Background
Friedman, Gordon S. was born on January 4, 1942 in Cleveland, Ohio, United States.
Friedman, Gordon S. was born on January 4, 1942 in Cleveland, Ohio, United States.
Miami University (Bachelor of Arts, 1964). George Washington University (Juris Doctor, 1967).
Ohio v. Lawrence 44 Ohio Saint 3d 24 1989 (death sentence reversed); Jones v. Jago 428 F.Supp. 405, (North Dakota Ohio 1977).Worked at Friedman & Gilbert (Cleveland, Ohio) specializing in State and Federal Criminal and Civil Trial and Appellate Practice. Negligence, Civil Rights Law. Admitted to the bar, 1968, Ohio and United States.
Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.
1969, United States. District Court, Northern District of Ohio. 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.
Continuing legal education Speaker: Louisiana Criminal Defense Seminar, Spring, 1994, "Mitigation and Jury Selection in Capital Cases".
Cleveland Bar Association Criminal Seminar, "The United States. Supreme Court and the Law of Arrest." NORML Legal Committee Seminar, 1995, "Freedom of Expression Confronts the Right to a Fair Trial in the Age of Media Hype." Member: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Friedman & Gilbert"s emphasis on criminal justice advocacy has lead to specializations in both high profile criminal defense and civil rights litigation.
Both Gordon Friedman and Terry Gilbert are equally skillful in handling Section 1983 police misconduct actions as they are in representing homicide, drug, white collar and environmental law defendants in both state and federal trial and appellate levels.
Cuyahoga County, (Member, Board of Trustees, 1984-1987. Chairman, Criminal Justice Committee, since 1985), Ohio State and American Bar Associations. National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyêrs.
Criminal, Negligence and Equal Employment Law.