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OhioCriminal Defense Lawyers in Cleveland, Ohio

The United States Constitution grants important rights to any person accused of a crime including due process, the right to a fair and speedy trial, the right to representation by counsel, the right to remain silent and to be free of unreasonable searches and seizures.


When choosing a criminal defense attorney in Ohio, consider the lawyer's training, experience, ratings and reviews. Attorneys that practice within the criminal justice system tend to focus on certain types of cases in either state or federal court.


Most criminal defense attorneys provide a free consultation to discuss the facts of your case and defenses that might apply. Before you decide on which attorney to hire, meet with several different attorneys in their office to discuss the case and the attorney fees required for representation.


Once you decide which attorney to hire, make sure you and the attorney sign a written fee agreement or contract that describes the attorney fees required at each stage of the case including during pre-trial negotiations, motion hearings and a bench or jury trial.


A criminal defense lawyer in Ohio should fight to protect the rights of his or her client in a criminal case against felony or misdemeanor charges... Read more »

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Gregory Scott Robey

Gregory Scott Robey
Law Offices of Gregory Scott Robey
14402 Granger Rd
Cleveland, OH 44137
Licensed for 33 years, Gregory Scott Robey is a Criminal Defense and Marijuana Law lawyer who attended Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers Coll... read more >

Daniel Michael Margolis

Daniel Michael Margolis
Margolis & Atzberger, LLC
1360 West 9th Street Suite 200
Cleveland, OH 44113
Licensed for 28 years, Daniel Michael Margolis is a Criminal Defense and Marijuana Law lawyer... read more >

Ian Nathan Friedman

Ian Nathan Friedman
Friedman Menashe Nemecek & Long, L.L.C.
1360 E 9th St Ste 650
Cleveland, OH 44114
Licensed for 27 years, Ian Nathan Friedman is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Cleveland-Marshall College of Law... read more >

Joseph C Patituce

Joseph C Patituce
Patitutce & Associates, LLC
16855 Foltz Industrial Pkwy
Strongsville, OH 44149
Licensed for 34 years, Joseph C Patituce is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Maxwell R. Hiltner

Maxwell R. Hiltner
Hiltner Trial Lawyers
137 King James Way, Ste 201
Akron, OH 44308
Licensed for 11 years, Maxwell R. Hiltner is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended The University of Akron School of Law... read more >

Marcus Sidoti

Marcus Sidoti
Jordan & Sidoti LLP
50 Public Square #1900
Cleveland, OH 44113
Licensed for 20 years, Marcus Sidoti is a Criminal Defense and Civil Rights lawyer who attended Cleveland-Marshall College of Law... read more >

Mark Stephen Ondrejech

Mark Stephen Ondrejech
The Ondrejech Law Firm, LLC
700 West St. Clair Avenue Suite #110
Cleveland, OH 44113
Licensed for 17 years, Mark Stephen Ondrejech is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer... read more >

Craig Tod Weintraub

Craig Tod Weintraub
Law Office of Craig T. Weintraub
55 Public Square Suite 1600
Cleveland, OH 44113
Licensed for 37 years, Craig Tod Weintraub is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Cleveland-Marshall College of Law... read more >

David Louis Grant

David Louis Grant
Grant & O'Malley Co., LPA
1360 E 9th St Ste 600
Cleveland, OH 44114
Licensed for 42 years, David Louis Grant is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended The University of Akron School of Law... read more >

John Patrick Parker

John Patrick Parker
John P. Parker
988 E 185th St
Cleveland, OH 44119
Licensed for 35 years, John Patrick Parker is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Case Western Reserve University School of Law... read more >

John Joseph Ricotta

John Joseph Ricotta
John J. Ricotta
323 W Lakeside Ave Suite 210
Cleveland, OH 44113
Licensed for 43 years, John Joseph Ricotta is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Cleveland-Marshall College of Law... read more >

David Lawrence Rowthorn

David Lawrence Rowthorn
David Rowthorn LLC
820 W Superior Ave Ste 840
Cleveland, OH 44113
Licensed for 48 years, David Lawrence Rowthorn is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Case Western Reserve University School of Law... read more >

John Brendan Gibbons

John Brendan Gibbons
John B. Gibbons
55 Public Square Ste 2121
Cleveland, OH 44113
Licensed for 49 years, John Brendan Gibbons is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Cleveland-Marshall College of Law... read more >

Danny J. Weisenburger

Danny J. Weisenburger
Weisenburger Law Offices
121 East Main Street
Ravenna, OH 44266
Licensed for 43 years, Danny J. Weisenburger is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer... read more >

Kristina W. Supler

Kristina W. Supler
Kohrman Jackson & Krantz, LLP
1375 E. 9th Street, 29th Floor
Cleveland, OH 44114
Licensed for 18 years, Kristina W. Supler is a Education Law and Federal Crimes lawyer who attended Cleveland-Marshall College of Law... read more >

