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Edward Reilley Forman
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Edward Reilley Forman
Columbus, OH Civil Rights Attorney with 20 years of experience
(614) 463-9790 250 Civic Center Drive
Suite 480
Columbus, OH 43215
Free ConsultationCivil Rights and Employment
The Ohio State University Michael E. Moritz College of Law
Since he began his practice in 2003, Mr. Forman has devoted his career to representing individuals in employment and civil rights litigation, including discrimination, retaliation, wrongful discharge, sexual harassment, and employment contracts. He also litigates police misconduct and First Amendment cases, as well as criminal cases.
Matthew Besser
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Matthew Besser
Cleveland, OH Civil Rights Lawyer with 19 years of experience
(216) 464-3004 5885 Landerbrook Drive
Suite 302
Cleveland, OH 44124
Civil Rights, Appeals and Employment
Matt Besser is a discrimination lawyer in Cleveland, representing employees in employment discrimination, harassment, whistleblower, and wrongful termination cases. In addition to his work at Bolek Besser Glesius LLC, Matt is the General Counsel of the ACLU of Ohio. Matt holds the prestigious “AV Preeminent”® rating from attorney rating service Martindale-Hubbell. U.S. News' Best Lawyers Magazine has repeatedly named him one of the “Best Lawyers” in Cleveland for employment law, and named him the 2022 Cleveland Employment "Lawyer of the Year" for his work representing employees in discrimination cases. For its part, Super Lawyers Magazine has named him to its Cleveland...
Robert A Flaugher
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Robert A Flaugher
Columbus, OH Civil Rights Attorney with 27 years of experience
(614) 545-9998 513 E. Rich Street
Columbus, OH 43215
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Business, Collections and Personal Injury
Capital University
Rob is a trained mediator and this training, along with his extensive litigation background, has helped him successfully mediate many civil cases in an alternative dispute resolution setting, rather than the more formal and, at times, more intimidating, judicial forum. He is licensed to practice in all federal and state courts; in Ohio and West Virginia, and he has extensive experience representing creditors in the areas of consumer and commercial collections in both states. Rob’s area of concentration also includes the representation of businesses; in general and commercial litigation matters, throughout Ohio and West Virginia. Additionally, Rob is an active...
Michael Terrence Conway
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Michael Terrence Conway
Brunswick, OH Civil Rights Attorney
(330) 220-7660 3456 Sandlewood Dr.
Brunswick, OH 44212
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Business, Criminal Defense and Employment
University of Akron
I have been in the practice of law for over two decades and have clients all over the United States and some overseas. I have years of jury trial experience against all kinds of opposing parties from multi-billion dollar corporations to the local county prosecutor's office. I am a member of the prestigious million dollar advocates forum which less than 1% of all trial lawyers are members of, and I have prevailed in litigation against companies such as big three auto manufacturers, steel makers, nuclear materials providers, and won cases against corporate giants like Kellog Brown and Root (KBR)and Halliburton....
David Engler
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David Engler
Warren, OH Civil Rights Lawyer with 38 years of experience
(330) 729-9777 Warren, OH 44481
Civil Rights, Criminal Defense, Divorce and Elder
Case Western Reserve University School of Law
David L. Engler has litigated highly complex civil rights, domestic relations, probate and criminal matters. His reputation is as a skilled courtroom litigator that fights for his clients. He is a former County Commissioner, City Councilman and current long-time County School Board member. He is admitted into the federal courts in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Kentucky. He is currently litigating both civil rights matters in Kentucky and a complex custody case in North Carolina. He has represented clients in European civil disputes, negotiated a record deal for a top R&B group and once represented the...
Megan Mersch Fields
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Megan Mersch Fields
Cincinnati, OH Civil Rights Lawyer with 14 years of experience
(513) 381-9215 600 Vine Street
Suite 2650
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Business, Employment and Insurance Defense
Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Northern Kentucky University
Megan Mersch Fields has a general litigation practice that includes representing businesses and individuals in employment law, business law, civil rights, products liability, criminal law, and general commercial practice. Her experience as an ex-prosecutor make her well suited for litigation and case resolution through both negotiation and trial. Megan practices in state and federal courts in both Kentucky and Ohio.
