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I've spent most of my life in the Northeast Ohio area.  I attended Archbishop Hoban High School in Akron, and graduated in 2001.  Thereafter, I enrolled at Mount Union College where I majored in Political Science, and minored in History and Pre-Law.  Upon graduation in 2006, I moved to Lansing, Michigan, where I attended the Thomas M. Cooley Law School.  I graduated near the top of my class in 2009, and began working for the Canton Prosecutor's office soon after.While working in Canton, I prosecuted criminal cases and investigated claims brought to me by the people of the city and surrounding areas.  Working for the prosecutor, I developed a thorough understanding of the local criminal system, and how to navigate through it.After working at the prosecutor's office, I began employment with Attorney Christine D. Finan in Akron, Ohio.  While working for Attorney Finan, I dealt with a wide array of family law issues, as well as wills and the Akron criminal system.In 2010 I began my own practice so that I could use my knowledge and experience to help the community that I've spent the vast majority of my life in.  I look forward to addressing the legal needs of the people of the area, and hope to make a difference in the lives of those I represent.  If you have a legal problem big or small, call me today so we can confront the issues head on, and prevent  any unnecessary hardship to you and your family.

I take great pride in being a criminal defense attorney. I feel honored to defend my clients and I respect the trust each one places in me. I have very strong trial skills and an empathetic concern for each client.  I work hard to help achieve the best possible outcome for each client.  In order to more effectively defend my clients, I have limited my practice to criminal and DUI defense.  I have successfully defended clients charged with capital murder, aggravated murder, murder, rape, robbery, kidnapping, drug offenses, domestic violence and child abuse. I am also experienced in, and have successfully defended, cases involving allegations of “shaken baby” as well as multiple bone fractures. My practice also encompasses DUI defense and the related charges of aggravated vehicular homicide and vehicular assault.. Throughout my practice I have developed a strong understanding of the forensic sciences and issues commonly confronted in criminal cases:  forensic pathology, toxicology, tire impressions, speed calculations, finger prints, psychological and psychiatric illnesses.  I strive to understand the science and methodology associated with the many different types of experts I encounter, particularly DNA evidence.  I frequently consult on DNA issues in cases, and have presented several lectures in an effort to help other attorneys understand and defend against DNA evidence. I have also achieved a strong working understanding of the medical science and issues related to shaken baby cases as well as multiple fracture cases.  I am also certified in DWI detection and the administration of NHTSA standardized field sobriety testing.. I am a past president of the Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (2009) and a continuing board member of OACDL. I am a long-standing member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the Fairfield County Bar Association and I have been a member of the National Trial Lawyers Top 100 continuously since 2013. I am also proud to be a graduate of NACDL’s National Criminal Defense College.

My practice concentrations are primarily in criminal defense, personal injury, family law matters, defending employers in workers' compensation claims and civil trial practice.. I am originally from Bucyrus, Ohio, and graduated from Ohio University with a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and earned my Juris Doctor from New England Law Boston in Boston, Massachusetts.

Attorney Eli Heller has been practicing law in Ohio since 2013. His experience encompasses litigating complex cases in courts throughout Northeast Ohio, primarily in criminal defense, felony, juvenile and DUI defense, and in family law, divorce, dissolution, child custody and support.. Attorney Heller is a passionate trial lawyer who loves helping his clients through some of the most difficult challenges in their lives. He prides himself on his ability to listen and understand the issues that are important to his clients. He provides them with the guidance needed to make well-informed, strategic decisions in their cases. Whether it involves negotiations or in-court litigation, he always advocated vigorously for every one of his clients.. Attorney Heller is well versed in all aspects of litigation, negotiating settlements, drafting and arguing motions and conducting trials in various Municipal Courts, Courts of Common Pleas, and Probate Courts.. He recently took more than 10 cases to Jury trial, with a majority resulting in favorable results for the clients.  Additionally, he has successfully conducted numerous suppression hearings and bench trials.. Prior to joining the Hoover Kacyon and Associates, Attorney Heller owned his own law practice and worked as a Legal Defender for Summit County.  Over that time period, he not only refined his skills by handling a large number of cases, but also established a strong rapport with judges, lawyers, prosecutors and court staffs within the Portage County and Summit County legal systems.. Mr. Heller is a proud alumnus of the University of Akron School of Law, where he acted as the Student Bar Association President. He was also a member of the nationally ranked Akron Trial Team, a participant in moot court and an Academic Success Program tutor in Civil Procedure.. Currently, he is a member in good standing of the Ohio State Bar Association, the Ohio Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, and the Portage County Bar Association.. Attorney Eli Heller can be contacted at Hoover Kacyon at or via email. We offer free, confidential strategy sessions and we quote fees right over the phone.

