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It is no surprise that media and our society can sensationalize crime, especially when cases involve interesting concepts or characters. While widespread coverage can impact a case and lead to unfair ...

Attorney Madelyn J. Grant was honored to be in the Young Lawyers Feature within the Cleveland Metropolitan Journal. She wrote a compelling article explaining life as a young, female criminal defense ...

Advances in technology require the modern defense attorney to identify, acquire, and analyze varieties of electronic evidence. “Digital” or “electronic” evidence has been defined as “any probative ...

The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) – part of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) – received nearly 1,000 reports of cybercrime and internet crimes each day in 2018. The dramatic amount of ...

Attorney Madelyn J. Grant was honored to be in the Young Lawyers Feature within the Cleveland Metropolitan Journal. She wrote a compelling article explaining life as a young, female criminal defense ...

A recent decision handed down by a federal appeals court in early August may add to growing challenges concerning Title IX regulations already in flux – particularly as they relate to due process ...

Advances in technology require the modern defense attorney to identify, acquire, and analyze varieties of electronic evidence. “Digital” or “electronic” evidence has been defined as “any probative ...

Ohio is one of 33 states, along with the District of Columbia, to permit the medical use of cannabis with a doctor’s recommendation, but is not among the 11 states (plus DC, and soon Illinois come ...

Ohio Medical Marijuana Program January 2019 saw the arrival of Ohio’s long-delayed medical marijuana program. Passed under House Bill 523 in 2016, the program was slated to be fully operational by ...

On Monday, March 11, 2019, the White House released its 2020 Budget Proposal. The federal government’s plan for Fiscal Year 2020, A Budget for a Better America , is a robust 150-page proposal packed ...

Ohio is one of 33 states, along with the District of Columbia, to permit the medical use of cannabis with a doctor’s recommendation, but is not among the 11 states (plus DC, and soon Illinois come ...

Fraud and financial crimes are big targets for law enforcement, especially at the federal level. Be it a financially motivated cybercrime offense or a more “traditional” fraud that falls under federal ...

On Tuesday, December 18, the Senate passed the nation's most significant federal criminal justice reform in history by voting 87-12 in favor of the First Step Act. While that's a major and ...

Attorney Ian Friedman discusses 100 tips for new criminal lawyers in a recent article published by the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Journal. Mr. Friedman shares valuable information, which he gathered ...

Attorney Madelyn J. Grant was honored to be in the Young Lawyers Feature within the Cleveland Metropolitan Journal. She wrote a compelling article explaining life as a young, female criminal defense ...

Advances in technology require the modern defense attorney to identify, acquire, and analyze varieties of electronic evidence. “Digital” or “electronic” evidence has been defined as “any probative ...

Attorney Ian Friedman discusses 100 tips for new criminal lawyers in a recent article published by the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Journal. Mr. Friedman shares valuable information, which he gathered ...

Attorney Madelyn J. Grant was honored to be in the Young Lawyers Feature within the Cleveland Metropolitan Journal. She wrote a compelling article explaining life as a young, female criminal defense ...

Advances in technology require the modern defense attorney to identify, acquire, and analyze varieties of electronic evidence. “Digital” or “electronic” evidence has been defined as “any probative ...

Sex crimes are notorious for their severe social stigma, and for the serious and life-altering consequences which can accompany both allegations and convictions. Among those are requirements for ...

In 2008, James Vaughan III of Shaker Heights was convicted of kidnapping and raping a 9-year-girl. On appeal, Vaughan's family hired Attorney Ian Friedman to re-evaluate the case and develop a new ...

On December 13th 2013, a warrant was issued for the arrest of the former director of the Magnificat High School performing arts center on charges of gross sexual imposition with a student. Cleveland ...

Our team is proud to announce that Attorney Ian N. Friedman has once against been selected for inclusion in the Ohio Super Lawyers list. This inclusion in the 2016 edition marks the eighth consecutive ...

At our firm, we are committed to upholding the rights of Cleveland citizens and protecting them from the wrath of the harsh criminal justice system. Criminal law is our passion and our success is ...

A recent decision handed down by a federal appeals court in early August may add to growing challenges concerning Title IX regulations already in flux – particularly as they relate to due process ...

While Title IX legislation is in place to protect the rights of accused students, sometimes it can have quite the opposite effect. Title IX is part of the Education Amendments Act and works chiefly to ...

A recent decision handed down by a federal appeals court in early August may add to growing challenges concerning Title IX regulations already in flux – particularly as they relate to due process ...

While Title IX legislation is in place to protect the rights of accused students, sometimes it can have quite the opposite effect. Title IX is part of the Education Amendments Act and works chiefly to ...

Many allegations of criminal conduct commence with a standard traffic stop of a motor vehicle. Often, the stop will result in a search of the vehicle, as well as its passengers and contents. The ...

In his original trial, a former Ottawa Hills police officer was convicted of felonious assault with a firearm specification for shooting and paralyzing a motorcyclist. The count of felony assault ...

Fraud and financial crimes are big targets for law enforcement, especially at the federal level. Be it a financially motivated cybercrime offense or a more “traditional” fraud that falls under federal ...

On Monday, March 11, 2019, the White House released its 2020 Budget Proposal. The federal government’s plan for Fiscal Year 2020, A Budget for a Better America , is a robust 150-page proposal packed ...