Peter T. Cahoon
Partner
Family Law
Litigation

Practice Area And Professional Expertise

• Past Co-Chair of the Litigation Practice Group. (2002-2005)
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Listed: The Best Lawyers in America® 2003 - 2010 editions.
  
  
• Recognized as one of Ohio's Super Lawyers™ in 2004 - 2010, as voted by his peers.
  
  
• Martindale-Hubbell Rating of AV, which indicates very high to pre-eminent legal ability and very high ethical standards as established by confidential opinions from the members of the Bar.
  

Education
The University of Akron School of Law, Akron, Ohio (J.D., 1977)
New York University, New York, New York (B.A., 1974)

Courts & Bar Associations
Supreme Court of Ohio (1977)
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio (1978)
U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit (1993)
American Bar Association
Ohio State Bar Association (Elected Member, Council of Delegates, 2005-2006 and 2007-           2008 terms)
Akron Bar Association (President, 2004-2005; Treasurer, 1991-1993; Chairman of          Grievance Committee, 1988-1989; Chairman of Investigative Sub-Committee, 1987-         1988; Chairman of Criminal Law Committee, 1983-1984; Member of Executive          Committee, 1987-1990; and Executive Board,1991-1993)
Akron Bar Association Foundation (Fellow since 1990; Member, Board of Governors, 1997-           current)
Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Member, Board of Directors, 1990-1992)

Professional & Civic Affiliations
United Way solicitor for Akron Bar Association (since 1994)
Member: City of Hudson Board of Zoning and Building Appeals (since 1994, appointed to
         current four-year term commencing January 1998)
Assistant Coach: Hudson Girls Youth Softball and Basketball (1997-present)
Recipient: Quine Award from The University of Akron School of Law
Adjunct Professor of Trial Advocacy at The University of Akron School of Law (since 1993)