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James S. Callender, Jr.

 
callender@buckleyking.com

Cleveland: 216.685.4758

Columbus: 614.461.5600

 

“We look to create opportunities and inspire hope for a better tomorrow.”

A former four-term member of the Ohio House of Representatives, Jamie has notable experience in education, public policy, administrative rule-making, and government affairs.

He played an integral role in the creation of Ohio’s community/charter schools, and has appeared at all levels of the court in major charter school litigation. Dedicated to education, he was instrumental in creating “value added” as a measure of a child’s educational progress. Jamie was appointed as Ohio’s representative on the Education Commission of States, and worked with the Bush Administration and various state governors to develop the standards and accountability on a national level. This work led to the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act. Jamie provides course content review for accrediting agencies, endowment management, oversight to grant applications and submissions.

focused on the public sector

Not only does Jamie represent charter schools and their operators, he serves non-profit organizations, colleges, universities and other educational entities, municipalities, libraries, museums, and mental health organizations.  

when skill matters

  • Secured a favorable decision from the Ohio Supreme Court upholding the right of our non-profit client to appeal a denial by the Ohio Department of Education of the client's application to become a sponsor of community schools in Ohio.
  • Has guided over a dozen charter schools throughout Ohio from idea to reality.
  • Represented a railroad in major litigation in Northeast Ohio.

noteworthy achievements

  • Co-Author: Wind Energy in Ohio: Our past, present and future. Ohio's History of Deregulation from a Legislator's Point of View (2010 Lake Publishing)
  • Author: State Government in Ohio (2009 Lake Publishing)
  • Cited: Democracy in the States: Experiments in Election Reform (2008 Brookings Institution Press)
  • Cited: Ohio State Constitution: A Reference Guide (2004 Praeger Publishers)
  • Legislative Leadership Award - Ohio Association of County Boards of Mental Retardation (2004)
  • Legislator of the Year Award - Ohio Trial Lawyers Association (2004); Ohio Association of Gifted Students (2003); Ohio Education Music Association (2003)
  • Special Recognition Award - G.P. Griffith Foundation Memorial (2004)
  • Citizen of the Year Award - Bridges Mental Health Consumer Empowerment (2003)
  • Civic Leadership in Gifted Education Award - Ohio Association for Gifted Children (2003)
  • Courage and Leadership Award - Charter School Association (2003)
  • Service Award - Best Friends of LEAF (2003)
  • Lake/Geauga Young Republicans Hall of Fame (2002)
  • Ohio Person of Courage Award (2002)
  • Appointed: Governors Commission on Teaching Success (2001-2002)
  • Appointed: Education Commission of the States - Ohio Representative (2000-2003)
  • Watchdog of the Treasury of Ohio Award (2000, 1998)
  • Ohio House of Representatives - State Representative, Western Lake County, Ohio (1997-2004)

civic involvement

  • Kent State University - Adjunct Professor of Law, Public Policy
  • Lake County Republican Party - Precinct Committeeman
  • Mentor Public Library - Board Member
  • Rob Portman, U.S. Senate - Education Committee, Co-Chair
  • Ohio Civil/Commercial Law Committee - Vice Chairman
  • Joint Committee for Agency Rules and Regulations (JCARR) - Former Chairman
  • Lakeland Community College - Former Paralegal Advisory Board
  • Lifeline for the Empowerment and Development of Consumers - Former Board of Directors
  • Ohio Board of Regents - Former Regent
  • Ohio Department of Mental Health - Ohio Coalition for Suicide Prevention, Former Board of Directors
  • Ohio State Bar Association's Ohio Lawyer Magazine - Former Board of Editors
  • Ohio State Board of Education - Former Member
  • OhioReads Council - Founding Member

professional associations

  • Ohio Association of Charter School Authorizers (OACSA)
  • Ohio Bar Association

education

Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, J.D.

Cleveland State University, B.A.

admissions

Ohio

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio

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