Herbert Edmund Freeman

I  am  a  caring  and  compassionate  advocate  of  the  rights  of  the  criminally  accused,   at  both  the  trial  and  appellate  levels.   I  am  a  fierce  defender  of  the  Constitution  and  the  Bill  of  Rights.   My  approach  to  serving  clients  is  holistic.   My  loyalties  are  exclusively  to  my  clients,  and  to  the  furtherance  of  the  fair  &  equal  administration  of  justice.  I  am  a  lawyer's  lawyer,  and  someone  you  would  trust  with  the  handling  of  the  affairs  of  those  for  whom  your  love  is  greatest....children,  spouse,  friends,  and  yourself.

My favorite  book  as  well  as  my  favorite  movie  is  "To Kill  a Mockingbird"  by  Harper  Lee.   I also  admire  "12  Angry Men,"   both  the  original  and  the  revised  version,  a  movie  that  documents  the  dynamics  of  jury  decision-making.   

I  am fluent  in  the  use of  expert  witnesses  to  suggest  alernate  ways  to  interpet  the  government's  evidence,   or  to  introduce  completely different  approaches  to  theories  of  culpability,  and  appropriateness  of  sentences  that  creatively  rehabilitate  behavior and  treat  underlying  substance  abuse or  mental health  issues.  

I  am  a  practitioner  in  all  Ohio  &  Federal  Courts,   including  the  Supreme Court  of  Ohio  &  the  United  States  Supreme Court.   Every  client  is  provided my  cellular  telephone number,  and their  families  (with  client permission)  are  kept in  the  loop.   I  think out  of  the  box,  I  wear  my heart  on  my sleeve,   and  my specialty  is  convincing  juries  that   only  they  can  determine culpability,   not  prosecutors  or  agents  of  law  enforcement.   My  reputation  with  the  judiciary  is  pristine,  both  as  to personal  integrity  and  as  to  competence  in  areas  of  specialty.