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Michael E. Cicero
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Michael E. Cicero

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50 Public Square, Cleveland, OH 44113

Public Sector Law - Civil and Prosecutorial, Business Law, Real Estate Law and 4 more

About Michael E. Cicero

Mike Cicero has spent his entire career practicing at the local, state and federal levels across all areas of public sector law, including civil and criminal trial and appellate litigation, Section 1983 civil rights defense, and planning and zoning.

Mike has been a municipal law director and/or prosecutor over his 30-plus year career and currently serves as the law director/prosecutor for the Village of Hunting Valley, the assistant law director/prosecutor for the City of University Heights, the assistant law director/assistant prosecutor for the City of South Euclid, assistant solicitor/housing prosecutor for the Village of Newburgh Heights, and the prosecutor for the City of Richmond Heights, the Village of Gates Mills and Mayfield Village. For almost 25 years, Mike has served as legal counsel for the Northern Ohio Risk Management Agency (NORMA), a municipal self-insurance pool composed of 11 municipalities.

Mike also represents businesses, handling commercial trial and appellate litigation as well as corporate real estate transactions and related matters.

Career

Prosecutor, South Euclid (2016-present); legal counsel (1998-2003)
•Prosecutor, Richmond Heights (2014, 2016-present)
•Prosecutor, Mayfield Village (2013-present); assistant prosecutor (1998-2013)
•Prosecutor, Gates Mills (2014-present); assistant prosecutor (1998-2013)
•Prosecutor, Hunting Valley (2008-present); assistant prosecutor (1998-2007)
•Legal counsel, NORMA
•Assistant legal advisor, SPAN
•Prosecutor, Lyndhurst (2014-2015); assistant prosecutor (2007-2013)
•Assistant prosecutor, Bedford (1992-1997)
•Assistant prosecutor, Highland Hills (1992-1997)

Publications and interviews

•Author, ' Drunk-Driving Laws Tightened, ' NGC Legal Insights (Spring 2017)
•Author, ' Preventing Credit Card Skimming, ' NGC Legal Insights (Spring 2016)
•Source, ' Are Car Insurers Gouging Us over Speeding Tickets?, ' dailyfinance.com (April 17, 2014)
•Quoted, ' Getting Busted for These 5 Traffic Violations Will Wreck Your Budget, ' gobankingrates.com (December 2013)
•Quoted, ' Is It Worthwhile to Hire a Lawyer to Fight Traffic Tickets?, ” autoinsurancecenter.com (August 2013)
•Author, ' Ohio in the Fast Lane, ' NGC Legal Insights (Summer 2013)
•Quoted, “ Are Distracted Driving Laws Preventing Accidents?, ” www.eLocal.com (March 15, 2013)
•Quoted, ' InsuranceQuotes.com Survey: One-Fourth of Adult Drivers Have Gotten Traffic Tickets in Past 5 Years, ' www.InsuranceQuotes.com (February 2013)
•Author, ' Ohio Liberalizes Sealing of Convictions, ' NGC Legal Insights (Winter 2012-2013)
•Author, ' When Is Weaving Not Weaving?, ' NGC Legal Insights (Winter 2012-2013)
•Quoted, ' Texting-While-Driving Ban Goes into Effect Today across Ohio, ' The News-Herald (Aug. 31, 2012)
•Quoted, ' Ohio Texting While Driving Ban in Effect, ' WKYC-TV Channel 3 (Aug. 31, 2012)
•Author, ' Ohio Cracks Down on Distracted Driving, ' NGC Legal Insights (Summer 2012)

Speaking engagements

•Featured lecturer, 'Modern Building and Housing Prosecutions,' Northeast Ohio Municipal Prosecutors' Association (April 2024)
•Featured lecturer, 'OVI Law Update, Concealed Handgun Laws, Traffic, and Search and Seizure Updates,' Suburban Police Anti-Crime Network (February 2017 - April 2017)
•Featured lecturer, 'OVI Law Update, Concealed Handgun Laws, Traffic, and Search and Seizure Updates,' Valley Enforcement Group (February 2017 - April 2017)
•Guest lecturer, 'Current Developments in Drunk Driving Law,' Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association seminar (November 2015)
•Instructor on laws and regulations, classes for Ohioans seeking licenses to carry concealed weapons (2013-2014)
•Featured lecturer, 'OVI Law Update,' CLE, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland State University (December 2013)

 

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Areas of Law

  • Business Law
  • Other 6
    • Public Sector Law - Civil and Prosecutorial
    • Real Estate Law
    • Planning
    • Zoning & Development
    • General Civil Litigation
    • Trial and Appellate Litigation

Practice Details

  • Payment Information
    Payment & Cost Features
    Fixed hourly rates
    Fixed fees available
    Accepted Credit Cards
    American Express
    MasterCard
    Visa
  • Firm Information
    Position
    Member
    Firm Name
    Nicola, Gudbranson & Cooper, LLC
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Representative Experience: Representation of municipalities in both litigation
    nonlitigation matters, including preparation of legislation, policy
    legal opinions for mayors, councils, department heads
    committees
    Counseling for municipalities on day-to-day administrative affairs, including planning
    zoning issues, urban redevelopment, telecommunications regulation, negotiation of cable television franchises, public sector labor
    other procedural
    substantive issues
    Sections 1983
    1985 civil rights defense, especially law enforcement liability
    employment matters
    Public sector tort litigation
    Real property litigation
    Contract disputes
    Commercial
    residential property leasing
    purchase agreements
    Commercial
    residential property use,
    development
    redevelopment issues, including administrative proceedings
    litigation involving zoning matters
    L
    appropriation proceedings
    Liquor license issues
    Transactions
    Formation and Startup of the following high-end restaurant/tavern establishments: ABC Tavern, XYZ Tavern, Greenhouse Tavern, Felice

    Represent numerous charter schools in purchasing and/or leasing facilities

  • Additional Links
    http://www.nicola.com/attorneys/cicero/

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1992, Ohio Supreme Court
    U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
    1998, 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
    Memberships

    Professional and civic activities

    Member, Ohio State Bar Association
    •Member, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
    •Member, Cuyahoga County Police Chiefs Association
    •Member, Northeast Ohio Municipal Prosecutors Association
    •Member, Cuyahoga County Mental Health Court Initiative, Suburban Courts Section
    •Life member, Judicial Conference of the Eighth Judicial District
    •Past president and member, Cleveland Heights-University Heights Board of Education
    •Past member, University Heights Memorial Day Parade Committee

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    Cleveland Marshall College of Law, Cleveland State University
    Class of 1991
    J.D.
    Other Education
    Miami University
    Class of 1987
    B.S.
    Mass Communications
  • Special Agencies
    Assist in representing the Suburban Police Anti-Crime Network (SPAN)

    Assist in representing the NORMA Municipal Self Insurance Pool

  • Personal Details & History
    Age
    Born in 1965
    Cleveland, Ohio, August 14, 1965

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Terminal Tower, Suite 290050 Public SquareCleveland, OH 44113U.S.A.

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  • Tuesday 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
  • Wednesday 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
  • Thursday 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
  • Friday 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM

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    Michael E. Cicero is admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.
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    Michael E. Cicero attended Cleveland Marshall College of Law, Cleveland State University.
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