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Ann Yackshaw

Principal Assistant Attorney General
Constitutional Offices Section


Contact:
Office: 614-466-2872
Fax: 614-728-7592
Ann.Yackshaw@OhioAGO.gov

Ann joined the Ohio Attorney General's Office in July 2018.  Ann is a member of the office's Public Records Unit. 

Prior to joining the Ohio Attorney General's Office, Ann worked as an associate at a large Columbus firm.  She defended clients in class-action proceedings, zoning disputes, employee-benefits litigation, taxation matters, and other commercial litigation.  She also participated in appeals in the Ohio Supreme Court and the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Additionally, Ann clerked for the Honorable Deborah L. Cook in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and for the Honorable Sara Lioi in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.

BAR ADMISSIONS
  • State of Ohio (2013)
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
  • U.S. District Court, District of Colorado
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit

EDUCATION
  • The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, J.D., summa cum laude, Order of the Coif, 2013
  • University of Notre Dame, B.A., cum laude, 2009