Background
Gold, Gerald Seymour was born on February 2, 1931 in Cleveland. Son of David N. and Geraldine (Bloch) Gold.
Gold, Gerald Seymour was born on February 2, 1931 in Cleveland. Son of David N. and Geraldine (Bloch) Gold.
Western Reserve University (Bachelor of Arts, 1951. Juris Doctor, 1954). Order of the Coif. Editor-in-Chief, Western Reserve Law Review, 1953-1954.
Worked at Gold, Rotatori & Schwartz, Legal Professional Association (Cleveland, Ohio) specializing in Criminal, Civil Trials, Appeals, Administrative Agencies. Admitted to the bar, 1954, Ohio. 1973, United States. Supreme Court.
Order of the Coif.
Editor-in-Chief, Western Reserve Law Review, 1953-1954. Author: "Annual Survey, Criminal Law," Western Reserve Law Review, 1960-1963. "Federal Habeas Corpus: A New Outlook for the State Prisoner," 25 Ohio State Law Journal 60, 1964.
"Split Loyalty: An Ethical Problem for the Criminal Defense Lawyer," 14 Cleveland Marshall Law Review 65, 1965.
Company-author: "Suppression of Illegally Obtained Evidence," Volume 5, American Juris Trials. Lecturer: Western Reserve Law Medicine Center, 1963.
Western Reserve Law School, 1964. Instructor, Cleveland Marshall Law School, 1967-1971.
Public Defender, Cuyahoga County, 1961-1965.
Secretary, 1963-1965 and Member, 1962-1965, Defender Committee, National Legal Aid and Defender Association. President, Cleveland Association of Trial Lawyers in Criminal Cases, 1964-1965. President, Case Western Reserve Law Alumni Association, 1974-1975.
Member, Society of Benchers, Regent, National College of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1981.
Board Member, Greater Cleveland Growth Association, 1982. Member: Greater Cleveland (Chairman: Press-Bar Relations Committee, 1971-1973.
Federal Court Committee, 1973-1974. Criminal Law Committee, 1976-1977.
Trustee, 1978; President, 1982-1983), Cuyahoga County, Ohio State (Member, 1962-1977 and Chairman, 1972-1976, Criminal Law Committee) and American (Member: Legal Aid & Indigent Defendants Committee, 1967-1970.
Criminal Justice Section. Chairman, Exclusionary Rule Committee, 1976-1977. Member, Council of Criminal Justice, 1981) Bar Associations.
Cuyahoga County Criminal Courts Bar Association (President, 1972-1976).
Fellow, International Society of Barristers. Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers (Chairman, Criminal Law Section, 1971).
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Member, Board of Directors, 1973. Secretary, 1976; Vice President, 1977.
President, 1978); National Board of Trial Advocacy.
Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers. Ohio State Bar Foundation. Fellow, American Board of Criminal Lawyers.
Fellow American College Trial Lawyers, American Board Criminal Lawyers, Ohio State Bar Foundation, International Society Barristers. Member American Bar Association (criminal justice county), Cuyahoga County Criminal Court Bar Association (chairman, Lifetime Achievement award 1995), Ohio Bar Association (chairman criminal law section 1974-1978, house of deals since 1986), Greater Cleveland Bar Association (Merit award 1974, trustee since 1978, president 1982-1983), National Association Criminal Defense Lawyers (president 1977, Merit award 1975), Ohio Academy Trial Lawyers (chairman criminal law section 1970-1975), Ohio Association Criminal Defense Lawyers (board directors 1990), Case-Western Reserve U. Law Alumni Association (president 1974-1975, Outstanding Alumnus award 1991), Society Benchers, Court of Nisi Prius Club, Cleveland Skating Club.
1 child, Anne; married Rosemary Grdina, 1994.