In the Media
In the News
Gordon Friedman & Terry Gilbert are widely known figures in the legal community. Listed below are some prominent cases in which our lawyers have defended people's rights:
- Gordon Friedman received the 2009 Al Horn Memorial Award from the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) Legal Committee for a "lifetime of ceaseless work to advance the cause of criminal justice".
- In 2009, Terry Gilbert provides a lawyer's perspective on the Brandon McCloud shooting
- Terry Gilbert speaks about the exoneration of Dr. Sam Sheppard. In a widely publicized case, Dr. Sheppard was wrongfully convicted of his wife's murder.
- CNN reports on the DNA evidence that cleared Dr. Sheppard and Terry Gilbert's savvy defense.
- The New York Times also explains the importance of DNA in the Sam Sheppard case, calling it "the OJ Simpson trial of the 1950s."
- Terry Gilbert fights the good fight against the War on Drugs and police corruption in this article from Common Sense for Drug Policy.
- Mr. Gilbert fights a preposterous decision in the case of Carol Fisher, sentence to a psychological evaluation for speaking out against President Bush.
- Hear Terry Gilbert speak against police corruption and oppressive violence toward citizens on this WCPN public radio recording
- Terry Gilbert defends Zubair Ahmed in flimsy suspected terrorism charges issued by the U.S. government.
- Mr. Gilbert condemns the government's policy of spying on citizens without warning or warrant in The Huffington Post
- An American lawyer in Pakistan- Terry Gilbert visits Lahore, Pakistan to lecture on the use of DNA evidence and discusses his journey
- Terry Gilbert's work in the Innocence Project and knowledge of DNA evidence frees more wrongfully convicted and imprisoned citizens
- Arlo Looking Cloud was wrongfully imprisoned after cooperating with police on one of the most notorious Native American murders in history. Terry Gilbert helps unmask the deception the government used against Looking Cloud in a pro bono appeal
- Terry Gilbert's trial litigation prowess frees wrongfully convicted Black revolutionary Abdul Haqq, who had been charged with a 1984 Cleveland murder
- Terry Gilbert fights for justice and free speech in the Cleveland Indians "Wahoo" case
- More from Terry Gilbert's defense of the Anti-Racist Five against the Cleveland Indians
- In 2009, Terry Gilbert achieved settlement in the McCullaugh lawsuit.
Public Speaking Engagements
- Terry Gilbert will speak at the University of Akron Law School on February 18, 2009 on "Remedies for Wrongful Convictions".
- Terry Gilbert will be a featured panelist on "The Future of the Forensic Sciences - A Symposium" at Cleveland State Law College on March 19, 2009 at noon.
- Gordon Friedman will speak at "Police Liability in Ohio" on April 15, 2009.
Friedman & Gilbert Criminal Justice Forum
Gordon Friedman and Terry Gilbert conduct an annual forum at the Cleveland Marshall School of Law, Cleveland State University. The Friedman & Gilbert Criminal Justice Forum is a well-attended and anticipated event each year.
April 16, 2010; 5:00 p.m.
The 2010 Friedman & Gilbert Criminal Justice Forum I
Hon. Nancy Gertner
US District Court of Massachusetts
Lecture: Have we become a Punitive Society, a view from the bench
Information on Last Years Forum:
October 2, 2008; 5:00 p.m.
The 2008 Friedman & Gilbert Criminal Justice Forum I
Jonathan Turley
The J.B. and Maurice C. Shapiro Professor of Public Interest Law
Director of the Environmental Law Advocacy Center
Executive Director, Project for Older Prisoners
George Washington University Law School
Lecture: The Body Count Culture: Evaluating the Bush Administration's Record of Terrorism Prosecution
