Knowledgeable And Committed Advocacy
Education
- University of Richmond, School of Law, Richmond, Virginia
- J.D. - 1991
- Honors: Top 15% of the Class
- Wittenberg University, Springfield, Ohio
- B.A. - 1988
- Honors: Honorable Mention All-Academic Ohio Athletic Conference Football Team
- Garry Spence Trial Lawyers College, Jackson, Wyoming
- Graduate - 2009
- Brecksville High School
- 1984
- Honors: All-Conference Football Team and member of the 1983 Ohio State High School Football Championship Team
Bar Admission
- Ohio, 1991
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio, 1992
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1993
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2001
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio, 2012
Honors
- Ohio Super Lawyers list, 2007 - Present
Classes & Seminars
- Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College Seminar, Hunt, Texas, 2000
- Ohio Eighth District Judicial Conference Delegate
- Guest Lecturer Cuyahoga County Bar Association
Professional Associations
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Cuyahoga County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
- National Trial Lawyers, Top 100 Trial Lawyers, Member
- Federal Criminal Justice Act Panel Member
- Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers
- Cleveland Bar Association
- Cuyahoga County Bar Association
Certified Legal Specialties
- Board Certified Criminal Trial Advocate, National Board of Trial Advocacy, 2006 - Current