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Case Results
| Court Name | Year | Case | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willoughby Municipal Court | 2025 | Client charged with domestic violence | Case dismissed after pretrial investigation showed that the evidence and the claims were not credible. |
| Willoughby Municipal Court | 2025 | Client charged with driving while under the influence of drugs | Case dismissed after pretrial investigation uncovered a blood test showing negative results for all substances. |
| Lakewood Municipal Court | 2024 | Client charged with trespass after being accused of shoplifting and asked to leave | Pre-trial investigation determined that Client was in another location at the time and place of the alleged shoplifting. Case dismissed. |
| Cleveland Municipal Court | 2024 | Client charged with reckless operation and high speed | Case dismissed. |
| Medina Municipal Court | 2024 | Client charged with OVI and a felony for having a firearm in the vehicle while driving intoxicated. | Client found not guilty of all OVI charges after a Jury Trial; Felony case dismissed. |
| Cleveland Municipal Court | 2024 | Client charged with Domestic Violence | Case dismissed before trial. |
| Painesville Municipal Court | 2024 | Client charged with Failure to Control and being at fault for car accident. | Accident investigation proved the other driver was at fault; Case dismissed. |
| Cleveland Municipal Court | 2024 | Client charged with Child Endangering | Case dismissed by the prosecutor the day before we were prepared to go to trial. |
| Norwalk Municipal Court | 2024 | Client charged with OVI | Case reduced to reckless operation, no probation, no license suspension. |
| Ashland Municipal Court | 2023 | Client accused of probation violation for positive marijuana test despite no use for several months. | Scientific research presented to the court regarding the effects of extreme rapid weight loss on marijuana testing resulted in dismissal of the violation. |
| Cleveland Municipal Court | 2023 | Client accused of domestic violence against a child | Case dismissed. |
| Geauga County Juvenile Court | 2023 | Client charged with OVI, Underage Consumption, and Failure to Control for car crash with juvenile passengers while intoxicated | Case resolved with $50 fine, no probation, no jail, license suspension with privileges. |
| Lake County Court of Common Pleas | 2023 | Client charged with Felony Domestic Violence | Case dismissed. |
| Willoughby Municipal Court | 2023 | Client charged with Theft of cash from employer | Case dismissed. |
| Willoughby Municipal Court | 2023 | Client charged with Aggravated Menacing with a firearm | Case dismissed. |
| Lake County Juvenile Court | 2022 | Client charged with Assault | Case dismissed. |
| Painesville Municipal Court | 2021 | Client charged with OVI | Case dismissed. |
| Parma Municipal Court | 2021 | Client charged with domestic violence | Case dismissed by judge in the middle of trial, client Not Guilty. |
| Painesville Municipal Court | 2021 | Client charged with aggravated menacing, falsely accused of threatening another driver with a gun. | After the investigation into the credibility of the complaining witness, case dismissed at the government’s expense. |
| Mentor Municipal Court | 2021 | Client accused of domestic violence against 13 year old son. | After legal research and briefing presented to the court and the prosecutor proving that proper and reasonable parental discipline is legal and lawful, case dismissed at the government’s expense. |
| Painesville Municipal Court | 2020 | Client accused of third-degree felony domestic violence with prior record of domestic violence. | Case reduced to fourth-degree misdemeanor disorderly conduct. |
| Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas | 2020 | Client accused of firing a gun at another car. | Case dismissed the morning of jury trial. |
| Lake County Juvenile Court | 2020 | Client wrongly cited for traffic accident. | Case dismissed. |
| Medina County Court of Common Pleas | 2020 | Client charged with 2 counts felony drug possession. | Case reduced to a single misdemeanor with no probation and no fine. |
| Painesville Municipal Court | 2020 | Client charged with theft at Walmart self check-out. | Case dismissed. |
| Willoughby Municipal Court | 2019 | Client charged with 2nd OVI in less than a year, 3rd in 10 years. | First 2019 case reduced to Physical Control, second case dismissed. |
| Lake County Court of Common Pleas | 2019 | Client falsely accused twice in one year of stalking by vindictive ex. | First case dismissed after trial, second case dismissed before trial. |
| Stow Municipal Court | 2019 | Client charged with OVI after wrong-way driving despite breath test under legal limit. | OVI reduced to reckless operation. |
| Mentor Municipal Court | 2019 | Client charged with theft. | Case dismissed and record sealed. |
| Lyndhurst Municipal Court | 2018 | Client ticketed for traveling 98mph in a 60mph zone. | Citation reduced to zero-point non-moving violation. |
| Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas | 2018 | Client charged with Aggravated Murders from 2015, 2016 and two from 2017. | Client found Not Guilty after jury trial on 2015 and 2016 murders, hung jury on the 2017 cases. |
| Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas | 2018 | Client charged with Rape of two young children. | After extensive investigation, all charges dismissed the morning of trial. |
| Ashtabula Eastern County Court (Geneva) | 2018 | Client charged with OVI and ALS for refusal to blow. | Case reduced to tail light violation, Administrative License Suspension dismissed. |
| Rocky River Municipal Court | 2017 | Client charged with marijuana OVI, confirmed with urine test, court “unofficial” policy of non-reduction. | Charge reduced to Reckless Operation of a Motor Vehicle. |
