United States of America v. Tong Chen
Cleveland, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with receipt and distribution of visual depictions of minors engaged in sexually explicit conduct. Tong Chen, residing in Hudson, charged with Receipt and Distribution of Visual Depictions of Minors Engaged in Sexually Explicit Conduct, and Possession of Child Pornography or Child Sexual Abuse Materials (CSAM). In May... More...
(03-25-2026 - OH)United States of America v. Jaime Ortega-Urquidi
Cleveland, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine, with Notice of Prior Serious Drug Felony Conviction; and illegal Reentry of Alien Following Removal, with Notice of Prior Aggravated Felony Conviction. On May 28, 2025, Lorain police officers conducted a traffic stop of a vehicle in which Jaime Ortega-Urquidi, 63, was a ... More...
(03-16-2026 - OH)State of Ohio v. Aliyah Henderson
Cleveland, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with two counts of murder. Aliyah Henderson was accused of murder after the bodies of two you girls were found in a suitcase near Ginn Academy in Cleveland,... More...
(03-06-2026 - OH)United States of America v. Dustin Jagger
Cleveland, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with theft of government property. Dustin Jagger, 41, of Canton, Ohio, and Damarco McKinley, 26, of Cleveland, worked for the Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC), where he used his position as a logistics employee to purchase $198,183.84 worth of iPads, iPhones, and other electronics and goods. Jagger kept s... More...
(02-26-2026 - OH)United States of America v. Lamont Johnson
Cleveland, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute drugs and felony possession of a firearm. Lamont Johnson, 43, was sentenced to 210 months (17.5 years) in prison by U.S. District Judge John R. Adams after pleading guilty last October to the following charges in an indictment: Possession with Intent to Distribute a Contro... More...
(02-06-2026 - OH)State of Ohio v. Hakeem-Ali Shomo, Anthony Bryant, and Brittany Smith
Cleveland, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder. Hakeem-Ali Shomo, 34, Anthony Bryant, age 22, and Brittany Smith, age 36, Destiny Henderson, Nathaniel Poke, and Portria Williams, tortured and killed 21-year-old Alishah Pointer in East Cleveland.... More...
(01-23-2026 - OH)State of Ohio v. Aaron L. Sharp
Cleveland, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represent the Defendant charged with multiple counts of first-degree murder. Aaron L. Sharp, who turned 24 years old, shooting a total of four people, including two East Cleveland Police officers.... More...
(01-23-2026 - OH)State of Ohio v. Michael McKee
Cleveland, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with murder. Michael McKee accused of fatal shooting of 37-year-old Spencer Tepe, a dentist, and 39-year-old Monique Tepe. Both were found dead with gunshot wounds in their Columbus, Ohio, home.... More...
(01-16-2026 - OH)United States of America v. Timothy Sutton
Cleveland, Ohio, criminal defense lawyerS represented the Defendant charged with healthcare billing conspiracy scheme that was intended to fraudulently bill Medicare for more than $14.5 million. imothy Sutton, 44, of North Ridgeville, Ohio, deliberately lied about performing patient examinations and then used his role as a trusted medical professional to line his pockets at the expense of taxp... More...
(01-14-2026 - OH)United States of America v. Jonathan Leissler
Cleveland, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud after defrauding his employer, a police organization, and an online fundraising company out of millions of dollars. From about March 2022 to November 2024, Jonathan Leissler, 44, of Stow, Ohio, worked at an industrial supply company in Warrensville Heights, Ohio, as its chief financial officer (CFO). This... More...
(12-18-2025 - OH)United States of America v. Troy H. Williams
Cleveland, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug offenses, possessing a firearm as a felon, and money laundering. The Defendant was found guilty and was sentenced to 196 months in prison. Williams moved the district court for compassionate release, claiming that the prison officials were inadequately treating his serious medical condition.... More...
(12-16-2025 - OH)United States of America v. Frederick Kumi, aka Emmanuel Kojo Baah Obeng, aka Abu Trica
Cleveland, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with defrauding elderly victims out of over $8 million. Frederick Kumi, aka Emmanuel Kojo Baah Obeng, aka Abu Trica, 31, of Swedru, Ghana was part of a criminal network that targeted elderly victims in romance scams across the United States since 2023. Kumi was arrested in Ghana on December 11, 2025. According to the... More...
(12-16-2025 - OH)United States of America v. Tiawan Taylor
Cleveland, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance.... More...
(12-16-2025 - OH)Eric L. Patterson v. UnitedHealth Group, Inc., et al.
Cleveland, Ohio, insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff claiming that UnitedHealth Group, his insurer and health plan administrator. In short, Patterson claims that United collected reimbursement for medical expenses paid on Patterson’s behalf even though his health plan gave United no such right. Patterson sued United and others under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1... More...
(12-05-2025 - OH)Elaine L. Chao, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Tradesman International, Inc.
Cleveland, Ohio commercial litigation lawyers represented the Defendant resisting paying employees for attending safety training. Trademan is a skilled labor leasing company. Federal regulations required it to pay employees to pay employees to attend safety training. Trademan refused. ... More...
(11-15-2025 - OH)State of Ohio v. Xavier Baldwin
Cleveland, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of stolen property and illegal possession of firearms. Xavier Baldwin, 21, Cleveland, was arrested.... More...
(11-05-2025 - OH)United States of America v. Kenneth Evans
Cleveland, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm.... More...
(10-24-2025 - OH)United States of America v. Kenneth Evans
Cleveland, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition. ... More...
(10-24-2025 - OH)State of Ohio v. Bionca Ellis
Cleveland, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aggravated murder, murder, attempted murder, felonious assault, endangering children, and misdemeanor theft. Bionca Ellis, age 34, was accused for stabbing and killing 3-year-old Julian Wood and stabbing his mother, age 37, at a Giant Eagle in North Oomstead, on June 3, 2024. ... More...
(10-15-2025 - OH)Malik Allah-U-Akbar, fka Odraye G. Jones v. Margaret Bradshaw, Warden
Cleveland, Ohio, civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff seeking a writ of habeas corpus. Malik Allah-U-Akbar was granted a conditional writ of habeas corpus, "vacating [his] death sentence unless the State of Ohio conducts a new penalty-phase proceeding within 180 days of remand.†Jones v. Bradshaw, 46 F.4th 459, 489 (6th Cir. 2022). The state did not comply with the writ. T... More...
(10-15-2025 - OH)United States of America v. Kenneth Dunnican
Cleveland, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with the Intent to Distribute Controlled Substances.... More...
(10-03-2025 - OH)United States of America v. Nathan Kaiser
Cleveland, Ohio, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm. ... More...
(10-03-2025 - OH)United States of America v. Jayon Florence
Cleveland, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony drug trafficking and possession of a firearm. A grand jury indicted Florence on nine counts of various drug and firearm offenses. Florence moved to suppress the evidence found from the search. After the district court denied his suppression motion, Florence pled guilty to four counts related to t... More...
(09-05-2025 - OH)United States of America v. Claude Coleman
Cleveland, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with or two counts of drug trafficking, 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(C), possession of a firearm by a felon, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1), and use of a firearm during drug trafficking, id. § 924(c)(1)(A)(i). Late on a May evening in Cleveland, officers approached a man drinking alcohol on a sidewalk in v... More...
(08-26-2025 - OH)United States of America v. Davis Lu
Cleveland, Ohio criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Deploying Destructive Computer Code on Ohio-based Company's Global Network Chinese National Sentenced to Prison for Deploying Destructive Computer Code on Ohio-based Company's Global Network... More...
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