George G. Keith graduated from Kent State University in 1979 with a degree in Political Science. Mr. Keith went on to Cleveland Marshall College of Law and graduated with his Juris Doctorate in 1982.. Mr. Keith was employed by the Portage County Juvenile Court from 1980-83, then moved on to the Portage County Prosecutors office until 1985. Then Mr. Keith moved over to the defense side when he took a position with the Portage County Public defender’s office until 1986. Mr. Keith then went into private practice in 1986 in Cuyahoga Falls where he continues to practice.. Mr. Keith is a member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) and was designated as an Ohio Super Lawyer and as one of America’s Best Lawyers.. During his career, Mr. Keith has tried in excess of two hundred (200) jury trials, at both the State and Federal Level. Mr. Keith has represented clients on a wide variety of cases; from speeding tickets to Capital Murder cases.. Mr. Keith currently is licensed to practice in Ohio State Court and Federal Court for the Northern District. Mr. Keith practice is focused solely on Criminal Defense in Summit, Portage, Medina, Stark and Wayne Counties.

A graduate of Euclid High School in Euclid, Ohio, Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania (B.A.), the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law at Cleveland State University (J.D.), and the Beasley School of Law at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (LL.M). Adam VanHo is President of VanHo Law.. Prior to starting VanHo Law, VanHo served as an assistant prosecuting attorney in Montgomery County, Ohio and Summit County, Ohio. He was also an Assistant Attorney General in the Ohio Attorney General's Office.  He was also an attorney at the Akron law firm of Burdon and Merlitti and founding partner of Judge and VanHo.. VanHo represents a wide variety of clients -- ranging from business execitives and government officials to indigent clients, for whom Adam is often asked by judges to repreesnt.  He has successfully represented clients throughout Ohio in trial and appellate courts, as well as helped his clients avoid litigation or trial when it is in the best interests of his clients.. VanHo is currently representing former White House Press Secretary and Director of Communications Stephanie Grisham in a lawsuit brought by her ex-boyfriend and Ohio Congressional candidate Max Miller.  In January of 2022, he joined over 460 other international diplomats, scholars, human rights and legal experts in calling for a United Nations investigation into the 1988 massacre of political prisoners in Iran.  VanHo was also an author of an amicus curiae brief in Mahanoy Area School District v. B.L., 594 U.S. ___ (2021), in which he supported the First Amendment rights of a high school student.. VanHo has served as a legal commentator for a number of news outlets and newspapers.. VanHo is licensed to practice before all state courts in Ohio; the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio; the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio; the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania; the United States Court of International Trade; the United States Tax Court; the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces; the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit; the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit; the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit; and the United States Supreme Court.  VanHo is also a member of hte List of Counsel for the International Criminal Court.. VanHo is married and lives with his family in Munroe Falls.  He currently is Vice Chair of the Munroe Falls, Ohio Planning Commission.. He is also the founder of the Raging River Coffee Company and an avid cyclist.

Kimberly Benjamin is the owner and founder of the Missouri DWI & Criminal Law Center and the Missouri Accident & Injury Law Center at the Benjamin Law Firm, LLC in Kansas City and Belton, MO.. Kim has put together a team of lawyers who fight for their clients' rights, freedom, and livelihood.  They work diligently to get the best results and are known to be aggressive warriors for their clients.  Over 40 years combined legal experience, over 100 jury trials and over 300 bench trials among her team.. Kim is a trial lawyer who also helps clients who have experienced sexual harassment or unlawful discrimination at work.  She is a fighter who wins 7 figure verdicts!. Kim is on the faculty of the Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College, where she teaches lawyers all across the US how to conduct trial in crimnal and civil cases.  She is also on the faculty of the National College of DUI Defense, where she teaches DWI/DUI defense attorneys all across the US.  In addition, Kim is a frequent lecturer at seminars for The Missouri Bar, Missouri Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, local DWI Defense organizations, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, and the Missouri State Public Defender System.. Kim is the chair for the annual DWI seminar sponsored by the Missouri Bar and Missouri Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.  This seminar is attended by lawyers from all over the state who care to learn about how to defend and win a DWI.   Kim is on the Board of Directors for the Missouri Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (MACDL) and served as the President in 2012-2013.  She is also a member of the Missouri Society for Criminal Justice (DWI Defense organization), Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association (KCMBA) and the National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA).. Kim attended the University of Missouri at Columbia and then law school in Washington, DC, at the George Washington University National Law Center.  After working at the Pentagon for the US Department of Defense and the Federal Communications Commission, she returned to Missouri and worked for the Missouri State Public Defender System where she was promoted to manage an office as the District Defender.  After 6 years as a public defender, Kim returned to her hometown of Harrisonville, Missouri and opened her own law practice.  In 2011, the law firm was relocated to Belton, Missouri, where the firm is growing and currently focuses on civil and criminal law.. In 2016 the Governor of Missouri appointed Kim to be on the Missouri Ethics Commission and it is her honor to serve her community in this appointment.  Kim also volunteers her time to assist teenagers in the Cass County Youth Court program, where high school students act as lawyers and judges to handle minor juvenile law violations in the community.