Cameron C. Downer

Cameron’s practice is concentrated on litigation issues related to business transactions, probate and trust disputes, landlord-tenant issues (on behalf of landlords only), personal injury cases, employment disputes, and collection matters. He represents individuals and a wide range of companies, from multinational corporations to small, family-owned businesses.

Cameron has conducted trials in common pleas and municipal courts in Ohio, argued in the court of appeals, and prevailed in obtaining temporary restraining orders and subsequent injunctions to enforce restrictive covenants. He is dedicated to providing timely assistance to his clients even if it requires long hours. Cameron is no stranger to hard work–he graduated in the top 15% of his law school class while clerking at a law firm, researching and writing for Professor Marianna Bettman, and editing for the University of Cincinnati Law Review. Cameron has also appeared as a legal analyst on the true-crime documentary series Fatal Attraction.

In his spare time, Cameron enjoys road cycling, mountain biking, technical rock climbing, mountaineering, and traveling abroad. He resides with his wife, Elizabeth, and their son in Oakwood, Ohio, near downtown Dayton.

Notable Appellate Cases

• Powell v. Airstream, Inc., 3rd Dist. No. 17-18-17, — N.E.3d –, 2019-Ohio-3034 (defend grant of summary judgment in favor of Airstream, Inc. and against consumer for alleged violations of Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, Washington Consumer Protection Act, and other causes of action)
• Zimpfer, et al. v. Roach, et al., 99 N.E.3d 1169, 2017-Ohio-8437 (defend jury verdict upholding the validity of will against allegations of incompetency and undue influence)
• Zimpfer, et al. v. Roach, et al., 3rd Dist. No. 17-16-03, 2016-Ohio-5176 (defend trial court’s order producing documents against claims of work-product and attorney-client privilege)
• State ex rel., Barhorst v. Shelby County Board of Elections, 3rd Dist. No. 17-15-13, 2015-Ohio-4391 (defend grant of writ of mandamus in accelerated appeal after abuse of discretion in denying election petition)

Publications

• “Smart on Crime”: Re-Examining Mandatory Minimum Sentences, U.C. Law Rev. Forum (Sept. 26, 2013), available here.
• Here We Go Again: Another Secret Government Program that Chips Away at the Fourth Amendment, U.C. Law Rev. Forum (October 22, 2013), available here.
• Part II: JobsOhio-Why the Ohio Supreme Court Should Not Abandon the Sheward Public-Right Exception, U.C. Law Rev. Forum (Jan. 14, 2014), available here.
• The Science Behind Juvenile Life without Parole: Why the Supreme Court of Ohio Should Find the Sentence Unconstitutional, U.C. Law Rev. Forum (Jan. 30, 2014), available here.
• No “Good-Faith” Required: The Board Interpretation of the Davis Good-Faith Exception to the Exclusionary Rule, U.C. Law Rev. Forum (March 27, 2014), available here.
• The Curious Case of Douglas Prade: How an Appellate Court Reversed a Finding of “Actual Innocence”, U.C. Law Rev. Forum (June 14, 2014), available here.