Significant Cases:
State v. Douglas Shine CR 606156
The jury found the defendant guilty of committing the Chalk Linez Barbershop triple homicide where the defendant entered a crowded barbershop and opened fire approximately 50 times.
State v. Marcus Ladson CR 604466
The jury found the defendant guilty of committing murder, several drive-by shootings, and gang specifications where the defendant, a Heartless Felon gang member, engaged in a pattern of criminal conduct that destabilized an entire neighborhood.
State v. Dorian Brown CR 600700
The jury found the defendant guilty of human trafficking where the defendant used a local hotel to traffic young women.
State v. Ronald Hillman CR 591439
The defendant pled guilty to the aggravated murder and rape of a female victim.
State v. Darryl Jones CR 583502
The jury found the defendant guilty of thirty-one counts of rape, gross sexual imposition, and kidnapping where the defendant engaged in a pattern of sexual abuse of his four step-daughters over a six-year period.
State v. Bryan Durham CR 585105
The jury found the defendant guilty of aggravated murder, murder, and felonious assault where the defendant shot and killed his business partner over a contract dispute.
State v. Jose Rodriguez CR 579577
The jury found the defendant guilty of aggravated murder, aggravated robbery, and felonious assault where the defendant robbed and shot the owner of a Daisy Avenue convenience store on Cleveland’s west side.
State v. Damon Peterson CR 571165
The jury found the defendant guilty of 19 counts where the defendant participated in an aggravated robbery spree that claimed the lives of a store clerk and a customer. The case was featured on A&E’s “After the First 48” episode Easy Money.
State v. Duane/Stanley Smith CR 532637
The judge and jury found two brothers guilty in two separate trials for their roles as gunmen in the planned aggravated robbery of a house poker game on Cleveland’s west side.
Experience
Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office – Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Major Trial Unit
United States District Court – Northern District of Ohio Judicial Extern
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Education
Ohio University – Athens, Ohio Bachelor of Arts
Cleveland State University – Cleveland, Ohio Master of Business Administration
Cleveland Marshall College of Law – Cleveland, Ohio Juris Doctor
Professional Associations:
Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association Member
Westshore Bar Association Member
Justinian Forum Member