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From Law Clerk to Lawyer: Andrea Lawson

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The law firm of Parks and Meade would like to congratulate their Law Clerk, Andrea Lawson, who passed the Ohio Bar Examination on Oct. 25. Lawson will be sworn in on Nov. 12 by the Ohio Supreme Court. The law firm of Parks and Meade would like to congratulate their Law Clerk, Andrea Lawson, who passed the Ohio Bar Examination on Oct. 25. Lawson will be sworn in on Nov. 12 by the Ohio Supreme Court. Lawson, who lives in Clintonville, is looking forward to a career in criminal defense, family law and child advocacy.  Lawson’s experience as clerk at the Franklin County Public Defender’s Office sparked her interest in providing critical legal services to indigent individuals. “Everyone deserves representation,” she said, expanding further on the first-responder type of atmosphere […]

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ATTORNEY DARREN MEADE WINS LANDMARK FELONY SENTENCING CASE BEFORE THE OHIO SUPREME COURT

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Parks and Meade Partner, Attorney Darren Meade, won a major case before the Ohio Supreme Court this past week. With a combination of extensive legal research, persuasive writing, and effective oral argument, Meade swung a 4-3 decision in his client’s favor. The ruling will have a major impact not only on a Parks and Meade’s client, but on felony sentencing throughout Ohio. The Ohio Supreme Court agreed with Meade that the Ohio felony sentencing laws, as written, do not permit a felony prison term suspended for probation to be run consecutive (“back to back”) with a prison sentence actually imposed. For Mr. Meade’s client, that means a six month sentence in a lock-down facility has been vacated. Perhaps even more importantly, the client’s five (5) year suspended prison sentence (to

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