Mission Statement
The Cuyahoga Criminal Defense Lawyers Association ("CCDLA") is formed exclusively for charitable, scientific and educational purposes, including, without limitation, the following purposes:
To promote study and research in the field of criminal defense law and the related arts;
To disseminate by lecture, seminars, and publications the advancement of the knowledge of the law as it relates to the field of criminal defense practice;
To promote the proper administration of criminal justice;
To foster, maintain, and encourage the integrity, independence and expertise of the defense lawyer in criminal cases;
To foster regular meetings of criminal defense lawyers;
To provide a forum for the material exchange of information regarding the administration of individual rights and the improvement of criminal law, its practices, and procedures.
Past Presidents
Russell Tye
Mark A. Stanton
Linda V. Gonzalez
Charles Morgan
Fred Crosby
Stuart H. Lippe
Mark T. Rudy
David M. King
James M. Kersey
Robert L. Tobik
Robert A. Dixon
Mary Cay Tylee
Jeffrey F. Kelleher
James A. Draper
Kreig J. Brusnahan
Rocco J. Russo
J. Ross Haffey, Jr.
Mark R. DeVan
Michael C. Hennenberg
Jay Milano
Thomas E. Frye
Thomas Shaughnessy
Hyman Friedman
Ralph Sperli
William L. Summers
Gerald S. Gold
Jerry Milano
Hon. James J. Carroll
John P. Butler