Friedman, Ian N.

Current Employment Position(s)

Principal, since 1998

Lawyer Overview

Mr. Friedman has deep experience in every stage of the criminal process. With his long and successful record in municipal, state and federal cases, as well as his reputation as a fierce defender of legal rights, he is sought after by clients across the United States of America as well as from other countries.

Mr. Friedman founded the firm on the belief in the constitutional protection afforded all individuals accused of a crime, and that every citizen deserves nothing less than zealous advocacy by a dedicated lawyer. Friedman & Frey, L.L.C. fights just as aggressively for a case that warrants no public recognition as it does for a high-profile case covered by the media. Indeed, Mr. Friedman recognizes that any conviction-even one for a relatively minor offense-can be devastating to someone's personal life, career and emotional well-being.

Mr. Friedman represents clients in need of consultation, under investigation, or faced with a variety of criminal offenses. Due to the increase in prosecutions of computer and internet sex crimes, he and his team have also devoted considerable resource to the defense of these offenses. In this relatively new area of law, case precedent changes regularly. Mr. Friedman continually researches the latest developments, so that along with thorough case analysis and innovative constitutional interpretation, he and his staff can always construct the legal approach best suited to address the case in hand. This approach and team effort are practiced in all cases handled by this law firm.

In addition to the practice, Mr. Friedman serves as President of the Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. He is also an adjunct professor of law, teaching Computer & Criminal Law. He has lectured to lawyers all over the United States of America, has been published in countless mediums, and has appeared on several national television programs.

Areas of Practice

• Criminal Defense and Technology Based Defenses 100%

Representative Clients

• Ohio Innocent Inmates Association
• Family Transitional Housing
• MetLife Insurance
• ShoreBank

West Practice Categories

Criminal Law, Criminal Fraud, DUI/DWI, Drug Violations, Federal, Felonies, Juvenile Crimes, Misdemeanor, Parole & Probation, RICO Act, Sex Offenses, Traffic Violations, White Collar Crimes, Computer Law, High Technology, Internet, Patents

Bar Admissions

• Ohio, 1997
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio, 1999
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio, 1999
• U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 2004
• U.S. Supreme Court, 2008

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, 2011 (Trustee)
• American Board of Criminal Lawyers, 2010 (Fellow)
• American Bar Foundation, 2010 (Fellow)
• Ohio State Bar Association Foundation, 2010 (Fellow)
• Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2008 - 2009 (President)
• Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2007 - 2008 (President Elect)
• Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2006 - 2007 (Board of Directors)
• Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2005 - 2007 (Membership Chairman)
• Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Alumni Association, 2006 - Present (Board of Trustees)
• Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, 2007 - Present (Criminal Justice Advisory Board)
• Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Continuing Legal Education, 2009 - Present (Board of Trustees)
• Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Mentor Program, 2006 - 2009
• Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Alumni Association, 2006 - 2008 (Membership Committee)
• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2004 - Present (Life Member)
• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2008 - Present (Champion Magazine Advisory Board)
• American Bar Association, 2009 - Present (Member)
• American Bar Association, Criminal Justice Sub-Section, 2009 - Present
• American Bar Association, 2009 - Present (Defense Function Committee)
• American Bar Association, 2009 - Present (Cyber Crime Committee)
• Ohio State Bar Association, 1997 - Present (Member)
• Ohio State Bar Association, 2007 - 2009 (Jury Instructions Committee)
• Ohio State Bar Association, 2007 - 2009 (Ohio Jury Instructions, Subcommittee on Sex Offenses)
• Cleveland Bar Association, 2007 - 2008 (Certified Grievance Committee)
• Cleveland Bar Association, 2005 - 2006 (Trial Committee)
• Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, 2002 - Present (Member)
• Cuyahoga Bar Association, 2007 - Present (Judicial Candidate Rating Coalition)
• Cuyahoga County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 2008 - Present (Member)
• American Association for Justice, 2008 - Present (Member)
• Jewish Federation, Young Leadership Division, 2006 - 2008 (Committee Chairperson)
• Ursuline College, 2005 - 2007 (Curriculum Advisory Board)
• Family Transitional Housing, 2001 - 2004 (Board of Directors)