Jacqueline Greene
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Jacqueline Greene
Cleveland, OH Civil Rights Attorney with 12 years of experience
(216) 241-1430 55 Public Square, Suite 1055
Cleveland, OH 44113-1901
Civil Rights and Criminal Defense
Case Western Reserve University School of Law
Jacqueline Greene joined Friedman & Gilbert in February 2014. Jacqueline’s civil rights practice focuses primarily on police and prison/jail misconduct, wrongful convictions and wrongful imprisonment, and other government misconduct.

Jacqueline also provides criminal defense representation in federal, state, and municipal criminal cases.

In addition, Jacqueline serves as Co-Coordinator for the Ohio Chapter of the National Lawyers Guild. In this capacity, Jacqueline recruits and organizes pro bono criminal defense attorneys for political criminal cases in the Greater Cleveland area, defends protesters herself, and represents the NLG in civil litigation. Jacqueline also trains and organizes NLG Legal Observers (who observe law enforcement conduct at...
Loretta Marie Helfrich
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Loretta Marie Helfrich
Cincinnati, OH Civil Rights Lawyer with 34 years of experience
(513) 632-5317 3573 Columbia Parkway
Cincinnati, OH 45226
Civil Rights, Arbitration & Mediation, Criminal Defense and Employment
University of Cincinnati
I obtained my law degree in 1989 from University of Cincinnati. Prior to that I received a Masters from American University and a Bachelors and Associates degree from Thomas More College. After getting my law degree, I worked for a small firm handling all types of civil litigation including family law. After ten years, getting married and having two children, I opened my own practice. Originally I had my office on Court Street in Cincinnati Ohio. In 2008 I moved my practice just outside of downtown Cincinnati. My office is now conveniently located on...
Joshua Adam Engel
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Joshua Adam Engel
Mason, OH Civil Rights Attorney with 28 years of experience
(513) 445-9600 4660 Duke Drive
Suite 101
Mason, OH 45040
Civil Rights, Appeals, Criminal Defense and Domestic Violence
Harvard Law School
Engel began his career as a prosecutor in 2001 by serving as an Assistant District Attorney in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. In 2002, he moved to Ohio and took a position as an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney working for Judge Rachel Hutzel in Warren County, Ohio. In Warren County, he handled some of the office’s most challenging and high-profile cases, including death penalty cases and cases featured on national news programs like 48 Hours. Engel rose to lead the office’s appellate division, where he not only handled appeals for the office, but was also called upon by state and national law enforcement...
Nicholas William Yaeger
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Nicholas William Yaeger
Columbus, OH Civil Rights Lawyer with 19 years of experience
(614) 224-4114 580 South High Street
Suite 200
Columbus, OH 43215
Civil Rights, Divorce, Employment and Family
Capital University Law School
I started my legal career in Columbus by clerking for a prominent firm in 1996. Shortly thereafter, while working my way through undergraduate studies, I attended Capital University Law School where I graduated in the top 10% of my class. I worked for two large firms in Columbus until I settled in with a practice located in Dublin for numerous years. After wanting more freedom to handle cases the way I felt best for my clients, I decided to start my own firm. I know have the freedom to spend the time necessary to make sure...
Sarah Kovoor
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Sarah Kovoor
Independence, OH Civil Rights Lawyer with 25 years of experience
(330) 974-1212 Independence, OH 44131
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Appeals, Criminal Defense and Divorce
University of Akron School of Law
Professional Experience:
Private practice attorney since 2002.
Assistant Prosecutor, Trumbull County Prosecutor’s Office 1998 - 2002

Education:
B.A. from University of Rochester
J.D. from University of Akron School of Law

Bio:
Sarah was raised in Rye, New York and after college, she and her husband moved to Northeast Ohio. They raised their three children in Warren, and it has been the family’s home for nearly 30 years.

Sarah was interested in the law from a very young age. It was her respect for our Constitution that led her to enroll in law school at the University of Akron School...
Matthew S. Zeiger
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Matthew S. Zeiger
Columbus, OH Civil Rights Lawyer with 22 years of experience
(614) 365-9905 41 S High St
3500 Huntington Center
Columbus, OH 43215
Civil Rights, Business, Communications and Entertainment & Sports
St. John's University School of Law
Matthew Zeiger represents clients in a wide variety of litigation matters. Mr. Zeiger counsels clients in many areas including media law, ethics law, professional liability, deceptive trade practices, public records, discrimination defense and a variety of contract disputes. His practice includes representation of both public and private companies, and he has counseled both for-profit and non-profit organizations.

Mr. Zeiger is a graduate of St. John's University School of Law in Queens, New York. He is also a graduate of Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee where he received a B.A. in Political Science.
