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Ohio Rev. Code § 109.07 (2026)

Special counsel

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May 1, 1992
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House Bill 210 - 119th General Assembly
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Except under the circumstances described in division (E) of section 120.06 of the Revised Code, the attorney general may appoint special counsel to represent the state in civil actions, criminal prosecutions, or other proceedings in which the state is a party or directly interested. The special counsel shall be paid for their services from funds appropriated by the general assembly for that purpose.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1971–2022 · leading case: Pamela Gillie v. Law Off. of Eric A. Jones, 785 F.3d 1091 (6th Cir. 2015).
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Pamela Gillie v. Law Off. of Eric A. Jones, 785 F.3d 1091 (6th Cir. 2015). · cites it 2× “81; to “exercise all rights, privileges, and powers of prosecuting attorneys” in organized- crime cases, id. § 109.”
DeRolph v. State, 760 N.E.2d 351 (Ohio 2001). · cites it 3× “R.C. 109.07 authorizes the Attorney General to appoint special counsel to represent the state in civil actions in which the state is a party or directly interested.”
Hammond v. Brown, 323 F. Supp. 326 (N.D. Ohio 1971). · cites it 2× “” Ohio Rev.Code § 109.07 authorizes the attorney general to “appoint special counsel to represent the state in civil actions * * * in which the state is a party or directly interested.”
DeBlanco v. Ohio State Med. Bd., 604 N.E.2d 212 (Ohio Ct. App. 10th Dist. 1992). “” Similarly, R.C. 109.07 provides in pertinent part that: *198 “The attorney general may appoint special counsel to represent the state in civil actions, criminal prosecutions, or other proceedings in which the state is a party or directly interested.”
DeRolph v. State, 94 Ohio St. 3d 40 (2001). · cites it 2× “R.C. 109.07 authorizes the Attorney General to appoint special counsel to represent the state in civil actions in which the state is a party or directly interested.”
Smith v. Ohio State Univ. Off. of Compliance & Integrity, 2022-Ohio-2659. “1 See R.C. 109.07 Special counsel and R.C. 109.”
Sullivan v. Ohio Rehab. Servs. Comm'n, 508 N.E.2d 1025 (Ohio Ct. App. 10th Dist. 1986). “*146 Further, R.C. 109.07 provides that “[t]he attorney general may appoint special counsel to represent the state in civil actions * * * in which the state is a party or directly interested.”
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