Footage – It's Still Not Crystal CLEIR"
Columnist Cincinnati Enquirer
Contributor to "Spitball" Magazine
Presenter – CBA annual Baseball and the Law Seminar
Presenter – CBA Bench Bar Media Conference