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Akron, Ohio, United States

• Advises individuals and corporate clients dealing with complex legal issues.• Responsible for managing an active case load consisting of commercial litigation in both state and federal courts as well as criminal felony and misdemeanor representation.• Courtroom experience includes civil and criminal felony jury trials, appellate oral arguments, and various other civil and criminal hearings.• Appellate experience including appearances in the U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, the Ohio Supreme Court, and various Ohio Appellate Districts.

Akron, Ohio

• Responsible for managing the Court’s civil docket and Akron Municipal Court’s civil administrative docket.• Drafted criminal and civil opinions following trials, suppression hearings, show cause hearings, etc., and served as an advisor to the Court regarding the same.• Conduct civil pretrials and settlement conferences with attorneys and litigants.• Cover all bailiff duties: coordinate between prosecutors, attorneys, defendants, probation officers, and clerk’s office; schedule hearings and appearances; assist the Court with misdemeanor hearings, civil hearings, and felony arraignments.

Akron, Ohio

• Use LexisNexis and Westlaw to research and compose legal memos dealing mainly with constitutional issues, statutory interpretation, and the Ohio Rules of Evidence.• Draft motions to suppress evidence, modify sentences, and withdraw pleas.• Assist in trial preparations.

Doctor Of Law (J.D.)

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Political Science; English And General Literature