Honors and Awards

• Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Lawyer of the Year, 2011
• Cleveland State University Alumni Association, Distinguished Alumnus, Legal, 2011
• Super Lawyer; Ohio Super Lawyers, 2011
• Inside Business Magazine; Northeast Ohio's Leading Lawyers, 2010
• Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Champion of Justice Award, 2010
• The Supreme Court of Ohio; Certificate of Recognition, Open Discovery Effort, 2010
• Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, William K. Thomas Distinguished Jurist Award, 2010
• Super Lawyer; Ohio Super Lawyers, 2010
• Inside Business Magazine; Northeast Ohio's Leading Lawyers, 2009
• Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; President's Award, 2008 - 2009
• Ohio Super Lawyers; Ohio Rising Stars, 2009
• Top 100 Trial Lawyers; The American Association for Justice, 2008
• Inside Business Magazine; Northeast Ohio's Leading Lawyers, 2008
• Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; President's Award, 2007 - 2008
• Cleveland Jewish News; Top 20 Professionals, 2008
• American Association for Justice; Top 100 Trial Lawyers, 2007
• Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; President's Award, 2005 - 2006
• American Civil Liberties Union; Outstanding Service, 2001

Classes and Seminars

• Strategies for Operating a Successful Law Practice, Panel Discussion, Cleveland Marshall College of Law, Small & Solo Committee
• Investigations Over Peer To Peer Networks & The Fourth Amendment, Alabama Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Huntsville, Alabama, 2011
• Ethical and Constitutional Duties to Disclosure Evidence in Criminal Cases, William K. Thomas Inn of Court, Cleveland, Ohio, 2011
• Uniform Judicial Application of Open Discovery , Ohio Judicial Conference Annual Meeting, Ohio, Columbus, Ohio, 2011
• Technology Changing The Landscape of the Criminal Justice System, Utah Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Park City, Utah, 2011
• Criminal Law & The Media, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association & The Press Club of Cleveland, Cleveland Heights, Ohio, 2011
• The Effective Lawyer Has A Friend in Technology, Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Spring Seminar, Columbus, Ohio, 2011
• Criminal Law Update: Criminal Rule 16 History, Analysis, Retrospective and Predictions for the Future, Ohio State Bar Association, Cleveland, Ohio, 2011
• Putting Your Client’s Shoes on the Juror’s Foot, Voir Dire Demonstration, Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 21st Annual Law & All That Jazz CLE Seminar, New Orleans, Louisiana , 2011
• Getting the Evidence to Overcome Prejudice in Sex Cases, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, Hy Friedman Memorial Program, Cleveland, Ohio, 2011
• Ohio Death Penalty Report, Innocence & Discovery, Akron Bar Association, Akron, Ohio, 2011
• Issues in Criminal Law, Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers & Greater Cincinnati Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Columbus, Ohio, 2011
• Criminal Procedure II, Fundamentals of Criminal Defense Law, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland, Ohio, 2011
• Ohio Discovery & Brady Practice, Ohio Public Defender, University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio, 2011
• The Future of Computer Prosecutions and Today's Defenses, Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Technology Seminar, presented with Assistant United States Attorney Dean Valore, Columbus, Ohio, 2010
• Professionalism in the Law Practice, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, New Lawyer Training, Cleveland, Ohio, 2010
• Fair Discovery – Making the New Rule 16 Work, Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Ohio Death Penalty Seminar, Dublin, Ohio, Scheduled , 2010
• Effective Criminal Defense Strategy After New Ohio Criminal Rule 16, Office of the Ohio Public Defender, 2010 County Public Defender Seminar, Columbus, Ohio, 2010
• Evidence in the Age of Technology, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Evidence and Technology, Finding and Cleveland, Ohio, 2010
• Legal & Compliance Issues, Cuyahoga Community College, 2010 Information Security Summit, Privacy & Technology, Cleveland, Ohio, 2010
• Fair Discovery: The New Rule 16 – Now that it is Here, How Should it Work?, Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Superstar Seminar, Columbus, Ohio, 2010
• Criminal Discovery Post Local Rule 23.1 and Ohio Criminal Rule 16, Cuyahoga County Criminal Defense Lawyer's Association, Cleveland, Ohio, 2010
• New Ohio Criminal Rule 16, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, Cleveland, Ohio, 2010
• Practical Application of Open Discovery, Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Columbus, Ohio, 2010
• Understanding New Ohio Criminal Rule 16 and Voir Dire Demonstration, Ohio State Bar Association, Columbus, Ohio, 2010
• An introduction to Criminal Practice After Criminal Rule 16, Akron Bar Association, Akron, Ohio, 2010
• Practicing Criminal Law in Ohio with Open Discovery, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cutting-Edge Criminal Trends Seminar, Cleveland, Ohio, 2010
• Deconstructing "He Said-She Said" Cases with Technology, Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 20th Annual Law & All That Jazz CLE Seminar, New Orleans, Louisiana, 2010
• Pathways to Practice; Criminal Practice, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland, Ohio, 2010
• Effectively Defending the Child Pornography Case, Cuyahoga County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Cleveland, Ohio, 2010
• Creativity & Story Telling During Voir Dire, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Trial Tactics Seminar, Cleveland, Ohio, 2010
• Professionalism in Criminal Litigation, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Ethics, Professionalism & Substance Abuse Seminar, Cleveland, Ohio, 2009
• Proposed Criminal Evidence Reform, Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Ohio Death Penalty Seminar, Columbus, Ohio, 2009
• Uncovering Evidence in The Age of Technology; An Interactive Experience, Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Superstar Seminar, Columbus, Ohio, 2009
• Issues With E-Discovery in Criminal Cases, The Akron Bar Association and Akron Law School, Akron, Ohio, 2009
• Death Penalty Defense: Trials and Appeals, Discovery & Obtaining Information From the Prosecution, Ohio State Bar Association, Columbus, Ohio, 2009
• Collaboration Summit Panel: Privacy and Security Concerns With Location Aware Technologies and Applications, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, 2009
• Legal Implications, Ohio Carry Concealed Weapons Course, Eastlake, Ohio, 2009
• Law & Public Policy Studies, Criminal Evidence Reform Debate, The Federalist Society, Cleveland, Ohio, 2009
• Defending the Child Pornography Case, Montana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Annual Seminar, Pray, MT, 2008
• Defending High Technology Crimes, Cincinnati Defense Lawyers Association, Cincinnati, OH, 2008
• Defense of Cybercrimes, Public Defender, Ninth Judicial Circuit Semi-Annual Public Defender Training Seminar, Orlando, FL, 2007
• Procedure and Practice Clinic for Criminal Law, Cuyahoga County Bar Association, Cleveland, OH, 2007
• Defending Allegations of Internet & Computer Crimes: Who Put That Porn in My Cookies?, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, San Francisco, CA, 2007
• Defending Virtual Crimes: Winning Strategies For Internet Sex & Child Pornography Cases, Office of the Defender General, 2007 Annual Green Mountain Criminal Defense Institute, Montpelier, VT, 2007
• Defending Cybercrimes & Pornography Cases, New Hampshire Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Concord, NH, 2007
• Defense By Ambush: Thinking Outside The Box To Obtain Discovery In State Criminal Prosecutions, Cleveland Bar Association, 2007
• The Role of Electronic Evidence in Criminal Defense, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, 2006
• Cutting Edge Forensics, Dirty Pictures & Beyond: Evidentiary Issues of Electronic Evidence, Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Superstar Seminar, 2006
• Pre-Trial Motion Practice and Trial Preparation, Cleveland Bar Association, 2006
• Criminal Defense Practice, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, 2006
• Current Issues and Trends in Child Pornography Defense Part II, Mitigation Component Included, Cuyahoga County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 2006
• Current Statistics, Trends, & Strategies In Child Pornography Prosecutions, Cuyahoga County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, 2006
• Yo! Cleveland: Basics of Criminal Defense Practice, 2006

