Experienced. Dedicated. Client-Focused.
Craig Spadafore is a Columbus, Ohio attorney with over 17-years of legal experience across a diverse range of practice areas, including business matters and transactions, real estate and construction law, employment law, healthcare law, professional licensure, and civil litigation and appellate advocacy. He has worked at both midsize firms and larger regional firms, and has also worked in-house at a real estate title agency. His unique background and skill set makes him a rarity in the legal profession – an experienced litigator with a strong foundation in business, real estate, employment, and healthcare matters.
Craig strives to provide creative, individualized, and client-focused legal solutions in a diligent, efficient, and professional manner. He does this by offering his clients a more personalized and service-oriented approach from other firms, while individually tailoring his representation to meet each client’s unique needs and circumstances. Craig believes in earning his client’s trust by providing honest, straightforward, and understandable legal advice, while also quickly responding to client inquiries to ensure their concerns and questions are answered and the client stays full informed of the status of their legal matter.
Craig is a C-bus native, a diehard Buckeye, and makes his home in Central Ohio. He is the proud father of two amazing young ladies. He lives with his daughters, his talented and lovely partner Juliana, a clingy Siberian Husky (that never leaves his side), and an overly friendly cat. Most of his free time is dedicated to spending time with his family, but he also enjoys many hobbies and interests when he can, including: traveling here and abroad, going to hear live music, playing guitar, gardening, hiking, canoeing/kayaking, camping, experimenting in the kitchen, enjoying craft beers, reading novels, watching movies, and going out with friends and family.
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The Ohio State University – Moritz College of Law
Juris Doctor, cum laude, May 2006
The Ohio State University – University Honors Program
Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude with honors, June 2000
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Ohio (2006)
U.S. District Court – Southern District of Ohio (2006)
U.S. District Court – Northern District of Ohio (2009)
U.S. Bankruptcy Court – Southern District of Ohio (2009)
U.S. Court of Appeals – Sixth Circuit (2009)
Kentucky (2017)
Pennsylvania (2018 – currently inactive)
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Ohio
Kentucky
Indiana
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Florida
South Carolina
Experience in non-license states:
Illinois, Kentucky, and New York
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Ohio State Bar Association
Kentucky Bar Association
Columbus Bar Association
Pennsylvania Bar Association (currently inactive)
American Land Title Association
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Super Lawyers Rising Star 2014
Super Lawyers Rising Star 2015
Super Lawyers Rising Star 2016