David Lawrence Doughten

David Lawrence Doughten
David L. Doughten, Co. LPA
4403 St Clair Ave.
Cleveland, OH 44103
Licensed for 43 years, David Lawrence Doughten is a Criminal Defense and Appellate Law lawyer who attended Case Western Reserve University ... read more >

Ronald Frey II

Ronald Frey II
The Frey Law Firm, LLC
600 Superior Ave. E
Cleveland, OH 44114
Licensed for 13 years, Ronald Frey II is a Criminal Defense and Federal Crimes lawyer... read more >

Philip Seth Kushner

Philip Seth Kushner
Kushner & Hamed Co., LPA
1375 E 9th St Ste 1930
Cleveland, OH 44114
Licensed for 34 years, Philip Seth Kushner is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Chicago Law School... read more >

Jeffrey Philip Hastings

Jeffrey Philip Hastings
Jeff Hastings
P.O. Box 33863
Cleveland, OH
Licensed for 33 years, Jeffrey Philip Hastings is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Cleveland-Marshall College of Law... read more >

Brian Andrew Murray

Brian Andrew Murray
Zukerman, Lear & Murray, Co., L.P.A.
3912 Prospect Ave E
Cleveland, OH 44115
Licensed for 19 years, Brian Andrew Murray is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Case Western Reserve University School of Law... read more >

Kevin Patrick Ondrey

Kevin Patrick Ondrey
Cleveland Municipal Court
P.O. Box 94894
Cleveland, OH
Licensed for 25 years, Kevin Patrick Ondrey is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Cleveland-Marshall College of Law... read more >

Kevin Michael Cafferkey

Kevin Michael Cafferkey
Kevin Cafferkey, Attorney at Law
55 Public Square Ste 2100
Cleveland, OH 44113
Licensed for 39 years, Kevin Michael Cafferkey is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended University of Dayton School of Law... read more >

Jerome Gary Seewald

Jerome Gary Seewald
Law Office of J. Gary Seewald
13600 Shaker Blvd
Cleveland, OH 44120
Licensed for 51 years, Jerome Gary Seewald is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Case Western Reserve University School of Law... read more >

James Allen Jenkins

James Allen Jenkins
55 Public Square Ste 2100
Cleveland, OH 44113
Licensed for 39 years, James Allen Jenkins is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended Cleveland-Marshall College of Law... read more >

Laura L. Mills

Laura L. Mills
Mills, Mills, Fiely & Lucas
36 South Franklin Street Chagrin Falls
Cleveland, OH 44702
Licensed for 30 years, Laura L. Mills is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer who attended The University of Akron School of Law... read more >

Emmett E. Robinson

Emmett E. Robinson
Robinson Law Firm LLC
6600 Lorain Avenue #731
Cleveland, OH 44102
Licensed for 13 years, Emmett E. Robinson is a Criminal Appellate Law and Civil Trial Law lawyer who attended Harvard Law School... read more >

Susan C. Stone

Susan C. Stone
Kohrman Jackson & Krantz, LLP
1375 E. 9th Street, 29th Floor
Cleveland, OH 44114
Licensed for 29 years, Susan C. Stone is a Education Law and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended Case Western Reserve University School of Law... read more >

Gordon Samuel Friedman

Gordon Samuel Friedman
Friedman, Gilbert & Gerhardstein
50 Public Square Ste 1900
Cleveland, OH 44113
Licensed for 56 years, Gordon Samuel Friedman is a Criminal Defense and Marijuana Law lawyer who attended George Washington University Law ... read more >

Matthew Charles Bangerter

Matthew Charles Bangerter
Bangerter Law, LLC
1360 West 9th Street Suite 200
Cleveland, OH 44113
Licensed for 17 years, Matthew Charles Bangerter is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Robert Aloysius Dixon

Robert Aloysius Dixon
Law Office of Robert A. Dixon
323 W Lakeside Ave Ste 200
Cleveland, OH 44113
Licensed for 43 years, Robert Aloysius Dixon is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Cleveland-Marshall College of Law... read more >

James Lloyd Hardiman

James Lloyd Hardiman
James L. Hardiman
3615 Superior Ave Suite 3101-D
Cleveland, OH 44114
Licensed for 56 years, James Lloyd Hardiman is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Cleveland-Marshall College of Law... read more >

Joseph A Kochis

Joseph A Kochis
Joseph A. Kochis Co., L.P.A.
1468 W 9th St Ste 425
Cleveland, OH 44113
Licensed for 46 years, Joseph A Kochis is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Case Western Reserve University School of Law... read more >

Timothy Jon Kucharski

Timothy Jon Kucharski
Richardson & Kucharski, Co.,LPA
1200 W 3rd St
Cleveland, OH 44113
Licensed for 31 years, Timothy Jon Kucharski is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Case Western Reserve University School of Law... read more >