Michael Puterbaugh
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Michael Puterbaugh
Canton, OH Civil Rights Attorney with 35 years of experience
(330) 575-1905 4096 Holiday Street NW
Canton, OH 44718
Civil Rights, Criminal Defense, Entertainment & Sports and White Collar Crime
Case Western Reserve University School of Law
Former Asst. Canton City Prosecutor (misdemeanors) Former Asst. Stark County Prosecutor (felonies) Over 100 jury trials Former Elected Official (Jackson Twp. Trustee), Adjunct Professor (Mount Union), Corporate Counsel Certified Agent by the National Football League Player's Association (NFLPA)
Cathleen Marie Bolek
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Cathleen Marie Bolek
Cleveland, OH Civil Rights Lawyer with 31 years of experience
(216) 464-3004 Monarch Centre, Suite 302
5885 Landerbrook Drive
Cleveland, OH 44124
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Arbitration & Mediation and Employment
Case Western Reserve University School of Law
Cathleen is an accomplished civil trial attorney and a principal in the firm Bolek Besser Glesius LLC. She has been representing individuals in employment disputes for more than twenty years. Cathleen is listed in the 2014, 2013 and 2012 publications "Best Lawyers," her firm has been listed those same years in "Best Law Firms," and she has been included in Ohio Super Lawyers and Ohio Rising Stars Magazines multiple times. Since 2005, the Legal Directory, Martindale Hubbell, has given Cathleen its highest rating, AV®. Martindale Hubbell assigns the AV® certification mark only to those attorneys who have been ranked...
Sonia Tanferi Walker
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Sonia Tanferi Walker
Columbus, OH Civil Rights Attorney
Ste. 210
Columbus, OH 43215
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Bankruptcy and Social Security Disability
Capital University Law School
Born and raised in the Youngstown area, Sonia Walker moved to Southern Ohio to earn her Bachelor’s degree from Ohio University. After graduating with honors from Capital University Law School, she decided to make her home in the Columbus area and is proud to raise her three children as Buckeye fans.
As an assistant prosecutor, Sonia gained valuable trial experience during her time with the Franklin County Prosecutor’s Office. After moving to private practice, she broadened her litigation experience to include insurance defense, discrimination, personal injury, appellate, and social security disability cases. In addition to her current Bankruptcy practice,...
John Patrick Colan
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John Patrick Colan
Cleveland, OH Civil Rights Lawyer
(216) 343-5710 127 Public Square
Suite 1540
Cleveland, OH 44114
Free ConsultationCivil Rights and Nursing Home
Cleveland State University Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
John Colan has a profound appreciation for the concepts of fairness and equity. His passion for ethics and doing right by clients helps him effectively advocate for plaintiffs who have been wronged by another person or business’s actions. (John even taught Ethics and Legal Issues at a technical college from 2014 to 2016.) One of his early positions was in the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s office, where he aggressively sought to hold criminals accountable for the suffering they inflicted on their victims (he maintained a 99.8 percent conviction rate on more than 1,000 crimes as an Assistant Prosecutor in the General Felony...
Neal Barkan
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Neal Barkan
Columbus, OH Civil Rights Lawyer with 46 years of experience
(800) 274-5297 4200 Regent Street
Suite 210
Columbus, OH 43219
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Personal Injury, Social Security Disability and Workers' Comp
University of Washington School of Law
Neal Barkan joined Barkan Meizlish as a Senior Partner in January 2014 when his firm, Barkan & Barkan Co., LPA, which he founded with his father, Irving Barkan, merged with Barkan Meizlish Handelman Goodin DeRose Wentz, LLP. Neal is a partner and practices in the areas of Personal Injury, Trial Practice, and Negligence Law.

Mr. Barkan graduated from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri in 1975 with the summa cum laude distinction. He received his law degree from the George Washington University, National Law Center, in 1978, where he was active in the legal “street” clinic which served those who could...
Alexander Edward Gertsburg
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Alexander Edward Gertsburg
Cleveland, OH Civil Rights Attorney
(440) 683-6306 55 Erieview Plaza
Suite 325
Cleveland, OH 44114
Civil Rights and Business
Alex has represented private and publicly- traded companies and non-profit organizations of all sizes, as well as their owners, in litigation along the entire spectrum of business disputes: commercial and contract, real estate, shareholder and partnership, broker-dealer, employment, unfair competition, and many others.
