David Gambino

5 days ago | cleveland.com | David Gambino

Courts and JusticePublished: May. 09, 2025, 11:48 a.m.The Ohio Supreme Court rejected claims that Judge Hollie Gallagher was biased against Charles Tyler, an attorney representing suspended East Cleveland Mayor Brandon King on public corruption charges.Patti Sapone | NJ Advance Media CLEVELAND, Ohio - The Ohio Supreme Court rejected a request to remove the judge presiding over the public corruption case against suspended East Cleveland Mayor Brandon King.

6 days ago | cleveland.com | David Gambino

Stafford Law partners faced multiple sanctions over trial delays before and after the 2013 killing of Aliza Sherman, allegedly murdered by firm attorney Gregory Moore on the eve of her divorce trial. CLEVELAND, Ohio – A Cleveland law firm billed Aliza Sherman $100,000 to represent her in the contentious divorce case against her estranged husband in 2011.

1 week ago | cleveland.com | David Gambino

CLEVELAND, Ohio - A judge has rejected a request by Cuyahoga County prosecutors to disqualify the law firm representing a Cleveland activist accused of extortion. The decision came after prosecutors argued Maryam Assar, a member of the Pattakos Law Firm, inappropriately met with victims of her client, Antoine “Fahiem” Tolbert, the day after he was arrested. Tolbert leads a group called New Era Cleveland that claims to stage armed street patrols in crime-laden neighborhoods to deter violence.

1 week ago | cleveland.com | David Gambino

CLEVELAND, Ohio - A Euclid man who shot and killed Alexander Eaton in Cleveland was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison. Augustus Frazier, 34, was convicted of murder, felonious assault and other offenses in the Aug. 8, 2023, shooting following a jury trial in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court last month. He was found not guilty of aggravated murder. His first chance of parole will come after 21 years.

1 week ago | cleveland.com | David Gambino

Ian Rich, 30, admitted to killing David Perez in an April 2024 interstate shooting. Prosecutors and defense attorneys agreed to recommend 35 to 40 years in prison.David GambinoCLEVELAND, Ohio - A Newburgh Heights man pleaded guilty Monday to involuntary manslaughter in the slaying of a driver on Interstate 77 last year. Ian Rich, 30, shot at David Perez and his wife, Jacqueline, of Garfield Heights as they traveled south on I-77 about 9:30 p.m. April 28, 2024, according to prosecutors.