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My Professional Background |
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1972-1974
Volunteer Probation Officer, Alliance Municipal Court, serving under
the late Judge John Thomas |
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1974 - 1980
Probation Coordinator, Alliance Municipal Court, serving under the late Judge John Thomas and John Gwin |
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As a probation officer, I developed programs for alcohol-related offenders, theft offenders, financial offenders and drug offenders. |
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1980 - 1982
Chief Investigator, Stark County Public Defender's Office, Canton, Ohio for Public Defenders Tom Borcoman, Randy McFarren and Paul Mastriacovo |
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1982 - 1984
Attorney in private practice with the late Judge John Thomas |
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1984 - 1985
Assistant county prosecutor under Stark County Prosecutors
James Unger and Robert Horowitz |
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As assistant prosecutor, I worked closely with then-Lieutenant Don Diamond of the Stark County Metropolitan Narcotics Unit. We never lost or plea bargained one drug case. I also personally prosecuted from grand jury to jury trial defendents for crimes including arson, sex offenses, homicides, robbery and assaults. I lost two (2) trials in two (2) years. Every other case I handled resulted in a plea to the indictment or a jury verdict of guilty. EVERY SINGLE ONE! I handled in excess of 100 felony cases. |
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1983 - 1993
Legal Counsel for Board of Trustees for Lexington Township, Stark County Ohio |
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I represented the Board in Stark County Common Pleas Count and in the Fifth District Court of Appeals in zoning matters. I attended over 1000 Board of Trustees meetings, executive sessions, Board of Zoning Appeals meeting, zoning appeals to the Board of Trustees hearings, proceedings as prosecutor for the removal of delinquent fire personnel. I was the township representative at numerous county meetings with the Stark County Prosecutor, County Auditor and Budget Commission, and with the county sheriff in contract negotiations. I was legal advisor to the board, Zoning Inspector, Fire Chief, and Road Superintendent. I successfully defended the township in two (2) annexation matters brought by the city of Alliance. However, our adversarial relationship with Alliance changed to a cooperative relationship in the last years I was at Lexington. We established an enterprise zone and a Joint Economic Development District (JEDD). I assisted with that process. |
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1985 - 1992
Legal Counsel for the Village of Limaville, Stark County, Ohio |
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I represented the village in various road and zoning matters and attended over 100 meetings of the Village counsel. I was their legal advisor and representative. |
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1986 - 1990
Legal Counsel for Board of Trustees for Nimishillen Township, Louisville, Stark County, Ohio |
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I represented the Board of Trustees in Stark County Common Pleas Court in zoning matters and against the construction company that built their fire station. I also conducted interviews with applicants for volunteer firefighter positions and prosecuted several actions removing delinquent fire personnel. I attended over one hundred (100) meetings of the Board of Trustees, executive sessions, and board of appeals hearings and I was legal advisor to the Board when they established a water and sewer district. I was also legal advisor to the Board, Zoning Inspector, Fire Chief, and Road Superintendent. |
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1986 - 1990
Legal Counsel for Board of Trustees for Smith Township, Mahoning County, Ohio |
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I represented the Board of Trustees in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court in zoning matters and in a lawsuit against Park Farms for damage to the township roads. I also prosecuted several police officers, including two (2) chiefs for misconduct in office that included assault, theft, falsificatoin and mishandling of evidence. I attended over 100 township trustee meetings, executive sessions, and removal proceeding hearings, and was legal advisor to the the Board, its Zoning Inspector, Fire and Police Chiefs, and Road Superintendent. |
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2003
Acting Judge for Alliance Municipal Court |
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I presided over criminal trials and arraignments and over civil trials and pretrials. |
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