MEMBERS OF FIRM
Gordon S. Friedman (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio, January 4, 1942; admitted to bar, 1968, Ohio and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1969, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. Education: Miami University (B.A., 1964); George Washington University (J.D., 1967). Assistant Cuyahoga County Public Defender, 1967-1970. Director, Free Medical Clinic of Greater Cleveland, 1970-1972. Associate Professor of Law, 1972-1976 and Adjunct Professor of Law, 1976, Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. CLE Speaker: "Mitigation and Jury Selection in Capital Cases," Louisiana Criminal Defense Seminar, Spring, 1994; "The U.S. Supreme Court and the Law of Arrest," Cleveland Bar Association Criminal Seminar, 1997; "Police Misconduct Litigation: U.S.C. 42 1983," Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers; "We the Jury," Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; "Psychological Defenses," Ohio Capital Litigation, 2001. Speaker: "Prosecuting Defending Police Liability Cases," Professional Education Systems Institute, 2004; "Administrative Searches," Shaker Heights Municipal Court Personnel Seminar, 2005; "Rethinking the Confrontation Clause Post Crawford," NORML Legal Seminar, 2007. Member, Legal Committee, National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML). Cuyahoga County Public Defender Commission. Member: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; American Civil Liberties Union. Reported Cases: Ohio v. Lawrence 44 Ohio St. 3d 24 1989 (death sentence reversed); Jones v. Jago 575 F.2d 1164 (6th Cir. 1978); Smith, et al. v. City of Lorain, et al., 857 F. Supp. 1203 (N.D. OH, 1994); Bhola v. State of Ohio, 143 Ohio App. 3d 644 (2001) (Verdict against State for homicide in State mental hospital). Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Civil Rights; Drug Crimes; Environmental Law; Homicide; Personal Injury; Police Misconduct; Sex Crimes; Theft; Criminal Law; DUI/DWI; Misdemeanors; White Collar Crime.Email: Gordon S. Friedman
Terry H. Gilbert (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio, April 29, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Ohio; 1974, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1977, U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th, 6th and 8th Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Miami University (B.A., 1970); Cleveland State University (J.D., 1973). Recipient, John Minor Wisdom Award, American Bar Association Litigation Section, 2002. Faculty Lecturer, Trial Advocacy, Cleveland State University School of Law. CLE Speaker: "Post-Conviction Relief in Ohio," Cuyahoga County Bar Association Immigration Law Seminar, May 1998; "Criminal Law and the Media," Cuyahoga County Bar Association, November 2001-2008. Lecturer, DNA Seminar, Lahore, Pakistan, 2006. Speaker, "Section 1983 Law," Ohio Federal-State Bar Conference, Oct. 2003; Section 1983 Civil Rights Litigation, Ohio State Bar Association, 2004; "Going On The OffensiveMalicious Prosecution and Wrongful Imprisonment Remedies," NORML Legal Seminar, 2006. Speaker: "Selective Enforcement - A System out of Balance", ACLU, 2008; " The Future of Forensic Sciences: a Symposium" CSU Law School, 2009; "Handling the Police Liability Claim", 2009. Cooperating Attorney, Center for Constitutional Rights. Member: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; National Lawyers Guild; American Civil Liberties Union; American Academy of Forensic Scientists. Reported Cases: U.S.A. v. Yee, et al, 12 F.3d 540 (6th Cir. 1993) (DNA test); Ohio v. Lessin, 67 Ohio St. 3d 487 (1993) (free speech flag burning); State ex rel. Jones v. Suster, 84 Ohio St.3d 70 (1998) (re-opening Sheppard murder case); Yates v. Cleveland, 941 F.2d 444 (6th Cir. 1991) (no immunity for police shooting); Wilkinson v. Austin, 125 S.Ct. 2384 (2005) (challenge to Supermax prison). Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Civil Rights; Drug Crimes; Environmental Law; Homicide; Personal Injury; Police Misconduct; Sex Crimes; Theft; Criminal Law; DUI/DWI; Misdemeanors; White Collar Crime.Email: Terry H. Gilbert
ASSOCIATE
Andrea Lynn Whitaker (Associate) born 1967; admitted to bar, 2001, Ohio. Education: Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 2001).