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Attorney Arnold E. Shaheen, Jr., grew up in Columbus, Ohio.  He spent his youth learning the electrical trade from his father, who owned and operated an electrical construction business. In 1968 while Mr. Shaheen was in college, his parents moved to the Pataskala Area after purchasing farmland there.

Mr. Shaheen obtained a Bachelor of Science In Electrical Engineering from The Ohio State University in 1970. He graduated from Capital University Law School with the degree of Juris Doctorate in 1974, and became licensed to practice law in the state of Ohio that year.  Mr. Shaheen opened his law practice in Pataskala in January of 1976 after serving with the Public Utilities Commission as an administrative law judge in the interim. He has been engaged in the general practice of law in Pataskala for thirty-seven years.

Mr. Shaheen has been married thirty-one years to his lovely wife Jeanne.  The couple has two daughters, ages 27 and 30.

Education:

• Bachelor of Science In Electrical Engineering, The Ohio State University, 1970
• Juris Doctorate, Capital University, 1974

Bar Admissions:

• Supreme Court of the United States, 1978
• United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 1984
• United States District Court, Southern District of Ohio, 1975
• United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio, 1984
• Supreme Court of Ohio, 1974

Professional Associations and Memberships:

• Ohio State Bar Association
  • Member, Construction Law Committee
  • Member, Agriculture Law Committee
• Columbus Bar Association
  • Member, Social Security Disability Committee
• National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives

Continuing Legal Education:

• Member, Ohio State Bar Association College

Business Affiliations:

• Pataskala Area Chamber of Commerce
• Licking County Chamber of Commerce

Pro Bono Activities:

• Licking County’s Workenomics Taskforce (Workforce training and education)

• National Federation of the Blind of Ohio
• Ohio Historical Society
  • Member, Development Board