Leadership

Executive Committee

President

Ashley Jones
AJLJ Law
Cleveland, OH
216.736.8551
aj@ajljlaw.com

President-Elect

Beau Cross
Cross Law Office
Caldwell, OH
740.365.4040
beau@crosslawoffice.com

Treasurer

Kate Pruchnicki
Bailey Legal Group
Sandusky, OH
216.736.8551
katepruchnicki@gmail.com

 

 

Secretary

Madison Mackay
Bowen, Scranton & Olsen, LLC
Columbus, OH
614.254.6517
mackay@bsodefense.com

Our Board

The following is an alphabetical listing of OACDL's Board of Directors.

* = Past President
+ = Executive Committee Member

Eric Allen

(614) 443-4840

COLUMBUS

Kenneth Bailey *

(419) 625-6740
SANDUSKY
http://www.Bailey.pro

Matthew Bangerter

(216) 574-9170
COLUMBUS

E. Charles Bates

(419) 782-9500
DEFIANCE

Robert Beck

(614) 397-1637
MARYSVILLE

Russell Bensing

(216) 632-9161
AVON LAKE

Kenneth Bossin

(440) 646-1881
CLEVELAND

Edmond Bowers

(330) 725-3456
MEDINA

Jack Bradley

(440) 244-1811
LORAIN

Wesley Buchanan

(330) 249-1778
AKRON

Alonda Bush

(440) 915-7312
RAVENNA

Herman Carson *

(740) 593-6400
ATHENS

Anthony R. Cicero

(937) 424-5390
Dayton

John W. Clark, Jr

(740) 288-9876
JACKSON

T. Douglas Clifford

(419) 627-6696
SANDUSKY
www.eriecounty.oh.gov/PublicDefender.aspx

Beau Cross +

(740) 365-4040
Caldwell

Shawn Dominy

(614) 717-1177
COLUMBUS

Michael Dunham

(216) 665-8773
CLEVELAND

Paris Ellis *

(513) 432-0194
MIDDLETOWN

Ian Friedman *

(216) 928-7700
CLEVELAND

Douglas A. Funkhauser

(614) 443-5404
COLUMBUS

Jeffrey Gamso *

(419) 340-4600
 CLEVELAND

Stevin Groth

(419) 930-3030
TOLEDO

Dennis Gump

(937) 854-4900
DAYTON

Joseph Hada *

(440) 413-6949
Mayfield Heights

Bryan Hawkins

(614) 717-1177
COLUMBUS

Timothy Huey *

(614) 487-8667
COLUMBUS

Joseph Humpolick

(440) 998-2628
ASHTABULA

Leslie Johns

(216) 736-8551
CLEVELAND

Ashley Jones +

(216) 736-8551
CLEVELAND

Elizabeth Kelley

(509) 991-7058
SPOKANE, WA

Brad Koffel

COLUMBUS
(614) 884 -1100

Dennis Lieberman

(937) 223-5200
DAYTON

Jefferson Liston *

(614) 407.9630
COLUMBUS

Madison Mackay +

(614) 254-6517
COLUMBUS

Chase Mallory

(614) 300-5088
COLUMBUS

Sean Maxfield

(614) 445-8287
COLUMBUS

Richard Nash

(740) 353-9850
PORTSMOUTH

John Poley

(937) 223-9790
DAYTON

Katelyn Pruchnicki +

(440) 356-2828
ROCKY RIVER

John Pyle

Harry Reinhart *

(614) 228-7771
COLUMBUS

J. Anthony Rich *

(440) 245-2274
OBERLIN

Jon Paul Rion *

(937) 223-9133
DAYTON

John Rion *

(937) 223-9133
DAYTON

Charles M. Rittgers

(513) 932-2115
LEBANON

Daniel Sabol *

(614) 300.5088 
COLUMBUS

Jon Saia *

(614) 444-3036
COLUMBUS

Brock Schoenlein

(937) 222-1050
DAYTON

Andrew Schuman

(419) 352-9999
BOWLING GREEN

Gerald Simmons *

(614) 365-7444
COLUMBUS

Jeffrey Slyman

(937) 454-5544
VANDALIA

Brian J. Smith

(800) 641-1970
ROCKY RIVER

Andrew Stevenson *

(740) 653-0961
LANCASTER

Timothy Sweeney

(216) 241-5003
CLEVELAND

Kimberly Valenti

(330) 577-7101
HUDSON, OH 

Samuel B. Weiner *

(614) 443-6581
COLUMBUS

Brad Wolfe

(216) 815-6000
CLEVELAND

 

