Cases Won
Over the past decade, The Martinez Firm has represented clients facing a range of criminal defense charges, from misdemeanors to felonies. We believe that regardless of your background, your case deserves the utmost attention, compassion, and dedication. With our advanced legal knowledge and experience, we develop defense representations that ensure that our client’s rights, freedoms, and best interests are protected. Our passion and commitment to providing our clients with aggressive and personalized defense representation are exemplified through our successful case win record. If you need a criminal defense attorney in Ohio, contact The Martinez Firm today!
Operating a Vehicle Under the Influence (OVI) Cases
State of Ohio v. M.B.
Defended client charged with OVI and successfully negotiated a plea to a reckless operation offense and the appeal of the administrative license suspension was granted in the Portage County Municipal Court.
City of Richmond Heights v. J.A.
Defended client charged with 3rd offense OVI and successfully obtained a reduction to a charge of physical control.
City of Cleveland v. M.B.
Defended client charged with 2nd offense OVI and failure to control and successfully negotiated a plea to a charge of reckless operation. The administrative license suspension was stayed and ultimately vacated by the trial court.
City of Highland Heights v. R.D.
Defended client charged with OVI and two (2) misdemeanor traffic offenses and negotiated a plea to a reckless operation offense.
City of Cleveland v. J.R.
Defended client charged with 2nd offense OVI and negotiated a plea to physical control.
State of Ohio v. T.W.
Defended client charged with OVI and successfully negotiated a plea to reckless operation.
State of Ohio v. T.M.
Defended client charged with OVI and successfully appealed our client’s prior guilty plea to the Eleventh District Court of Appeal and the conviction was vacated. Thereafter, successfully negotiated a dismissal of the client’s OVI charges in the Willoughby Municipal Court.
State of Ohio v. B.K.
Defended client charged with 2nd offense OVI in the Wadsworth Municipal Court and successfully obtained a dismissal of all charges after filing a motion to suppress evidence.
State of Ohio v. R.S.
Defendant client charged with OVI and child endangering in the Cleveland Municipal Court. Client’s identity was used by another individual and after conducting an extensive investigation, client’s case was justly dismissed by the Cleveland Municipal Court.
State of Ohio v. D.A.
Defended client charged with OVI and successfully negotiated a reduction to a charge of reckless operation in the Painesville Municipal Court.
State of Ohio v. L.J.
Defended client charged with OVI and successfully negotiated a reduction to a charge of reckless operation in the Mentor Municipal Court.
State of Ohio v. G.M.
Defended client charged with OVI and successfully negotiated a reduction to a charge of physical control with no license suspension imposed in the North Olmsted Mayor’s Court.
City of Parma Heights v. A.M.
Defended client charged with OVI and OVI prohibited breath alcohol concentration and successfully negotiated a plea to a physical control offense with no license suspension imposed in the Parma Heights Mayor’s Court protecting our client’s commercial driver’s license (CDL).
State of Ohio v. B.N.
Defended client charged with OVI and successfully negotiated a reduction to a charge of reckless operation in the Ottawa County Municipal Court.
State of Ohio v. J.S.
Defended client charged with 3rd offense OVI and successfully negotiated a reduction to a charge of physical control with no jail time imposed in the Ashtabula County Court Western Division.
City of Garfield Heights v. G.T.
Defended client charged with OVI and successfully negotiated a reduction to a charge of physical control and the administrative license suspension was vacated thus protecting our client’s commercial drivers license (CDL).
City of Solon v. R.K.
Defended client charged with OVI and OVI prohibited breath alcohol concentration and successfully negotiated a plea to a physical control offense in the Bedford Municipal Court.
City of Shaker Heights v. C.B.
Defended client charged with 2nd offense OVI and successfully negotiated a dismissal of the OVI and client entered a plea to a minor traffic offense with a fine only imposed.
City of Lakewood v. S.O.
Defended client charged with OVI and obtained a reduction of the OVI to a physical control offense. The administrative license suspension was vacated by the trial court and client’s CDL was protected.
Village of Linndale v. D.W.
Defended client charged with OVI, reckless operation and speed and negotiated a plea to physical control and speed.
City of University Heights v. R.H.
Defended client charged with 2nd offense OVI and successfully negotiated a plea to physical control.
City of Lakewood v. R.A.
Successfully obtained a dismissal of OVI charges after the trial court granted a motion to suppress evidence which alleged that the arresting officer failed to have reasonable suspicion of a traffic offense to justify the stop of client’s vehicle.
State of Ohio v. C.G.
Defended client charged with OVI and successfully negotiated a dismissal of all charges after filing a motion to suppress challenging the State of Ohio improper method of obtaining of our client’s medical records in the Medina Municipal Court.
City of Willoughby Hills v. B.P.
Defended client charged with OVI and OVI prohibited breath alcohol concentration and successfully negotiated a plea to a physical control offense in the Willoughby Municipal Court.
City of Shaker Heights v. S.P.
Defended client charged with 2nd offense OVI and driving under suspension and successfully negotiated a dismissal of the OVI charges in exchange for a plea to driving under suspension.
