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Attorney
Laurence A. Turbow 
Cleveland, Ohio
Sole Practitioner
phone (216) 881-7939
fax (216) 881-6682
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Attorney Laurence Turbow is a highly experienced criminal defense attorney. He often represents clients in federal court in the Northern District of Ohio and the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals and has on many occasions represented Ohio residents in other federal districts. If you are under investigation or have been charged with a federal crime, Laurence Turbow will navigate you through and your case through the complex and changing federal criminal laws. He also is highly experienced in all Ohio criminal matters including white collar, embezzlement, fraud, tax fraud, wire fraud, insurance fraud, visa fraud, identity theft, mail fraud, pyramid schemes, extortion, money laundering, RICO violations, drug crimes, possession, trafficking, distribution, operating meth lab, manufacturing, marijuana, crack, cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, sex crimes, child pornography, child molestation, statutory rape, date rape, sexual harassment, prostitution, sodomy, pandering or pimping, child internet pornography, obscenity, murder, manslaughter, vehicular manslaughter, arson, traffic violations or DUI/DWI/OMVI  driving offenses.

Attorney Laurence Turbow is well known in the field of family law/ domestic relations, having over 30 years of experience in divorcedissolutionschild custody, relocation cases, spousal support and visitation. Mr. Turbow is often appointed by the Court as Guardian ad Litem for children in custody and visitation matters. He frequently appears in paternity, custody, visitation and child support cases in the juvenile  court.

Areas of Practice:
Divorce
Dissolution
Family Law
Child Support
Child Custody
Child Visitation
Property Division
Alimony
Spousal Support
Legal Separation
Grandparents' Rights
Protective Orders
Paternity Actions
Domestic Relations
Criminal Law
DUI Defense
Driving Under Suspension
CDL Violations
White Collar Crime
Sex Crimes
Federal Charges
Drug Offenses
Juvenile Law
Domestic Violence/Assault
Violent Crimes
Theft
Juvenile Law
Civil Litigation
Mediation and Arbitration
Litigation Percentage:
80% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
Ohio, 1976
U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio, 1976
U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1980
U.S. Supreme Court, 1980
Education:
Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland, Ohio, 1976
J.D.


Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, 1972
B.S.
Major:  History Education


Representative Cases:
Rodkey v. Rodkey, Cuyahoga County Case No. 262671 (Cuyahoga Cty. Dom. Rel. 2002)
United States v. Marenelli, (USDCND, Ohio  )
Honors and Awards:
Presidents Award, Cuyahoga County Bar Association, 1998 - Present


Joseph Lomberg? Award, Outstanding Volunteer Service, 1998


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Cuyahoga County Bar Association, 2006 - 2007
President


Cuyahoga County Bar Association, 2001 - 2006
Officer


Cuyahoga County Bar Association
Former Chairman, Client Relations Committee


Cuyahoga County Bar Association
Bar Admissions Committee


Cuyahoga County Bar Association, Family Law Section


Cuyahoga County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association


Ohio State Bar Association
Council of Delegates Member


Ohio State Bar Association
Legal Ethics and Professional Conduct Committee


Ohio State Bar Association, Family Law Section


Federal Bar Association


Cuyahoga County Bar Association
Former Chairman, Certified Grievance Committee


Ohio State Bar Association, Litigation Section


Past Employment Positions:
Kalk & Valore, Associate, 1977 - 1984


Kalk & Valore, Partner, 1984 - 1987


Laurence A. Turbow Attorney at Law, Sole Practitioner, 1987 - 1991


Turbow, Monastra & Mandell, Partner, 1991 - 1993


Laurence A. Turbow Attorney at Law, Sole Practitioner, 1993 - 1999


Valore & Turbow, LLC, Partner, 1999 - 2004


Languages:
English
Call Us Today (216) 881-7939

Serving clients in the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio, Cleveland, East Cleveland, Shardon, Willoughby, Medina, Akron, Beachwood, Lorain, Painesville, Mentor, Euclid, South Euclid, Cleveland Heights, Shaker Heights, Lakewood, Rocky River, Westlake, Brecksville, Parma, Cuyahoga Falls, Elyria, Ravenna, Garfield Heights, Lyndhurst, Berea, Bedford and other Northeastern Ohio communities in Cuyahoga County, Geauga County, Lake County, Lorain County, Summit County, Medina County and Portage County.