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Practice Areas
• Criminal Defense
• White Collar Criminal Defense
• Complex Commercial Litigation
• Civil Litigation
• Appellate Litigation
• Professional Disciplinary Representation
| Education |
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Northwestern
University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1987 |
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Northwestern University,
B.A., summa cum laude, 1984 |
Admitted to Practice |
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Admitted:
1989, Illinois, U.S. District Court, District of
Massachusetts and U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
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1997, Commonwealth
of Massachusetts |
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1999, Ohio, U.S. District
Court, Northern District of Ohio and U.S. Court
of Appeals, Sixth Circuit |
U.S. Government Service |
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Assistant
United States Attorney, Boston, Massachusetts, Organized
Crime Strike Force, 1988-1994 |
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Chief, Organized Crime Drug Enforcement
Task Force, U.S. Attorney's Office, Boston, Massachusetts,
1994-1997
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| Professional
Associations & Awards |
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Ohio Super Lawyers |
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Cleveland
Bar Association
- Trustee (2005-2008)
- Chair, Women in the Law Section (2007-2008)
- Chair, Criminal Law Section (2005-2006) |
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American
Bar Association |
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National
Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers |
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John M. Manos Inn of
Court (Formerly Anthony J. Celebrezze Inn of Court) |
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Phi Beta Kappa |
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Wigmore Scholar |
| Published
Cases |
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State of
Ohio v. Jeffrey Kellon, 2001 WL 1134865 (Ohio App.
8th Dist.), September 20, 2001. |
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State of Ohio v. William Reames,
2003 WL 23009111 (Ohio App. 8th Dist.), December
24, 2003.
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Adcor Industries, Inc.
v. Bevcorp, LLC, et al., 411 F. Supp. 778 (N.D.
Ohio 2005). |
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United States v. Raymond
Grenier and Delta Equity Services, 2006 WL 2813974
(N.D. Ohio), September 28, 2006. |
Frequent Author & Presenter on Topics, including |
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"Judging
the Justice System," The Sounds of Ideas (90.3
WCPN Podcast available) |
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Cleveland Bar Association
- "Rainmakers-How to Get and Stay on the Short
List." |
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Editor-in-Chief,
Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology |
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Community Service
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Chair of
the Community Council of the Cuyahoga County Judicial
Management Institute (JMI) Task Force, 2007 |
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Criminal
Defense Bar Representative to the JMI Task Force,
2005 - present |
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Member
of the Education and Mitzvah Day Committees of Park
Synagogue |
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Team Captain, Trinity Cathedral
Sunday Lunch Ministry Soup Kitchen
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