When you are facing criminal charges, who handles your case matters — and so does where they practice. Moran & Fisher, Attorneys at Law, LLC, is a Cleveland criminal defense firm with deep roots in Cuyahoga County's courts and a service footprint that extends across 17 counties in northeastern Ohio. From the lakefront courts in Cleveland to the county seats of the Mahoning Valley and the southern reaches of Summit and Stark Counties, Moran & Fisher represents clients wherever the charges arise.
Decades in northeastern Ohio courtrooms means the firm knows the courts, the judges, and the local procedures that shape how cases move. That familiarity is not a minor advantage — it is a meaningful part of effective criminal defense.
Counties We Serve
Moran & Fisher provides criminal defense representation throughout the following counties:
Ashland · Ashtabula · Cuyahoga · Erie · Geauga · Huron · Lake · Lorain · Mahoning · Medina · Portage · Richland · Sandusky · Stark · Summit · Trumbull · Wayne
Whether your charges arose in a municipal court, a county court of common pleas, or a federal district court, the firm is positioned to appear on your behalf and bring experienced trial-and-appellate defense to your case.
Cities We Serve
Moran & Fisher defends clients from communities across the region, including:
Akron · Ashland · Ashtabula · Bedford · Berea · Brunswick · Canton · Chardon · Cleveland · Cleveland Heights · Elyria · Euclid · Garfield Heights · Lakewood · Lorain · Lyndhurst · Mansfield · Medina · Mentor · Painesville · Parma · Rocky River · Shaker Heights · South Euclid · Wadsworth · Warren · Willoughby · Wooster · Youngstown
If your city or community is not listed, contact the firm. The service area described here is not exhaustive, and Moran & Fisher regularly appears in courts throughout northeastern Ohio.
Courts Where Moran & Fisher Appears
Local credibility is built case by case, court by court. Moran & Fisher has appeared in courts across the region, and the firm's Cuyahoga County criminal defense practice is anchored in the courts that matter most:
Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas — The principal felony trial court for Cuyahoga County. Moran & Fisher has decades of experience before this bench, handling the full range of felony criminal matters from arraignment through verdict and sentencing.
The Cleveland Justice Center — Home to the Cleveland Municipal Court and associated county facilities, the Justice Center is a courthouse where Moran & Fisher appears regularly on misdemeanor matters, preliminary hearings, and bond proceedings.
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio — For federal criminal charges, the firm is admitted to practice in the Northern District of Ohio and appears before the federal bench in Cleveland on criminal matters ranging from federal drug offenses to white-collar charges. Attorney Susan Moran has been selected as a CJA panel attorney in this court — a designation granted only to attorneys the court has found qualified to handle appointed federal criminal defense.
Beyond these primary courts, Moran & Fisher regularly appears in county courts of common pleas and municipal courts across the 17-county service area, handling felony and misdemeanor charges wherever clients need representation.
Why the Firm's Reach Matters
Criminal charges do not always arise at home. A DUI stop in Lake County, a drug charge in Summit County, or a federal investigation originating in the Northern District can send a Cuyahoga County resident into an unfamiliar court. Moran & Fisher's regional reach means you do not have to find a different lawyer for each jurisdiction. The firm's trial-and-appellate practice extends across northeastern Ohio, and the same depth of experience — more than 60 years combined, more than 100 jury trials, more than 500 appeals — follows every client regardless of where the case is pending.
Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Every case is different.