Martin Hume
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Martin Hume
Youngstown, OH Civil Rights Attorney with 42 years of experience
(330) 746-8491 6 Federal Plaza Central
Youngstown, OH 44503
Civil Rights, Asbestos, Business and Employment
Ohio State University - Columbus
Kenneth G. Hawley
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Kenneth G. Hawley
Cincinnati, OH Civil Rights Lawyer with 44 years of experience
(513) 338-5640 810 Sycamore Street
5th Floor
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Employment and Personal Injury
University of Cincinnati College of Law
David Jay Sternberg
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David Jay Sternberg
Mentor, OH Civil Rights Attorney with 50 years of experience
(440) 942-6267 7547 Mentor Ave. Ste.301
Mentor, OH 44060
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Bankruptcy, Business and Criminal Defense
The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
Donald Gallick
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Donald Gallick
Akron, OH Civil Rights Lawyer with 23 years of experience
(330) 631-6892 190 North Union Street #102
Akron, OH 44304
Civil Rights, Appeals, Employment and Health Care
University of Akron
Mary Beth Corrigan
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Mary Beth Corrigan
Medina, OH Civil Rights Attorney with 34 years of experience
(330) 723-5570 315 East Washington Street
Medina, OH 44256
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Divorce, Family and Juvenile
Cleveland State University
Michael Eric Jacobs
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Michael Eric Jacobs
Hamilton, OH Civil Rights Lawyer with 27 years of experience
(513) 844-2000 246 High St
Hamilton, OH 45011
Civil Rights, Construction, Employment and Insurance Claims
Southwestern University School of Law
I strive to provide cost efficient, effective representation in a wide array of practice areas primarily involving civil litigation and appeals in state and federal courts, investigations of insurance claims, and providing insurance coverage opinions. My goal is to zealously represent clients providing "outside the box" solutions and high quality representation performed in a professional and ethical manner. I am licensed to practice in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. My experience includes advising or representing clients on law or in litigation in the following areas: construction; construction defects; architects, engineers and design professional errors and omissions; hospitality liability, insurance defense; insurance...
Philip Wayne Gerth
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Philip Wayne Gerth
Gahanna, OH Civil Rights Lawyer with 25 years of experience
(614) 856-9399 465 Waterbury Court
Suite A
Gahanna, OH 43230
Civil Rights, Bankruptcy, Estate Planning and Foreclosure Defense
Ohio State University - Columbus
I'm a great listener. I love finding solutions for clients.
Rick L. Ferrara
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Rick L. Ferrara
Cleveland, OH Civil Rights Attorney with 13 years of experience
(216) 816-0707 2077 East 4th Street
Cleveland, OH 44115
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Appeals, Consumer and Criminal Defense
Cleveland State University
Terry Griffith
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Terry Griffith
Huron, OH Civil Rights Lawyer with 35 years of experience
(419) 433-4585 817 Seneca Ave
Huron, OH 44839
Civil Rights, Administrative and Employment
University of Toledo
Douglas Leon Winston
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Douglas Leon Winston
Beachwood, OH Civil Rights Lawyer with 37 years of experience
(216) 766-5735 3401 Enterprise Parkway, Suite 340
Beachwood, OH 44122
Civil Rights, Employment, Medical Malpractice and Personal Injury
Ohio State University - Columbus
Michael R. Reed
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Michael R. Reed
Columbus, OH Civil Rights Attorney
(614) 365-9901 41 South High St.
3500 Huntington Center
Columbus, OH 43215
Civil Rights, Appeals, Business and Employment
The Ohio State University
Patrice Denman
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Patrice Denman
Painesville, OH Civil Rights Lawyer with 35 years of experience
(440) 639-1020 1111 Mentor Ave
Painesville, OH 44077
Civil Rights, Business, Criminal Defense and Divorce
Experience Magistrate, Lake County Domestic Relations Court March 1992 - December 31, 2002 Magistrate, Ashtabula County Common Pleas Court July 1997 - December 1998 Acting Judge, Painesville Municipal Court March 2008 - continuing Education Bachelor of Business Administration, Kent State University, 1983 Juris Doctor, Cleveland Marshall College of Law, Cleveland State University, 1989 Admitted to practice before the Courts of the State of Ohio, the Federal District Court and the United States Supreme Court. Professional Organizations Lake County Bar Association Ohio State Bar Association Ohio Womenâs Bar Association Family Law Committee, Lake County Bar Association Ohio Association of Domestic Relations Judges (former member) Ohio Association...
