Nathaniel Jones, a former judge with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, has substantial experience in litigation, appeals, and dispute resolution.  He serves a wide range of clients in matters such as:

• commercial and general litigation
• government contracts
• construction

Judge Jones also serves as Blank Rome's Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer.

On February 20, 2003, in recognition of his outstanding career as a jurist and civil rights leader, Congress passed H.J. Res. 2 naming the Nathaniel R. Jones Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in Youngstown, Ohio. 

Among numerous other honors and awards, Judge Jones received the Annual Fellows Award from the American Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division in 2005, the Award of Excellence from the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund in 2004, the Ohio Bar Medal Award from the Ohio State Bar Association in 2003, and he was inducted into the National Bar Association Hall of Fame in 2002.  He was named a "Great Living Cincinnatian" in 1997. 

He taught trial advocacy at Harvard Law School and is now an adjunct professor at the University of Cincinnati College of Law, Case Western Reserve School of Law, and Cleveland State University School of Law.  He is the holder of 17 honorary degrees.  Judge Jones is listed in both Who’s Who in America and Who’s Who in Black America. 

REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS

• Served as defense counsel for a class-action discrimination lawsuit against national retailer alleging racial profiling.
• Served as defense counsel for class-action discrimination lawsuit against Fortune 100 company alleging racial discrimination.
• Mediated a class-action discrimination lawsuit alleging racial discrimination.
• Mediated an employment dispute between corporation and former employee.
• Represented corporation responding to inquiry by N.Y. Attorney General’s Office.

COMMUNITY SERVICE & AFFILIATIONS

Judge Jones is a member of more than two dozen civic and community organizations, including the Board of Directors of the Cincinnati Youth Collaborative, the Board of Directors of KnowledgeWorks Foundation, the Board of Trustees of the Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati, the Board of Trustees of the Southern Africa Legal Services Foundation, the Board of Directors of the American Constitution Society, and the Advisory Committee of the Urban Morgan International Human Rights Institute.  He serves as a member of the Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America, Inc. Diversity Advisory Board, and is honorary co-chair and board member of the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center.