David Riepenhoff

David Riepenhoff

Phone
614-823-1310

Email
driepenhoff@otterbein.edu

Website
https://www.fisheldowney.com

Part-Time Faculty
Department of Business, Accounting, & Economics

David is a Part-Time Instructor of the course “The Legal Environment of Business”. He has been teaching at Otterbein since 2006 and has also taught courses on Ethical Leadership and Communications & Negotiations.

David is a Full-Time attorney. He is Member of Fishel Downey Albrecht & Riepenhoff, LLC in New Albany, Ohio. He is licensed to practice law in the State of Ohio and State of South Carolina and before the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, and both U.S. District Courts in Ohio. He has also been admitted pro hac vice to litigate cases for clients outside of Ohio. David practices civil litigation, labor and employment law, local government law, civil rights law and business law. David has tried jury and bench trials to both federal and state courts, and has argued before the Ohio Supreme Court, U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals and numerous Ohio Appellate Courts and agencies. He is also the Solicitor for the Village of Valleyview (Franklin County, Ohio).

David is an active community volunteer. He currently serves as the Chairperson of the Delaware County Public Defender Commission. David also volunteers as an assistant cross-country and track & field coach at St. Paul School, and Assistant Scout Master with Boy Scout Troop 85 (Westerville, OH). He is a past President, Vice President, Treasurer and Committee Chair of the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Development Board.

David graduated from Otterbein College in 1999, where he was a member of the Track & Field and Cross Country teams, and was a member of several campus organizations, including Student Senate, Judicial Appeals Council, and both academic and social fraternities as well as National Honor Societies.

Education

  • B.A. in Business Administration, Otterbein College, 1999; major Business Administration, minor Political Science
  • J.D., Capital University Law School, 2002
  • Law Review member.

Research, Creative, & Professional Work

David has conducted many presentations and trainings on legal topics over the last 22 years, primarily related to labor law, employment law, local government law and litigation to organization and clients throughout the State of Ohio. In 2022, David was the primary draftsman of the OneOhio Toolkit for Local Governments co-offered by four statewide organizations to support abatement of the opioid crisis. In 2014, David was asked to assist the Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission Curriculum Committee in revising its Corrections Basic Training Inmate Rights & Civil Liability lesson plan In 2022, David was interviewed by local news outlet as a subject matter expert in labor and employment law about a local labor strike.

Publications

David is a regular contributor of legal articles to several statewide trade associations.

Affiliations & Awards

David has been recognized among the top lawyers in his field by his legal community peers, including has as one of the Best Lawyers® in both the 2024 and 2024 editions of The Best Lawyers in America, and amongst Ohio’s Super Lawyers® 2017-2025, recognizing only 5% of lawyers, and before that a Rising Star from 2010-2016, recognizing only 2.5% of lawyers. Otterbein University Part-Time Faculty Award, teaching in the discipline, 2014. Otterbein University Young Alumni Award for Community Engagement, 2013. Sts. Peter and Paul School (Wellston, Ohio) Alumni Hall of Fame, 2015.