Noteworthy Cases

• Not Guilty of all charges.  Prominent surgeon charged with domestic violence and obstruction.  Jury trial in Bedford, Ohio stemming from charges in a Cleveland, Ohio suburb.  

• Not Guilty of Felonious Assault.  Recent college graduate charged with a felony of the second degree pertaining to an allegation of a bar fight in Akron, Ohio.  The young man was facing a potential eight year prison sentence.  Jury returned a verdict of not guilty to the charge of felonious assault and of lesser included charge of assault.

• Not Guilty of Felonious Assault and Burglary.  Young man charged with felonious assault and burglary out of Alliance, Ohio.  During the trial a motion for acquittal was granted as to one count and the jury returned a verdict of not guilty as the remaining charge.

• Case dismissed for lack of probable cause.  Case dismissed against a psychiatrist pertaining to an allegation of substance abuse and improper prescription writing.

• Murder case dismissed for lack of evidence after the case had already been indicted in Mahoning County, Ohio. Client plead to no underlying charges.

• Not guilty after bench trial regarding an allegation of menacing pertaining to a misunderstanding about the driving route of a young man due to detour in traffic.  

• Not guilty of assault of young man charged in a bar room brawl.  There was video footage of the defendant fighting.  The defense was that, although man had been in a fight with man that evening, he had not been in a fight with the alleged victim presented at trial.  The jury found him not guilty of assault.

•  Not guilty after a jury trial pertaining to a DUI charge for young lady pulled over and vomiting in the car while officers were present.  

• Not guilty after a jury trial for a gentleman charged with aggravated menacing in which he had sent a doll baby with an ice pick stuck in the back of the head and had made various comments at various places to his estranged wife.  He was found guilty of a lesser included charge of disorderly conduct and received a small fine.

• Successfully defended a juvenile at trial pertaining to a false allegation of rape.

CIVIL CASES:

• Negotiated a two part settlement for a husband and wife against the United States of America for a combined amount in excess of 1.3 million dollars stemming from a motorcycle accident.

• Prevailed in a jury trial for a young lady hit by a car while crossing the street.  She sustained a fractured ankle.  The offer prior to trial was 0 dollars.  After trial she recovered the policy limits of the car driver's insurance carrier.

• Obtained a judgment in excess of one million dollars for a corporation that had suffered theft from a trusted employee.

• Successfully recovered an award for an elderly woman that suffered from the side effects of a pharmaceutical drug.  The case was a complex federal multi-jurisdictional case.

• Successfully defended a public figure against false allegations of hostile work environment, retaliation and sexual harassment.  The case was dismissed with terms of the agreement requiring the accuser to apologize to our client.  

• Successfully settled a case for a top tier executive who had been wrongfully terminated from his CEO position.