Senator Matt Dolan Receives Lawyer Legislator Distinguished Service Award

Matt Dolan

Senator of the 24th District of ohio and partner at the law firm of Thrasher, Dinsmore & Dolan

The OSBA established the Lawyer Legislator Distinguished Service Award in 2014 to recognize Ohio lawyers who also provide exceptional service as Ohio legislators.

Senator Matt Dolan serves the 24th District in the Ohio Senate, which includes portions of Cuyahoga County. As a partner at the law firm of Thrasher, Dinsmore & Dolan, a former assistant prosecutor and assistant attorney general, Senator Dolan has extensive knowledge and practical experience in the legal profession, with an understanding of what it's like to practice in a variety of ways. He serves as a board member of the Ohio Access to Justice Foundation and, year after year, has been a champion of funding for indigent defense. Senator Dolan has also been a supporter of OSBA priority legislation, helping to see Senate Bill 21, a bill from the Corporation Law Committee, passed into law. For his commitment to improving access to justice and his deep understanding of the practice of law, Senator Dolan is the recipient of the 2022 Lawyer Legislator Distinguished Service Award.