| Lake County Court of Common Pleas | 2017 | “Shaken baby” case: Client charged with third-degree felony child endangering. | Charge reduced to misdemeanor, Client sentenced to Community Control. As of 2018, client has won back full custody of his children. |
| Willoughby Municipal Court | 2017 | Client charged with assault of a child. | Case dismissed, Client’s record sealed. |
| Lake County Court of Common Pleas | 2017 | Client charged with, among other things, rape of a small child. Statutory penalty: life in prison without any possibility of parole. | Trial by Jury; Client acquitted on the charge of Rape. |
| 8th District Court of Appeals, Cuyahoga County | 2017 | Appeal of three-year sentence for probation violations. | Sentence overturned on appeal. |
| Painesville Municipal Court | 2017 | Client charged with marijuana OVI, second offense in less than 3 years. | Charge reduced to Reckless Operation of a Motor Vehicle. |
| Willoughby Municipal Court | 2017 | Client charged with OVI, second offense in less than 3 years. | Charge reduced to Physical Control. |
| Mentor Municipal Court | 2016 | Client on immigration visa charged with theft. | Case dismissed. |
| 11th District Court of Appeals | 2016 | Client received consecutive sentences. | Sentence vacated, case remanded for resentencing. |
| Euclid Municipal Court | 2016 | Client charged with Driving Under Suspension and Possession of Marijuana. | Driving Under Suspension dismissed, Drug Possession reduced to Disorderly Conduct. |
| Painesville Municipal Court | 2016 | Client charged with violating restraining order. | Case dismissed at State’s expense. |
| Lake County Court of Common Pleas | 2016 | Client charged with Murder, steadfastly maintained innocence for years. | Client released on lesser charge with a sentence of time served and no admission of guilt due to plea by way of North Carolina v. Alford. |
| Lake County Juvenile Court | 2015 | Client charged with Theft for shoplifting. | Charges found Not True at trial. |
| Ashtabula Eastern Municipal Court | 2015 | Client charged with 2nd OVI in 3 years and Resisting Arrest. | OVI reduced to non-moving violation; Resisting Arrest dismissed. |
| Painesville Municipal Court | 2015 | Client charged with felony Breaking and Entering. | Charge reduced to misdemeanor, dismissed on payment of costs, case immediately expunged. |
| Painesville Municipal Court | 2015 | Client charged with Domestic Violence. | Case dismissed. |
| Stow Municipal Court | 2015 | Client charged with OVI in a court with a policy of not reducing OVIs. | Charge reduced to non-moving violation. |
| Painesville Municipal Court | 2015 | Client charged with Cruelty to Animals. | Case dismissed at State’s expense. |
| Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court | 2015 | Client charged with Arson. | Case dismissed day of trial due to defense’s pretrial investigation. |
| Lakewood Municipal Court | 2015 | Client charged with Domestic Violence. | Case dismissed. |
| Willoughby Municipal Court | 2015 | Client charged with Drug Possession. | Case dismissed. |
| 8th District Court of Appeals | 2015 | Client sentenced to consecutive 3-year prison terms. | Sentence vacated, case remanded for resentencing. |
| Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas | 2015 | Client charged with Intimidating a Witness. | Client found Not Guilty after jury trial. |
| Painesville Municipal Court | 2015 | Client charged with felony domestic violence. | Charge reduced to disorderly conduct. |
| Painesville Municipal Court | 2014 | CDL licensed driver of semi-trailer cited for Failure to Control after single-vehicle accident. | Case dismissed on plea of No Contest. |
| Chardon Municipal Court | 2014 | Client charged with 2 counts of Burglary, felonies of the 3rd degree. | Charges dismissed. |
| Mentor Municipal Court | 2014 | Client charged with Domestic Violence. | Charges dismissed. |
| Lake County Juvenile Court | 2014 | Juvenile client charged with Theft for allegedly shoplifting. | Charges found Not True at trial. |
| Lake County Court of Common Pleas | 2013 | Appeal for a client who had been convicted of 2 counts of Aggravated Murder, 6 counts of Murder, and 6 other related counts and sentenced to Life without the possibility of parole. | Conviction reversed on appeal. |
| Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court | 2013 | Client charged with Robbery, a Second-Degree Felony. | Case dismissed by judge. |
| Lake County Juvenile Court | 2012 | Charged of Falsification | Case dismissed on payment of court costs |
| Middleburg Heights Mayor’s Court | 2012 | Charges of Failure to Control, Seat Belt Violation | Client found Not Guilty after plea of No Contest. |
| Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas | 2012 | Charges of Trafficking in Drugs, Possession of Drugs, Criminal Tools | All charges dismissed. |
| Lake County Court of Common Pleas | 2012 | Appeal of sentence on multiple charges including 2 counts of Burglary and 2 counts of Theft | Case remanded for resentencing. |
| Ashtabula County Court of Common Pleas | 2012 | Civil complaint for multiple sexual assaults | Obtained $1,000,000.00 default judgment. |
| Lorain County Court of Common Pleas | 2012 | Appeal of label as a “sexual predator” | Client reclassified, no longer labeled a sexual predator. |
| Lake County Juvenile Court | 2012 | Child Protective Services complaint alleging an Abused and Dependent Child | Complaint found Not True on both counts at trial. |
| Willoughby Municipal Court | 2011 | Charged of OVI, Second offense in less than 1 year | Charge reduced to Physical Control. |
| Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court | 2010 | Client charged with Robbery | Client found Not Guilty after bench trial. |
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