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also known as James Michael McGovern
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I routinely defend professionals in their dealings with: 1) employers; 2) credentialing organizations; and 3) Ohio's Professional Regulatory Boards, including the Ohio Board of Nursing (OBN), Ohio State Dental Board (OSDB), State Medical Board of Ohio (SMBO), Ohio State Board of Pharmacy (OSBP), State Board of Psychology of Ohio (SBPO), Ohio State Chiropractic Board (OSCB), Ohio Counselor, Social Worker & Marriage and Family Therapist Board (OCSWMFT), Ohio Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, and Athletic Trainers Board (OTPTAT) and others.
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33 years | 1,000 cases
33 years | 500 cases
33 years | 500 cases
33 years | 500 cases
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$ 475-600 per hour
State: Ohio
Acquired: 1993
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59 Client Reviews
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Posted by S Cuthbert | October 01, 2025 | Hired Attorney | Health Care
The only attorney I'll ever trust to protect my nursing license
The staff here and especially my attorney Jim McGovern did such a great job for me and was affordable. He truly made an extremely difficult situation as easy and stress free for me as possible while dealing with the Board of Nursing. I am sincerely thankful for all the efforts of him and his suppor...
Posted by anonymous | May 01, 2024 | Hired Attorney | Criminal Defense
Excellent Health Care Attorney
Jim McGovern is a top notch Lawyer! He is very kind, patient, knowledgeable, and understanding when the stakes are high during a OBN investigation. I would Highly recommend 100%!!!! If I ever need a lawyer again which I hope I do not, I will hire him in a heartbeat!!!!
Posted by Wendy | May 30, 2023 | Hired Attorney | Administrative Law
Highly Recommend!
Hiring Jim McGovern to help me navigate release from my OBN consent agreement was the best decision! He was professional, prompt, and efficient. He was also incredibly kind. I highly recommend him to anyone facing disciplinary action from the Ohio Board of Nursing.
Posted by anonymous | February 11, 2021 | Hired Attorney | Health Care
Highly recommend
Prior to being a nurse I was a legal assistant with a large international firm in corporate healthcare and two medium sized firms. So overall in the legal field for 13 years, worked with many attorneys. When my nursing issue unfortunately arose with the BON I panicked but wanted to pick the best atto...
Posted by Michell | November 15, 2019 | Hired Attorney | Administrative Law
BON - best attorney in Ohio.
I truly enjoyed having jim as my attorney. He was understanding, never made you feel like you were incompetent when you had to re-ask the question. He made sure you fully understood all the terms before agreeing to anything. I lived out of state but I still had to deal with my issue in Ohio. And end...
"Jim and I served together in the Ohio Attorney General's Office. Jim has extensive administrative law experience in state government, as well as in the private sector representing clients with administrative law issues. He is a conscientious and effective attorney. I am proud to endorse him."
"I have known and worked with Jim McGovern for over twenty years. He is honest, hard working and knows how to handle cases before various Ohio licensure Boards. I have consulted with Jim on complicated cases and find that he has the knowledge, patience, compassion and experience to provide wise and reasoned counsel to clients. I routinely refer cases to Jim if my firm is conflicted out of the case as I know that Jim will provide the client with excellent representation. I highly endorse this attorney."
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Administrative law lawyer
2016
Best Lawyers - Best Law Firms, US News and World Reports
2016
Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2007 - Present
Partner - Attorney, Graff & McGovern, LPA
1999 - 2007
Associate - Attorney, Hammond, Sewards & Williams
1993 - 1999
Assistant Attorney General, Ohio Attorney General's Office
1993 - 1993
Legal Intern, Ohio Attorney General's Office
2007 - Present
Ohio State Bar Association, Administrative Law Committee
2008 - 2010
Ohio State Bar Association, Administrative Law CommitteeChairman
Dismissal of Charges in Notice of Opportunity for Hearing
Dismissal and Sealing of Criminal Charges and Return to Licensed Nursing Practice
1993
JD - Juris Doctor
1989
BA - Bachelor of Arts
2015
Pre-Hearing Motions
2015
Pre-Hearing Preparation and Motions
2015
Hearing Preparation
2014
Hearing Preparation
2018
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