Peter T. Cahoon represented clients in trials and appeals of civil, domestic relations, and criminal matters in Summit, Medina, Stark, Portage, Cuyahoga, Tuscarawas, Wayne, Mahoning and Huron counties.
Tried approximately seventy-five cases to juries, primarily felony matters, including three capital murder trials.
Criminal cases he has defended include matters in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division, and these have included "white-collar" matters such as bank fraud, insurance fraud and R.I.C.O. matters.
Familiar with most of the federal judges in the Northern District of Ohio, and has worked professionally with most of the Assistant United States Attorneys in this district.
Appointed to the United States District Court Criminal Justice Act Panel.
Member of the Federal Court Committee of the Akron Bar Association assigned to organize and moderate the annual Federal Court Seminar, held on April 17, 1998.
Certified in 1996 as a Criminal Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy.
Represented clients as appellate attorney in more than one hundred cases in lower appellate courts (primarily the Ninth Judicial District) and six cases in the Supreme Court of Ohio.
Represented the Akron Bar Association and local attorneys before the Supreme Court of Ohio's Board of Commissioners on Grievance and Discipline and the Supreme Court of Ohio.
Currently practices in the areas of criminal defense, "white collar" criminal investigations, domestic relations and juvenile matters, and attorney disciplinary cases.
Recognized by Inside Business Magazine since 2001 as a Leading Lawyer in Criminal Defense in Northeast Ohio, as voted by his peers.
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