Lorin J. Zaner

Lorin J. Zaner

2.3
Rating: 8.1

Licensed for 49 years

Criminal defense Lawyer at Toledo, OH
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death

241 North Superior Street, Suite 200, Toledo, OH

About Lorin

Biography

Fees and Rates

Cost

Free Consultation

$0 first 60 minutes


Payment Methods

  • Cash
  • Check
  • Credit Card

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Licenses

Licensed in Michigan for 49 years

State: Michigan

Acquired: 1976

Active in Good Standing

No misconduct found

Licensed in Ohio for 49 years

State: Ohio

Acquired: 1976

Active

No misconduct found

Location

Law Office of Lorin Zaner

241 North Superior Street, Suite 200, Toledo, OH, 43604-1253

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Lorin J. Zaner's Reviews

Avvo Review Score

2.3 /5.0

3 Client Reviews

5 star (1)
4 star (0)
3 star (0)
2 star (0)
1 star (2)

Posted by anonymous | December 18, 2021 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Horrible attorney

One star is too high. No representation is better than throwing away money hiring Lorin Zaner who will do nothing on your behalf other than bad-mouth you, fail to review documents, fail to pay attention to anything related to your case and then remove himself as your attorney happily keeping your mon...ey and billing you for doing that. Just because he won a handful of high-profile criminal cases, doesn't make him a good attorney. He is arrogant, rude, nasty and unprofessional. I think good reviews for him are fake. Talk to his real former clients and you will hear horror stories about him. Look at the court docket. Not even bad performance..just nothing except assuring cases are continued until his clients are fully destroyed. Usually this means you ran out of money and /or he quit your case making sure to let everyone know you're horrible.

Lorin Zaner

Replied last December 24, 2021

I have no idea who this person is as they didn't have the courage to put in their name. As far as I know it could easily be someone on the other side of one of my cases. I ask that it be removed as it is totally inaccurate.

Posted by anonymous | July 13, 2015

Unprepared

Unprepared, seemed to have no time for my case. Always playing defense in my divorce proceedings. Never an answer for anything. Any of the things that actually got accomplished in my case, I researched and did on my own. Case drug out for years with 10's of thousands in legal bills. Part of the ...good 'ol boy system in the corrupt lucas county domestic relations court.

Posted by Leah | June 26, 2011

Best there is

Mr. Zaner is not only personable and available - he is the most knowledgeable lawyer I've ever had the pleasure to work with - the only one I will ever work with again.

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Experience

Rating:  8.1 (Excellent)

Honors

2020

Distinguished, Martindale-Hubbell

Work Experience

1976 - Present

Lead Attorney, Law Offices of Lorin Zaner

1976 - Present

Public Defender, Lucas County Public Defender

Associations

1976 - Present

Toledo Bar Association

Member

1976 - Present

Ohio Metropolitan Bar Association

Member

1976 - Present

Michigan Bar Association

Member

1976 - Present

American Bar Association

Member

1976 - Present

Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Member

1976 - Present

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Member

1976 - Present

Ohio Trial Lawyers Association

Member

1976 - Present

American Trial Lawyers Association

Member

Education

1975

University of Toledo College of Law

J.D.

1970

University of Toledo

Chemical Engineering

Speaking Engagements

2003

Indiana Public Defender Council Forensics for the Clinical Practitioner

Cross-Examining Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner's

2003

Indiana Public Defender Council Defending Child Molest Seminar

Trial Skills Defense

2002

Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences

Sexually Dangerous Persons: Registration and Community Notification Requirements for Juveniles Deemed as 'Sexually Dangerous

2001

Annual Domestic Relations Seminar

Sanctions

2000

The National Child Abuse Defense & Resource Center, Inc.

Child Abuse Allegations: 2000 and Beyond, "Exposing Phony Bologna: Cross-Examining Opposing Experts"

2000

Child Abuse Allegations: 2000 and Beyond

Exposing Phony Bologna: Cross-Examining Opposing Experts

2000

Annual Domestic Relations Seminar

Trial by Ordeal: How to Stop Practicing and Get It Right

1999

The National Child Abuse Defense & Resource Center, Inc

Allegations of Child Abuse: The Law, The Science, The Myths, The Reality, Co-Presenter "Shaken Baby Syndrome" Workshop

1998

Juvenile Court Seminar

Representation in Abuse, Neglect and Dependency concerning False Allegations of Child Abuse

1998

Family Law Seminar

Allegations of Child Sexual Abuse, Panel Discussion, Trial Preparation and Trial Demonstration

1997

National Child Abuse Defense and Resource Center

Defending Allegations of Child Abuse, Cross Examination of a Psychological Expert

1997

Indiana Public Defender Council

Defending Child Molest Cases: Discovery and Motions Practice

1997

Family Law Seminar

Family Law Seminar, "Sex, Lies and Audio Tape", Panel Discussion

1996

NCADARC

Defending Allegations of Child Abuse, Panel Discussion

1990

Junior Lawyers Institute, Criminal Section

Juvenile Law

1988

Junior Lawyers Institute, Criminal Section

Juvenile Law

Publications

2001

OACDL Vindicator Preparing for Sexual Predator Hearings

1999

OACDL Vindicator Setting the Record Straight

1973

University of Toledo Law Review Article University of Toledo Law Review Article

1973

Handbook of Stack Sampling and Analysis Handbook of Stack Sampling and Analysis

1972

National Service Center for Environmental Publications Stack Sampling Estimating Manual

Languages

English

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