Attorney Profiles

Charles D. Lynch attended Culver Military Academy. Upon graduation in 1968, he attended the College of Wooster in Wooster, Ohio, where he received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in English Literature in 1972. Upon graduation from College of Wooster, Charles attended Ohio Northern University and received his Juris Doctorate Degree in Law in 1975.

Charles started his legal career as Assistant Law Director in Mansfield, Ohio, from 1975 - 1987. He then was with the Richland County Child Support Enforcement Agency (CSEA) from 1987 - 1989. Charles was the Assistant Law Director in Galion, Ohio from 1987 - 1990. From 1990 - 1992 Charles was the Assistant Prosecuting Attorney from Richland County Ohio. Charles was the Chief Magistrate for the Richland County Domestic Relations Court from 1992 - 2000. After this, Charles was in private practice as Charles D. Lynch, Co., LPA, from 2000 - 2004. Charles joined the law firm of Calhoun, Kademenos & Childress in 2004, and is a partner in the firm.

Charles is a member of the Ohio State Bar Association and the Richland County Bar Association. Charles is also a member of the Mansfield Rotary Club and was president of the Rotary Club from 1997 to 1998. Charles is a member of the First Congregational Church, Mansfield, Ohio, and was past president of the Mansfield Christian Education Foundation.

Areas of Practice

• Real Estate Law
• Personal Injury
• Probate Law
• Family Law
• Divorce
• Dissolution
• Legal Separation
• Child Custody
• Misdemeanors

Litigation Percentage

• 50% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

• Ohio, 1975
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio, 1977
• U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1978
• U.S. Federal Courts, 1977

Education

• Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law, Ada, Ohio, 1975
  J.D.
  Honors: With Distinction
  Law Review: Ohio Northern University Law Review, Associate Editor, 1973 - 1975
  
  
• The College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio, 1972
  B.A.
  Major: English Literature
  
  

Honors and Awards

• Mansfield Rotary Club, Member, 1990 - Present
• Mansfield Rotary Club, President, 1997 - 1998

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Ohio State Bar Association, 1975 - Present
  Member
  
  
• Richland County Bar Association, 1975 - Present
  Member
  
  
• Richland County Bar Assoiciation, 2002 - 2003
  President
  
  

Past Employment Positions

• Charles D. Lynch Co., LPA, Sole Practitioner, 2000 - 2004
• Richland County Domestic Relations Court, Chief Magistrate, 1992 - 2000
• Richland County, Ohio, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, 1990 - 1992
• Galion, Ohio, Assistant Law Director, 1987 - 1990
• Richland County Child Support Enforcement Agency (CSEA), 1987 - 1989
• Mansfield, Ohio, Assistant Law Director, 1975 - 1987

Pro Bono Activities

• Member, First Congregational Church
• Mansfield Christian Eductaion Foundation, Past President

Fraternities/Sororities

• Phi Kappa Phi

Birth Information

• 1950, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States of America