Michael Moran

Seasoned attorney, mediator, & jurist with over three decades of trial experience. I am pragmatic and efficient in solving my clients' problems. As a retired public servant and military officer, I am now principally engaged by clients in the private sector. I have an insider's skeptical view of "the system," but get results using the "team" approach to litigation, including the client, me as "captain" of the ship, a crew including paralegals, experts, and investigators. I will personally handle your case - no associates being trained on your dime. However, I'm accustomed to working with in-house counsel and your personal attorney as co-counsel when it makes sense. I have a "particular set of skills" - I have prosecuted, judged, and defended all three types of litigation - criminal, civil, and administrative law cases. As an attorney, this is rare to have been so entrusted. My judicial experience includes 25 years as a criminal court magistrate, and 10 years as chief counsel to the largest single-judge court in the State of Ohio. I have also served as a special master commissioner for the court and as a state administrative law hearing examiner. I have extensive experience as a corporate general counsel for a national tax consulting firm, a public commercial shooting range and training center, and a private security & investigation agency. I have started / run several small businesses, also counseling numerous clients who have done the same. With this background, I am a good business - executive consultant and coach for both start-ups and established business people. I know how to make deals. Despite working in the state capital, I practice extensively in rural SE Ohio, representing farmers, landowners, and small business people. My trial, litigation & appellate experience includes the Supreme Court of the United States, the Supreme Court of Ohio, plus state and federal courts spanning all types of legal actions. I am a tenacious fighter for the underdog!