Education

• Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland, Ohio, 1997
  Juris Doctorate
• Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, 1994
  B.A.
  Honors: With Honors
  Major: Legal Communications

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Accepts Credit Cards

Published Works

• Ten Commonly Asked Questions About Ohio Rule 16, Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers: The Vindicator, Spring, 2011
• Open Discovery Comes to Ohio’s Justice System, Ohio State Bar Association: Ohio Lawyer, December, 2010
• The State of Criminal Justice, American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section, April, 2010
• An Introduction to Sexual Addiction and its Conveyance to Sentencing Courts, (Co-Author Eric C. Nemecek), Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers: The Vindicator, Winter, 2010
• Creating a More Deliberative Sentencing Process for Sex Offenders, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers: The Champion, 2009
• Fair Trial or Fast Trial?, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Journal, Vol. 1, No. 14, 2009
• Child Pornography Sentencing: The Road Here and the Road Ahead , Federal Sentencing Reporter, Vol. 21, No. 2, 2008
• Inside the Minds: Strategies for Defending Internet Pornography Cases, (Contributing Author), Aspatore Books, 2008
• Getting Tough on Sex Offenders: The Adam Walsh Act & Ohio SB 10, Law & Fact, 2007
• How The Adam Walsh Act Restricts Access To Evidence, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers: The Champion, 2007
• Why Defend Computer Sex Crimes?, Law & Fact, 2007
• Defending Virtual Crimes, GP Solo, American Bar Association, 2006
• Pre-Trial Preparation in Computer Child Pornography Cases: Combating the Watering Down of Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition in State Prosecutions, Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers: The Vindicator, 2005

Address

1304 West 6th Street
Cleveland, OH 44113-1304

Office Hours

8 am to 5 pm

Phones

800-781-2234
800-827-1189
216-906-9055 (24Hr Immediate Response)
216-850-7967
800-480-9541
216-367-9558

Faxes

216-556-9779

Emails

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Websites

http://www.iannfriedman.com
http://www.faflegal.com