Professional Experience

Education

1975 – 1979 Cleveland-Marshall College of Law

• Juris Doctor, 1979, cum laude
• Recipient of the Craig Spangenberg Trial Practice Award, 1979
• Recipient of the Charles Auerbach Award for outstanding student in the Law of Evidence, 1979
• Student Representative to Academic Standards Committee, 1977-1979

1970 – 1974 Ohio University

• Bachelor of Arts, 1974, summa cum laude, with majors in history and government
• Inducted into Phi Beta Kappa, 1974
• Recipient of the History Department’s undergraduate writing competition award, 1974

Professional Activities

Planner and presenter for the Ohio Judicial College, including the following continuing legal education seminars:

• Association of Municipal/County Judges of Ohio Summer Meeting
  Caselaw Update
  July 12, 2011 Mason, Ohio
• Association of Municipal/County Judges of Ohio Winter Meeting
  H.B. 1 Update and Traffic Cases of Notes
  February 5, 2010 Columbus, Ohio
• New Judges Orientation: Trial Skills Problems
  December 16, 2009 Columbus, Ohio
• Operating a Vehicle Under the Influence Update
  November 20, 2009 Columbus, Ohio
• New Judges Orientation: Motions to Suppress & Taking a Plea
  March 19, 2009 Columbus, Ohio; April 19, 2010 Columbus, Ohio
• Burning Issues in Traffic Law
  November 7, 2008 Beachwood, Ohio; October 23, 2008 Independence, Ohio
• New Judges Orientation: OVI, Motions to Suppress & ALS
  April 12, 2008 Columbus, Ohio; March 14, 2007 Columbus, Ohio
• Association of Municipal/County Judges of Ohio Winter Meeting: Hot Topics
  February 8, 2008 Columbus, Ohio
• S.B. 8 - The New Drugged Driving Law
  December 1, 2007 Cleveland, Ohio; November 3, 2006 Cleveland, Ohio; October 5, 2006 Cleveland, Ohio
• What’s Admissible? Evidence Issues in Your Courtroom
  May 13, 2005 Cleveland, Ohio; December 20, 2004 Columbus, Ohio
• Acting Judges II: Traffic Law Update
  December 10, 2004 Cleveland, Ohio
• Traffic Law Update for Municipal Judges & Magistrates
  November 5, 2004 Cleveland, Ohio
• Criminal Practice & Procedure for Magistrates & Acting Judges
  May 27, 2004 Columbus, Ohio
• Jury Trial Skills for Judges
  May 23, 2004 Cleveland, Ohio; April 21, 2004 Columbus, Ohio
• Traffic Law for Municipal Judges, S.B. 123
  November 14, 2003 Cleveland, Ohio
• Association of Municipal/County Judges of Ohio Summer Meeting
  Driving Under Suspension
  July 14, 2003 Aurora, Ohio

Frequent lecturer and presenter for other continuing legal education programs including the following:

• Case Law Update
  Cuyahoga County Municipal Prosecutors Association
  September 16, 2010 Cleveland, Ohio
• S.B.17 Overview
  Cuyahoga County Municipal Prosecutors Association
  March 12, 2009 Cleveland, Ohio
• OVI Update – S.B.17
  Lorman Education Services
  December 5, 2008 Independence, Ohio
• Motions to Supress in Driving Under The Influence Cases
  Lorain County Bar Association
  August 24, 2007 Lorain, Ohio
• Mayor's Court Certification Seminar
  Parma Bar Association
  September 17, 2010 Parma, Ohio; September 25, 2010 Parma, Ohio; September 26, 2008 Parma, Ohio; September 28, 2007 Strongsville, Ohio; September 29, 2006 Strongsville, Ohio
• Technology and the Law
  The Judicial Conference of the Eighth Judicial District
  April 28, 2006 Westlake, Ohio
• The Shifting Landscape of OVI
  Lorman Education Services
  December 2, 2005 Cleveland, Ohio
• Prosecutorial Misconduct
  Ohio State Bar Association
  November 30, 2005 Cleveland, Ohio
• License Suspensions and Related Topics
  Cleveland Bar Association
  June 3, 2005 Cleveland, Ohio
• A Practical Approach to OVI
  Lorman Education Services
  December 11, 2004 Cleveland, Ohio
• Misdemeanors
  Cleveland-Marshall Law Alumni Association Continuing Legal Education
  November 23, 2004 Cleveland, Ohio
• Senate Bill 123 Update
  Newburgh Heights Police Department
  May 24, 2004 Newburgh Heights, Ohio
• Legal Update for Probation Officers
  Northern Ohio Probation Officers Association
  April 19, 2004 Garfield Heights, Ohio
• Traffic and Misdemeanor Law Update
  Garfield Heights Municipal Court police departments and prosecutors
  December 19, 2003 Cleveland, Ohio
• A Potpourri of Pesky Prosecutorial Problems
  Cuyahoga County Municipal Prosecutors Association
  March, 2003 Cleveland, Ohio
• H.B. 490: Keys to New Misdemeanor Sentencing Guidelines
  Ohio State Bar Association
  November 21, 2003 Cleveland, Ohio
• Motions to Suppress in Driving Under the Influence Cases
  Cuyahoga County Bar Association
  Fall, 2002 Cleveland, Ohio