Loretta Riddle
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Loretta Riddle
Sandusky, OH Civil Rights Attorney
(419) 722-1932 614 Columbus Ave.
Sandusky, OH 44870
Free ConsultationCivil Rights, Criminal Defense, Employment and Landlord Tenant
Aggressive trial lawyer with 12 years of experience. Experienced in DUI/OVI, major and minor criminal, traffic, divorce, custody, appeals. Licensed in Ohio,Michigan and certain Federal Courts..
Denise Michelle Demmitt
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Denise Michelle Demmitt
Lakewood, OH Civil Rights Attorney with 24 years of experience
(419) 366-3203 PO Box 770357
Lakewood, OH 44107
Civil Rights, Business, Criminal Defense and Divorce
Cleveland State University
Agressive, Honest and Affordable representation available for all of your legal concerns. I am an expericenced Trial Lawyer ready to fight for your rights. My practice focuses predominantly on Criminal Defense, but I have expertise in the areas of Family law, Small Business representation, Contract disputes, Probate law, and Personal injury. Let your problems become mine to solve in a proficient, expedient, and cost-effective manner. If you are looking for an Attorney who will truly advocate for your interests, and one whom still believes this is a noble and respected profession that...
Donna Marie Andrew
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Donna Marie Andrew
Independence, OH Civil Rights Attorney
(216) 520-0088 5005 Rockside Rd
Independence, OH 44131
Civil Rights, Business, Education and Employment
Cleveland State University
Robert Joseph Thumann
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Robert Joseph Thumann
Cincinnati, OH Civil Rights Lawyer
(513) 381-5050 1206 Race Street
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Civil Rights, Business, Criminal Defense and Employment
Morgan M. Masters
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Morgan M. Masters
Columbus, OH Civil Rights Lawyer with 17 years of experience
(614) 454-1200 4200 Regent Street
Suite 210
Columbus, OH 43219
Civil Rights, Criminal Defense, Education and Employment
Morgan focuses her advocacy on teacher, administrator, coach, and professor representation in disciplinary investigations and hearings, Title IX investigations and hearings; misconduct proceedings against the Ohio Department of Education, and contract disputes; student representation in sexual abuse litigation; and employee representation in discrimination, retaliation, and wrongful termination claims. Prior to utilizing her litigation skills for education and employment clientele, Morgan spent a combined 12 years litigating serious criminal cases as defense counsel and then as a prosecutor, representing multiple municipalities through her position with a large national law firm, and advising law enforcement on legal matters. Her trial experience...
James Alexander Jr
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James Alexander Jr
Cleveland, OH Civil Rights Lawyer with 53 years of experience
(216) 269-9569 2000 Lee Rd, Suite 14
Cleveland, OH 44118
Civil Rights, Divorce, Employment and Real Estate
Case Western Reserve University
Donald Harris
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Donald Harris
Sandusky, OH Civil Rights Attorney with 20 years of experience
(419) 621-9388 158 E Market St
Sandusky, OH 44870
Civil Rights, Appeals, Bankruptcy and Consumer
The University of Toledo College of Law
Konrad  Kircher
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Konrad Kircher
Lebanon, OH Civil Rights Attorney with 32 years of experience
(513) 932-2115 12 E. Warren St.
Lebanon, OH 45036
Free ConsultationCivil Rights and Personal Injury
In recent years, Konrad has focused on representation of sexual assault and civil rights victims. He regularly challenges perpetrators and those who facilitate the crimes, such as religious organizations, governmental entities, youth organizations and schools. He begins a two-year term as President of the National Crime Victim Bar Association in 2022, a recognition of his leadership in this field. NCVBA is a national network of the top attorneys who have created new paths for recovery for sex abuse victims against the Catholic Church, Boy Scouts, universities such as Michigan State, Penn State and Southern Cal, and many other entities. Konrad...
Mitchell Allen
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Mitchell Allen
Mason, OH Civil Rights Attorney with 32 years of experience
(513) 229-2900 5947 Deerfield Blvd.
Suite 201
Mason, OH 45040
Civil Rights, Bankruptcy, Business and Employment
Louise Mosher
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Louise Mosher
Beachwood, OH Civil Rights Lawyer
(216) 292-7355 3659 Green Rd
Beachwood, OH 44122
Civil Rights, Divorce, Family and Social Security Disability
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