Professional Experience

Jonathan is one of Walter & Haverfield’s most experienced trial attorneys. While he is most comfortable in the courtroom, he represents a broad range of business, municipal and private clients in all phases of the litigation process. He has been honored by Law & Politics magazine as an Ohio Super Lawyer in Employment & Labor Law, Litigation Services, and most recently in Business Litigation.

 

 

Jonathan is one of Walter & Haverfield’s most experienced trial attorneys. While he is most comfortable in the courtroom, he represents a broad range of business, municipal and private clients in all phases of the litigation process.

Professional Experience

White Collar Criminal Defense

Jonathan is currently municipal prosecutor for the City of Pepper Pike and the Village of Cuyahoga Heights. He has represented these municipalities in excess of 10 years. Jon has also been appointed as Special Prosecutor for the cities of Beachwood, Solon and Westlake. He is the "substitute" prosecutor for the City of Shaker Heights.

Jon frequently lectures on various municipal criminal prosecution issues. He is the founding President of the Northeast Ohio Municipal Prosecutors Association. Jon also teaches at his alma mater, Case Western Reserve University School of Law, where he is an adjunct professor of trial practice.

Recent Presentations

  • "2010 Walter & Haverfield LLP Labor and Employment Law Seminar," "Checklist for Depositions," Outline, Holiday Inn in Independence, September 30, 2010.
  • "State v. Hoover, a Codified Dilemma: Consent to a Warrentless Search or Face the Possibility of Criminal Penalty - The Professional and Ethical Ramifications of State v. Hoover," for local seminar in Cleveland, Ohio, December 11, 2009.
  • "The Art of Representing a White Collar Client in a Criminal Case," Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association Program entitled, "Back to Basics - Criminal Law," November 12, 2009.

Professional & Community Associations

  • Ohio State Bar Association
  • Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
  • Northeast Ohio Municipal Prosecutors Association - founding President
  • Cuyahoga County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association - past Officer
  • Ohio Municipal Attorneys Association
  • Cuyahoga County Law Directors Association

Education

Case Western Reserve University School of Law, J.D., 1983
Macalester College, B.A., 1980

Licensed to Practice

  • Ohio
  • Federal district and appellate courts

Awards & Recognition

AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell

2006-2007; 2009-2012 - Selected for inclusion in Ohio Super Lawyers magazine. Areas of practice: Business Litigation; Criminal Defense: White Collar; Employment Litigation: Defense.

2002 - Founding President of the Northeast Ohio Municipal Prosecutors Association

September 2010 - "Checklist for Depositions"

May/June 2010 - Cities & Villages. "When Public Officials Go Rogue: The Importance of Hiring Outside Counsel to Perform Investigations into Allegations of Employee or Officer Wrongdoing"

Spring 2009 - Your Teen magazine. "Consequences for Parents as Social Hosts"
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