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Biography

Ali represents and advises clients in a wide range of litigation areas with a focus on business litigation. Since joining Frost Brown Todd in 2006, Ali has been actively involved in a variety of business litigation matters, including the areas of real estate, land use, construction, zoning, UCC, transportation, and complex commercial litigation.

Ali has also tried numerous cases and successfully argued various motions at both the state and federal levels before Judges and Magistrates in Hamilton, Warren, Butler, Clermont, Greene, and Franklin Counties, Ohio.  Additionally, Ali has drafted briefs for the First District Court of Appeals as well as the Supreme Court of Ohio.

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Education

Law School

University of Cincinnati College of Law, J.D., 2006, magna cum laude
University of Cincinnati Law Review
Notes and Comments Editor, 2005-2006
Associate Member 2004-2005
Student Bar Association
Section Representative, 2003-2004
Phi Alpha Delta Member, 2003-2006

Undergraduate School

University of Virginia, B.A., 2002

Bar Memberships

Ali is licensed to practice in the following state(s):

Ohio, 2006

Recognition

Local & National Recognition

Selected for inclusion in Ohio Super Lawyers Rising Stars®  2009, 2011-2019

Professional Affiliations

Professional Affiliations & Memberships

Ohio State Bar Association

Cincinnati Bar Association

American Bar Association, Litigation Section, Commercial and Business Litigation Committee, Sixth Circuit Chair

Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber of Commerce, Change Leadership Class, 2010

Defense Research Institute, Young Lawyers Section

Firm Committees

Ali serves or has served in the following leadership role(s) at Frost Brown Todd:

Women’s Initiative Committee, former Member

Pro Bono Committee, Member

Recruiting Committee, former Member

Major Publications

Ali is an author or contributor to the following publications:

Legal Publications

“Self-Dealing: When a Fiduciary Relationship Arises in the Lending Context”, ABA Business Torts Journal, Summer 2007

Hill v. Lockheed Martin Logistics Management, Inc.: “Substantially Influencing” the Fourth Circuit to Change its Standard for Imputing Employer Liability for the Biases of a Non-Decisionmaker, 73 U. Cin. L. Rev. 1709 (2005).

Dominguez-Cota v. Cooper Tire & Rubber Co.: A Convenient Forum for Addressing Subject Matter Jurisdiction, 74 U. Cin. L. Rev. 689 (2005).

Sixth Circuit Case Notes

Hall v. Spencer County, Kentucky, No. 08-6455, 2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 22848 (6th Cir. Oct. 20, 2009)

Bridgeport Music, Inc. v. UMG, Inc., No. 07-5596, 2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 24141 (6th Cir. Nov. 4, 2009)

Williams v. Redflex Traffic Systems, No. 08-5545, 2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 21637 (6th Cir. Oct. 2, 2009)

Bryant v. Comm’r of Social Security, Nos. 08-6375/6378, 2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 18964 (6th Cir. Aug. 24, 2009)

Rice v. Jefferson Pilot Financial Ins. Co., No. 08-4180, 2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 18962 (6th Cir. Aug. 24, 2009)

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