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Emily G.Montion

Partner
Cincinnati

O 513.352.6614

Emily G.Montion

Partner
Cincinnati

O 513.352.6614

Emily is a partner in the Business Litigation group. She focuses on complex commercial litigation and real estate disputes. An experienced trial and appellate lawyer, she has obtained victories for her clients in jury trials, bench trials, appeals and arbitrations in various jurisdictions. Emily’s practice includes a broad range of real estate related matters including commercial landlord/tenant disputes, failed real estate transactions and construction disputes.

While attending law school, Emily worked for the Ohio Innocence Project as a Fellow of the Rosenthal Institute for Justice.

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Focus Areas

  • Obtained seven-figure jury verdict for commercial property owner in dispute relating to failed commercial loan transaction.
  • Obtained seven-figure jury verdict for manufacturing company in commercial lease dispute and secured affirmance on appeal.
  • Obtained seven-figure arbitration award for commercial property owner in construction dispute.
  • Obtained jury verdict for closely held corporation on claims for breach of fiduciary duty against former executive.
  • Obtained summary judgment in favor of a law firm on its claim for payment of a seven-figure contingency fee relating to its work in a bankruptcy proceeding and secured affirmance on appeal.
  • Obtained defense judgment for automotive sales company at trial in a breach of contract dispute and prevailed on claim to recover legal fees.
  • Obtained defense judgment for utility company at trial in a suit filed by a customer and secured affirmance on appeal.
  • Obtained judgment for pro bono client at trial in Consumer Sales Practices Act case involving pre-owned vehicle purchase.
  • Obtained dismissal of putative class action against law firm relating to its work on behalf of a class of tort claimants in a bankruptcy proceeding, secured affirmance on appeal, and successfully opposed petition for writ of certiorari in the Supreme Court of the United States.
  • Secured favorable settlement for property owner in commercial lease dispute involving tenant claims for nuisance and breach of the covenant of quiet enjoyment.
  • Obtained voluntary dismissal of trespass claims asserted by property owner against a utility company in easement dispute.
  • Received PLEDGE (Promoting Lawyer Excellence & Driving Gender Equality) recognition from the John W. Peck Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky Chapter of the Federal Bar Association Gender Equity Task Force, 2023
  • Included in the 2022 to 2025 editions of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America for Commercial Litigation and Litigation-Real Estate
  • Selected to the Ohio Rising Stars list, 2019-2025
  • Order of the Coif
  • Order of the Barristers

Community Activities

  • Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber C-Change Leadership Program, 2019
  • ArtsWave Boardway Bound Leadership Development Program, 2017
  • Queen City Opera, board member
  • Ohio Innocence Project Board, Young Professionals/Alumni Committee

Education

  • University of Cincinnati College of Law, J.D., 2015,
    summa cum laude
  • Bowling Green State University, B.S., 2009,
    cum laude

Bar Admissions

  • Ohio

Court Admissions

  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit