Steven D. Shafron

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Steve Shafron possesses a diversity of experience in both civil and criminal cases. He has extensive experience in litigating First Amendment cases, but he has also handled employment discrimination cases as well as civil rights claims against governmental defendants.  He has defended  a number of clients against criminal charges, in state and federal court, both at the trial and appellate levels. Shafron is a talented brief writer who evaluates legal issues with particular care and sensibility. The painstaking analysis that he brings to problem-solving for his clients has likewise produced a number of judicial decisions securing important constitutional and legal rights on their behalf, and recently, a substantial jury verdict on behalf of an injured client. Shafron has received an AV rating (highest level of professional excellence) from Martindale-Hubbell based on reviews of his fellow attorneys.

For a description of the type of cases Shafron handles, see Constitutional Litigation, Civil Rights, Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Business & Employment and Appellate under our Areas of Practice.

 

 

Education:
Case Western Reserve University, J.D.
• Order of Barristers
University of Michigan, A.B.

Associations:
First Amendment Lawyers Association
Ohio State Bar Association
Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association

Admissions:
Ohio
United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan

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