Publications

• Co-author of the best-selling legal treatise "Ohio Driving Under the Influence Law," updated and published annually
• ''Driving Under The Influence in Ohio: A Brief Historical Overview''
  Cuyahoga County Bar Association Law & Fact, November, 2007, Vol. 13, Issue 4
• ''Driver’s License Suspensions & Related Topics,'' Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Vindicator, 2004, Issue 1
• ''Ohio Impaired Driving Law'' and ''Ohio Driver’s License Law.''
  These comprehensive sentencing charts were originally published and widely distributed through the Ohio Judicial College, and are now standard reference tools for judges and magistrates throughout the State of Ohio.
• ''Senate Bill 8: Ohio's New Drugged Driving Law,'' Cuyahoga County Bar Association Law & Fact, January 2007, Vol. 83, Issue 1
• ''Sentencing Chart Highlights,'' Cuyahoga County Bar Association Law & Fact, January 2006, Vol. 82, Issue 1
• ''Recent Legislation Impacting Misdemeanor OVI Practice in Ohio,'' Cuyahoga County Bar Association Law & Fact, October, 2004, Vol. 79, Issue 4
• ''New LEADS Printouts Simplify Search for Criminal Records,'' Cuyahoga County Bar Association Law & Fact, Summer, 2001, Vol. 76, Issue 3
• ''Statutory Developments in Traffic and DUI Law,'' Cuyahoga County Bar Association Law & Fact, October, 2003, Vol. 78, Issue 4
• ''Ohio OMVI Update in a Nutshell,'' Cuyahoga County Bar Association Law & Fact, November/December, 2000, Vol. 75, Issue

Other Professional Activities & Associations

• Recipient of statewide award, President's Award for Judicial Excellence from the Association of Municipal and County Court Judges of Ohio, 2010
• Member, Ohio Supreme Court Commission on the Rules of Superintendence, 2006-present
• Co-chair, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association Municipal Law Committee, 2009
• Chair, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association Municipal Law Committee, 2008
• Chair, Cuyahoga County Bar Association Municipal Court Committee, 2005-2007
• Member of the Education Committee for the Association of Municipal / County Judges of Ohio, 2010-2011, 2005-2006
• Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association e-Publication Committee, 2008
• Volunteer Judge, Ohio Center for Law-Related Education Mock Trial, 2000-2006
• Prepared and regularly updates Local Rules of Court for the Garfield Heights Municipal Court
• Conducted court at Garfield Heights High School
• Brought driver's awareness sessions sponsored by Mothers Against Drunk Driving to the Garfield Heights Municipal Court
• Association of Municipal / County Judges of Ohio
• Northern Ohio Municipal Judges Association
• Ohio State Bar Association
• Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association  
• The Lawyers Guild of the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland
• Cleveland-Marshall Law Alumni Association

Civic Activities and Memberships

• Marymount Hospital Community Advisory Committee
• Garfield Heights Community Elder Friendly Task Force
• Cystic Fibrosis Great Strides Walk Volunteer
• American Cancer Society Volunteer
• Pancreatic Cancer Action Network PurpleStride Volunteer
• Kiwanis
• Italian-American Police Officers Association of Ohio, Inc.
• Cleveland American Middle East Organization
• Parents Student Organization, Band Boosters, Choir Boosters
• St. Ignatius Loyola Society

Past Activities

• Board Member and Officer, Parent Teachers Association
• Board Member, Band Boosters
• Assistant Leader, Girl Scouts of America
• Assistant Pack Leader, Boy Scouts of America
• Marquette University Parents Association