Atty. Michael E. Cicero
Mike Cicero has spent his entire career practicing at the local, state and federal levels across all areas of public sector law, including civil and criminal trial and appellate litigation, Section 1983 civil rights defense, and planning and zoning. Mike has been a municipal law director and/or prosecutor over his 30-plus year career and currently serves as the law director/prosecutor for the Village of Hunting Valley, the assistant law director/prosecutor for the City of University Heights, the assistant law director/assistant prosecutor for the City of South Euclid, assistant solicitor/housi
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Michael E. Cicero is a Member based in Cleveland, Ohio, practicing at Nicola, Gudbranson & Cooper, LLC. They have 34+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1992. Their practice focuses on business, real estate, zoning, litigation, and government. Admitted to practice in Ohio Supreme Court U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio (1992). Educated at Cleveland Marshall College of Law, Cleveland State University (J.D., 1991) and Miami University (B.S. Mass, 1987). Serves clients in Cleveland, OH and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Mike Cicero has spent his entire career practicing at the local, state and federal levels across all areas of public sector law, including civil and criminal trial and appellate litigation, Section 1983 civil rights defense, and planning and zoning
- Mike has been a municipal law director and/or prosecutor over his 30-plus year career and currently serves as the law director/prosecutor for the Village of Hunting Valley, the assistant law director/prosecutor for the City of University Heights, the assistant law director/assistant prosecutor for the City of South Euclid, assistant solicitor/housing prosecutor for the Village of Newburgh Heights, and the prosecutor for the City of Richmond Heights, the Village of Gates Mills and Mayfield Village
- For almost 25 years, Mike has served as legal counsel for the Northern Ohio Risk Management Agency (NORMA), a municipal self-insurance pool composed of 11 municipalities
- Mike also represents businesses, handling commercial trial and appellate litigation as well as corporate real estate transactions and related matters
- Career Prosecutor, South Euclid (2016-present)
- legal counsel (1998-2003) •Prosecutor, Richmond Heights (2014, 2016-present) •Prosecutor, Mayfield Village (2013-present)
- assistant prosecutor (1998-2013) •Prosecutor, Gates Mills (2014-present)
- assistant prosecutor (1998-2013) •Prosecutor, Hunting Valley (2008-present)
- assistant prosecutor (1998-2007) •Legal counsel, NORMA •Assistant legal advisor, SPAN •Prosecutor, Lyndhurst (2014-2015)
- assistant prosecutor (2007-2013) •Assistant prosecutor, Bedford (1992-1997) •Assistant prosecutor, Highland Hills (1992-1997) Publications and interviews •Author, ' Drunk-Driving Laws Tightened, ' NGC Legal Insights (Spring 2017) •Author, ' Preventing Credit Card Skimming, ' NGC Legal Insights (Spring 2016) •Source, ' Are Car Insurers Gouging Us over Speeding Tickets?, ' dailyfinance.com (April 17, 2014) •Quoted, ' Getting Busted for These 5 Traffic Violations Will Wreck Your Budget, ' gobankingrates.com (December 2013) •Quoted, ' Is It Worthwhile to Hire a Lawyer to Fight Traffic Tickets?, ” autoinsurancecenter.com (August 2013) •Author, ' Ohio in the Fast Lane, ' NGC Legal Insights (Summer 2013) •Quoted, “ Are Distracted Driving Laws Preventing Accidents?, ” www.eLocal.com (March 15, 2013) •Quoted, ' InsuranceQuotes.com Survey: One-Fourth of Adult Drivers Have Gotten Traffic Tickets in Past 5 Years, ' www.InsuranceQuotes.com (February 2013) •Author, ' Ohio Liberalizes Sealing of Convictions, ' NGC Legal Insights (Winter 2012-2013) •Author, ' When Is Weaving Not Weaving?, ' NGC Legal Insights (Winter 2012-2013) •Quoted, ' Texting-While-Driving Ban Goes into Effect Today across Ohio, ' The News-Herald (Aug. 31, 2012) •Quoted, ' Ohio Texting While Driving Ban in Effect, ' WKYC-TV Channel 3 (Aug. 31, 2012) •Author, ' Ohio Cracks Down on Distracted Driving, ' NGC Legal Insights (Summer 2012) Speaking engagements •Featured lecturer, 'Modern Building and Housing Prosecutions,' Northeast Ohio Municipal Prosecutors' Association (April 2024) •Featured lecturer, 'OVI Law Update, Concealed Handgun Laws, Traffic, and Search and Seizure Updates,' Suburban Police Anti-Crime Network (February 2017 - April 2017) •Featured lecturer, 'OVI Law Update, Concealed Handgun Laws, Traffic, and Search and Seizure Updates,' Valley Enforcement Group (February 2017 - April 2017) •Guest lecturer, 'Current Developments in Drunk Driving Law,' Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association seminar (November 2015) •Instructor on laws and regulations, classes for Ohioans seeking licenses to carry concealed weapons (2013-2014) •Featured lecturer, 'OVI Law Update,' CLE, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland State University (December 2013)
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Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
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Real estate attorneys handle home purchases, sales, commercial transactions, title disputes, and landlord-tenant matters.
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Civil litigation attorneys for breach of contract, business disputes, civil rights, and class action lawsuits.
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Why local counsel matters in Ohio
Practicing law in Ohio. Legal matters in Ohio are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Cleveland are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Ohio state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Ohio brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this venue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Ohio courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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