Scott Michael Lear

Scott Michael Lear
Zukerman, Lear & Murray Co. LPA
3912 Prospect Ave E
Cleveland, OH 44115
Licensed for 35 years, Scott Michael Lear is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Case Western Reserve University School of Law... read more >

James Matthew Linehan

James Matthew Linehan
Ulmer & Berne LLP
1660 W 2nd St Ste 1100
Cleveland, OH 44113
Licensed for 15 years, James Matthew Linehan is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Case Western Reserve University School of Law... read more >

John Thomas Paris

John Thomas Paris
Paris & Paris
12910 Taft Ave 2nd Floor
Cleveland, OH 44108
Licensed for 39 years, John Thomas Paris is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Cleveland-Marshall College of Law... read more >

Jaye Marc Schlachet

Jaye Marc Schlachet
Law Offices of Jaye M. Schlachet
55 Public Square Ste 1600
Cleveland, OH 44113
Licensed for 45 years, Jaye Marc Schlachet is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Pettit College of Law - The Ohio Northern University... read more >

Craig William Smotzer

Craig William Smotzer
Self
11510 Buckeye Rd
Cleveland, OH 44104
Licensed for 18 years, Craig William Smotzer is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Cleveland-Marshall College of Law... read more >

Timothy Farrell Sweeney

Timothy Farrell Sweeney
Law Office of Timothy Farrell Sweeney
820 W Superior Ave Ste 430
Cleveland, OH 44113
Licensed for 37 years, Timothy Farrell Sweeney is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Michael E. Moritz College of Law - The Ohio State ... read more >

Robert Lynn Tobik

Robert Lynn Tobik
Robert L. Tobik, Esq.
4403 St Clair Ave
Cleveland, OH 44103
Licensed for 54 years, Robert Lynn Tobik is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Case Western Reserve University School of Law... read more >

Steven Larry Bradley

Steven Larry Bradley
Marein & Bradley, LLC
526 Superior Ave Ste 222
Cleveland, OH 44114
Licensed for 34 years, Steven Larry Bradley is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Cleveland-Marshall College of Law... read more >

Mary Jo Tipping

Mary Jo Tipping
Marein & Bradley
526 Superior Ave Ste 222
Cleveland, OH 44114
Licensed for 33 years, Mary Jo Tipping is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Cleveland-Marshall College of Law... read more >

James Monroe Kersey

James Monroe Kersey
James M. Kersey
1360 E 9th St Ste 600
Cleveland, OH 44114
Licensed for 51 years, James Monroe Kersey is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Case Western Reserve University School of Law... read more >

Edward Rice LaRue

Edward Rice LaRue
Edward R. LaRue
323 W Lakeside Ave Ste 210
Cleveland, OH 44113
Licensed for 32 years, Edward Rice LaRue is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Case Western Reserve University School of Law... read more >

Brett Michael Mancino

Brett Michael Mancino
Mancino Co., LPA
1200 W 3rd St Ste 190
Cleveland, OH 44113
Licensed for 25 years, Brett Michael Mancino is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Case Western Reserve University School of Law... read more >

Mark Brad Marein

Mark Brad Marein
Marein & Bradley
526 Superior Ave Ste 222
Cleveland, OH 44114
Licensed for 42 years, Mark Brad Marein is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Cleveland-Marshall College of Law... read more >

Thomas Edward Shaughnessy

Thomas Edward Shaughnessy
Self employed
11510 Buckeye Rd
Cleveland, OH 44104
Licensed for 34 years, Thomas Edward Shaughnessy is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Cleveland-Marshall College of Law... read more >

Myron Parnell Watson

Myron Parnell Watson
Myron P. Watson
75 Erieview Plz Ste 108
Cleveland, OH 44114
Licensed for 32 years, Myron Parnell Watson is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Howard University School of Law... read more >

Wesley Adelbert Dumas

Wesley Adelbert Dumas
941 Daryl Dr
Cleveland, OH 44124
Licensed for 44 years, Wesley Adelbert Dumas is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Cleveland-Marshall College of Law... read more >

Gregory Anthony Gentile

Gregory Anthony Gentile
323 W Lakeside Ave Suite 210
Cleveland, OH 44113
Licensed for 16 years, Gregory Anthony Gentile is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Cleveland-Marshall College of Law... read more >
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Criminal Defense Specialty Areas

Criminal Defense Specialty Areas

NBLSC Certification in Criminal Trial Advocacy - The National Board of Legal Specialty Certification is accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) to certify attorneys as specialists in criminal trial advocacy.



Nonprofit Legal Associations

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Founded in 1958, NACDL is the largest organization for criminal defense lawyers fighting to preserve fairness within America's criminal justice system. The organization has more than 10,000 direct members including criminal defense attorneys in private practice, public defenders in state or federal court, U.S. military defense counsel, law professors and judges.


Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

OACDL defends the rights of the accused while assisting and educating criminal defense attorneys in Ohio.


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