MIKE BRIGNER is one of Ohio’s leading experts in the field of domestic violence. He authored two editions of the Ohio Domestic Violence Benchbook for Judges and Magistrates; and consulted on similar projects for the states of Pennsylvania and Georgia; he is the immediate past chair of the Ohio Supreme Court Domestic Violence Advisory Committee that created standard statewide protection order forms; and he has testified repeatedly before the Ohio General Assembly on domestic violence legislation. In his legal career, he has authored over 100 articles on legal topics, most of them regarding family law and domestic violence.

Prof. Brigner served a decade as an Ohio domestic relations court judge whose duties included exclusive jurisdiction over divorces and civil protection order cases. He is experienced in training judges, lawyers, police departments, prosecutors, and other professionals across the United States on domestic violence issues. He has trained judges about competency in domestic violence cases in Georgia, New Mexico, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, California, and throughout the state of Ohio.

Prof. Brigner also helped produce a set of national domestic violence training videos for judges, and appeared in the award-winning "City of Shelter" community training video series. He serves as a technical advisor for the Battered Women’s Justice Project, one of the nation’s leading family violence prevention organizations. And he is a member of the advisory board for the National Domestic Violence Fatality Review Initiative.

As an Associate Professor at Sinclair Community College in Dayton, he trains paralegal students in law and legal procedure.

Contact Information:

Mike Brigner, J.D.
Assoc. Prof., Law & Paralegal Program
Sinclair Community College
444 West Third Street, #5348
Dayton, OH 45402

Phone: 937/512-2950

Fax: 937/512-2069
E-Mail: mike.brigner@sinclair.edu
Web Page: http://people.sinclair.edu/mikebrigner/