City of Shaker Heights v. O.D.
Defended client charged with OVI and negotiated a dismissal of the OVI charges and client entered a plea to a minor misdemeanor traffic offense with a fine only imposed.
City of Cleveland v. D.L.
Defended client charged with OVI and successfully negotiated a plea to physical control.
City of Cleveland v. C.D.
Defended client charged with OVI and successfully negotiated a plea to physical control.
Criminal Cases
State of Ohio v. L.C.
Successfully obtained for our client a jury verdict of an acquittal on four (4) counts of felonious assault with a motor vehicle and domestic violence involving two (2) complainants in the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas.
State of Ohio v. W.P.
Defended client charged with aggravated robbery, felonious assault, theft, and aggravated menacing and obtained a “not guilty” verdict on all charges after a bench trial in the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas.
United States of America v. M.R.
Defended client charged with a federal firearm offense and obtained a dismissal of the indictment after a motion to suppress was granted by the United States District Court Judge in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
State of Ohio v. T.P.
Secured avoidance of all criminal charges for client charged with rape after conducting an investigation and providing exculpatory evidence to the lead detective.
State of Ohio v. R.S.
Defended client charged with felonious assault and successfully obtained a reduction to a misdemeanor charge of simple assault with a fine only imposed.
State of Ohio v. B.J.
Defended client charged with burglary and successfully negotiated a dismissal of the indictment in the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas
State of Ohio v. M.K.
Defended client charged with domestic violence and obtained a dismissal of all charges in the Ashtabula County Court – Western Division.
State of Ohio v. K.E.
Defended client charged with obstructing official business and resisting arrest and obtained a dismissal of all charges in the Ashtabula County Court of Common Pleas.
City of Beachwood v. T.D.
Defended client charged with domestic violence and successfully negotiated a plea to disorderly conduct and diversion.
State of Ohio v. S.M.
Defended client charged with aggravated menacing and successfully negotiated a reduction to a disorderly conduct offense with diversion in the Willoughby Municipal Court.
State of Ohio v. M.A.
Defended client charged with felony domestic violence and successfully obtained a dismissal of all charges in the Lake County Court of Common Pleas.
State of Ohio v. P.R.
Defended client charged with felony domestic violence and successfully obtained a dismissal of all charges in the Lake County Court of Common Pleas.
State of Ohio v. R.W.
Defended client charged with domestic violence and successfully negotiated a reduction to a disorderly conduct charge in the Cleveland Municipal Court.
City of Parma v. K.V.
Defended client charges with domestic violence and successfully negotiated a plea to disorderly conduct with a fine only imposed.
State of Ohio v. D.T.
Defended client charged with assault and successfully negotiated a plea to aggravated disorderly conduct.
State of Ohio v. G.C.
Defended client charged with multiple counts of felony theft and successfully negotiated a plea to misdemeanor theft with a fine only imposed.
State of Ohio v. T.S.
Defended client charged with burglary, abduction, disrupting public services, receiving stolen property, and aggravated menacing and successfully negotiated a dismissal of all charges.
State of Ohio v. B.F.
Defended client charged with aggravated menacing and successfully obtained an acquittal of all charges after a trial in the Lyndhurst Municipal Court.
School Law Cases
C.G. v. Ohio High School Athletic Association (OHSAA)
Filed suit against the OHSAA and obtained preliminary injunction in the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas to allow our client to continue to participate in his high school athletic season and negotiated a settlement with OHSAA which allowed our client to complete his athletic season with his school team.
Civil Cases
A.Z. v. University Hospitals
Successfully obtained a settlement on behalf of our clients against University Hospitals in litigation involving a freezer malfunction that caused loss of eggs and embryos in the University Hospital fertility clinic.
Civil Protection Order Cases
K.D. v. J.F.
Successfully obtained a five (5) year domestic violence protection order to protect our client from an ex-partner after a full hearing.
M.Z. v. E.T.
Successfully obtained a three (3) year civil stalking protection order to protect our client from harassment from their next door neighbors after a full hearing.
S.D. v. D.F.
Successfully obtained a five (5) year civil stalking protection order to protect our client from harassment and menacing after a full hearing.
D.P. v. R.H.
Successfully negotiated a consent to a civil stalking protection order after filing a petition for protection order on behalf of our client.
J.S. v. P.P.
Successfully defended against a petition for a civil stalking protection order and obtained a denial of the protection order after a full hearing
C.B. v. I.S.
Successfully negotiated a content agreement after filing a petition for a civil stalking protection order on behalf of our client.
J.B. v. I.S.
Successfully negotiated a consent to a domestic violence protection order after filing a petition for protection order on behalf of our client.
P.P. v. C.C.
Successfully defended against a petition for a civil stalking protection order and obtained a denial of the protection order after a full hearing.
M.G. v. A.G.
Successfully obtained a five (5) year domestic violence protection order to protect our clients from further harassment and violence after a full hearing.
P.G. v. H.J.
Successfully defended against a petition for a civil stalking protection order and obtained a denial of the protection order after a full hearing.