Admitted
1974, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1977, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1978, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
Cleveland State University, J.D., 1974
Law School Graduation Year
1974
College
The Ohio State University, B.S., Business Administration, 1970; Case Western Reserve University
Memberships
Cleveland (Member, 1974—; Past Chairman, Criminal Law Committee, 1981-1982, Criminal Law Committee, 1974; Legislative Liaison, 1983-1986; Criminal Law Committee; Member, 1982, Steering Committee of Task Force on Violent Crime and Co-Chairman of the Robbery Sub Task Force, 1982; Board of Trustees, 1985-1988), Cuyahoga County (Member, Criminal Law Committee, 1974-1987), Ohio State and American (Member, Criminal Law Section) Bar Associations; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. (Charter Life Member, Ohio Eighth District Judicial Conference; Co-Chairman, Criminal Justice Commission, 1987-1988); Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys (Charter Member, Board of Trustees, 1986—).
Biographical
Author: An Analysis of R.C. 2951.041 - Drug Treatment In Lieu of Conviction, Vol. 1, Issue 5 Criminal Law Journal of Ohio. Lecturer in Law: Cleveland State University, Cleveland Marshall College of Law, 1980; Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1981; The Greater Cleveland Bar Association Advocacy Institute, 1981—; Guest Lecturer, Cleveland Bar Association, Practice and Procedure Clinic, Criminal Law, 1983, 1986-1990. Founder and Editor, Cuyahoga Criminal Defense Lawyers Association Quarterly Newsletter, 1978-1986. Author: Abney v. United States Double Jeopardy Claims Entitled to Immediate Appellate Review, Vol. 1, No. 2., May 1978; Pre-Trial Diversion Program, Vol. 1, No. 3; Shock Parole Summary, Vol. l, No. 4; Conditional Probation for Drug Treatment, Sec. 2951.04, Ohio Revised Code, Vol. 1, No. 6; Drug Law, Sec. 2951.04, Ohio Revised Code, Treatment in Lieu of Conviction, Vol. 1, No. 7; Time Off for Good Behavior, Sec. 2967.19, Ohio Revised Code, Vol. 1, No. 8, Arrest for Misdemeanor-New Ohio Statute, Sec. 2935.26, Vol. 3, No. 3; Alleged Drug Law Violators-Statutory Right to Have an Independent Chemical Analysis of the Alleged Controlled Substance, Ohio Revised Code Sec. 2925.51, Vol. 3, No. 1; Expungement of Arrest Records, City of Pepper Pike v. Doe, 66 Ohio St.2d 374 (Ohio Supreme Court), 1981, Vol. 4, No. 2, all articles in Cuyahoga County Criminal Courts Bar Association newsletter. Lecturer: Plea Negotiations, The Ohio Bar Association CLE Institute, 2000; Handling the Domestic Violence Case, 1999; Litigation Essentials: Talking to the Jury, The Cleveland Marshall Law Alumni Association, 1996; Drug Treatment in Lieu of Conviction and Conditional Probation for Drug Treatment, Ohio Common Pleas Judges' Association, 1992; Pleading and Practice in White Collar Cases, Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyer's Defense of White Collar Criminal Cases, 1992; Death Penalty Case, Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyer's Death Penalty Seminar and Workshop, 1991.