Committee Chairpersons

Amicus Committee

Amicus Chair

Russ Bensing (Cleveland)
216.241.6650

Erika Cunliffe and Rob McCaleb
Office of the Cuyahoga County Public Defender
216.443.8353
ecunliffe@cuyahogacounty.us
robert.mccaleb1@gmail.com

CLE Committee

CLE C0-Chairs

Beau Cross (Caldwell)
740.365.4040
beau@crosslawohio.com

Matt Mollica (Cambridge)
740.435.0004
mmollica@splaws.com

Diversity/Inclusion/Justice

Leslie Johns (Cleveland)
AJLJ Law
216.875.5555
lj@ajljlaw.com

Public Policy Committee

Public Policy Chair

Leon Sinoff (Columbus)
Office of the Franklin County Public Defender
614.866.9378
ljsinoff@franklincountyohio.gov

Membership Committee

Membership Co-Chairs

Madison Mackay (Columbus)
(614.254.6517
mackay@bsodefense.com

Richard Nash (Portsmouth)
(740.353.9850)
richardnashesq@yahoo.com

Publications Committee

Publications Chair

Alonda Bush (Ravenna)
440.915.7312

Senior Committee

Senior Chair

Joseph Humpolick (Euclid)
jhumpolick@gmail.com

 

Social Media Committee

Social Media Co-Chairs

Joe Hada (Mayfield Heights)
440.202.9514
hadalaw@gmail.com

Madison Mackay (Columbus)
614.254.6517
mackay@bsodefense.com

Strike Force Committee

Strike Force Chair

Robert Beck, Jr.  (Marysville)
614.397.1637

Technology Committee

Technology Co-Chairs

Joe Hada (Cleveland)
440.413.6949

Brad Wolfe (Cleveland)
216.815.6000

Wellness Committee

Well Committee Co - Chairs

Eric Allen (Columbus)
614.443.4840
eric@eallenlaw.com

Chase Mallory
614.300.5058
chase@sabolmallory.com

 

Past Presidents of OACDL

Past Presidents of the OACDL

1986-88 Jay Milano, Rocky River

1988-89 John H. Rion, Dayton

1889-90 Thomas Miller (deceased), Cincinnati

1990-91 Max Kravitz (deceased), Columbus

1991-92 James Kura (deceased), Columbus

1992-93 William F. Kluge, Lima

1993-94 Mark R. DeVan, Cleveland

1994-95 Samuel B. Weiner, Columbus

1995-96 K. Ronald Bailey (deceased), Sandusky

1996-97 Paris K. Ellis, Middletown

1997-98 Harry R. Reinhart, Columbus

1998-99 Cathy Cook, Cincinnati

1999-00 Mary Ann Torian, Columbus

2000-01 Herman A. Carson, Athens

2001-02 Jefferson E. Liston, Columbus

2002 -03 Clayton G. Napier (deceased), Hamilton

2003-04 Charles H. Rittgers, Lebanon

2004-05 Paul Skendelas, Columbus

2005-06 R. Daniel Hannon, Batavia

2006-07 Barry W. Wilford, Columbus

2007-08 Donald Schumacher (deceased), Columbus

2008-09 Ian N. Friedman, Cleveland

2009-10 Andrew H. Stevenson, Lancaster

2010-11 David Stebbins (deceased), Columbus

2011-12 D. Timothy Huey, Columbus

2012-13 Jon Paul Rion, Dayton

2013-14 J. Anthony Rich, Lorain

2014-15 Jeffrey M. Gamso, Cleveland

2015-16 S. Michael Lear, Cleveland

2016-17 Jon Saia, Columbus

2017-18 Kenneth Bailey, Sandusky

2018-19 Michael Streng, Marysville

2019-20 Shawn Dominy, Columbus

2020-21 Meredith O’Brien, Cleveland

2021-22 Gerald Simmons, Columbus

2022-23 Dan Sabol, Columbus

2023-24 Joe Hada, Mayfield Heights

2024-25 Blaise Katter, Columbus

2925026 Ashley Jones, Cleveland