About
Legal Experience
- Attorney, The Law Offices of Christopher Scott Maher, Attorney at Law, LLC, 2020 – Present
- Attorney, Bailey Legal Group, 2019 – 2020
- Attorney, Cuyahoga County Public Defender Office, 1996 – 2019
- Attorney, Legal Aid Society of Columbus, 1991 – 1995
Speaking Engagements
- 2019 National Bar Association Region VI Conference of the Norman S. Minor Bar Association, Prosecution….Where are we going wrong?, 2019
- Litigating Fourth Amendment Claims, Suppressing Evidence in Search Warrant Cases, 2018
- Suppression Motion Preparation and Argument, Nuts and Bolts of Litigating Fourth Amendment Suppression Issues, 2004
- Creative Legal Practice as a Community Child Protection Strategy, Legal Rights of Children and Parents, 2002
- Violence and Childhood Mental Illness: Risks, Intervention, and the Justice System, Current Legal Trends, 2000
- Mandatory Bindovers in Light of State v. Hanning, Recent Developments in Juvenile Law, 2000
- Advanced Guardian Ad Litem Training, H.B. 484, Practice Considerations for Defense Counsel, 2000
- Constitutional Considerations in Policing, Race as a Factor in Traffic Stops, 1999
- Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997, H.B. 484, A Defense Perspective, 1999
- Battered Child Syndrome as a Defense in Delinquency Cases, Battered Child Syndrome, 1998
- (Monthly Presentation and Q&A to Cuyahoga County Jail Inmates), Child Custody and Guardianship, 1998
- Career Day (annual event in the Cleveland Public School System), Real Law, 1996
Sample of Case Results
- State of Ohio v. William R. Brown, Jr., Erie County Common Pleas Court, Case No. 2019-CR-0455, Not Guilty By Reason of Insanity on charge of Murder
- State of Ohio v. Crystal Cartwright, Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court, Case No. CR-18-635369, Not Guilty of all charges, including Felonious Assault and Assault
- State of Ohio v. Melvin Bradley, Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, Case No. CR-17-619131, Not Guilty of all charges, including Aggravated Murder
- State of Ohio v. C.H., Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court, Case No. CR-17-618077, Not Guilty of all charges, including Rape, Kidnapping, and Gross Sexual Imposition (RECORD SEALED)
- State of Ohio v. Mark Hall, Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court, Case No. CR-17-618257, Not Guilty of all charges, including Rape, Sexually Violent Predator, Kidnapping, Felonious Assault
- State of Ohio v. Lamont Wilkerson, Cuyahoga County Case No. CR-17-615741, Not Guilty of all charges, including Rape and Kidnapping
- State of Ohio v. P.S., Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Case No. CR-17-617421, Not Guilty of all charges, including Attempted Murder, Felonious Assault, Assault, and Vandalism (RECORD SEALED)
- State of Ohio v. Oscar Quintero, Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Case No. CR-16-608441, Not Guilty of all charges, including Unlawful Sexual Conduct with a Minor
- State of Ohio v. William Sharpley, Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Case No. CR-13-578525, Not Guilty of all charges, including Kidnapping and Gross Sexual Imposition
- State of Ohio v. S. B., Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court Case No. CR-13-576525, Not Guilty of all charges, including Felonious Assault (RECORD SEALED)
- State of Ohio v. Antonio Swanson, Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court Case No. CR-12-568033, Not Guilty of all charges, including Failure to Comply with Order or Signal of Police Officer
- State of Ohio v. Rashid Ali, Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Case No. CR-13-571685, Not Guilty of all charges, including Having Weapon While Under Disability
- State of Ohio v. Johnathan Hill, Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court Case No. CR-11-546693, Directed Verdict of Acquittal on all charges, including Kidnapping, Aggravated Robbery and Firearm Specifications
- State of Ohio v. Larry Knox, Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Case No. CR-11-550801, Directed Verdict of Acquittal on all charges, including Failure to Register as Sex Offender and Tampering with Records
- State of Ohio v. Cortez Bogan, Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Case No. CR-11-554513, Not Guilty of Aggravated Robbery and Robbery with Firearm Specifications; Guilty of Petty Theft
- State of Ohio v. H.S., Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court Case No. CR-11-552828, Not Guilty of all charges, including Kidnapping and Gross Sexual Imposition (RECORD SEALED)
- State of Ohio v. Jonas Allen, Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court Case No. CR-10-545401, Not Guilty of all charges, including three counts of Assault on a Correction Officer
- State of Ohio v. Kamal Blackwell, Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court Case No. 535373, Not Guilty of all charges, including Domestic Violence
- State of Ohio v. Joshua Armstrong, Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Case No. CR-09-530741, Not Guilty By Reason of Insanity on all charges, including Aggravated Robbery, Kidnapping, Felonious Assault, and Aggravated Menacing
- State of Ohio v. Samuel Reid, Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court Case No. CR-09-528895, Directed Verdict of Acquittal on all charges, including Aggravated Robbery and Kidnapping with Firearm Specifications, Theft, and Having Weapon While Under Disability
- State of Ohio v. David Jenkins, Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Case No. CR-09-525755, Not Guilty of all charges, including Domestic Violence
- State of Ohio v. Willie Allen, Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Case No. CR-08-512057, Not Guilty of all charges, including Failure to Register as Sex Offender and Failure to Provide Notice of Change of Address
- State of Ohio v. David Slapak, Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Case No. CR-07-499321, Not Guilty of all charges, including Assault on a Peace Officer
- State of Ohio v. Anthony Springfield, Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Case No. CR-07-496487, Not Guilty of all charges, including Domestic Violence
- State v. Andre Williams, Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Case No. CR-07-491983, Not Guilty of all charges, including Felonious Assault
- State of Ohio v. Ellis Wilson, Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Case No. CR-07-491816, Not Guilty of all charges, including Felonious Assault with Firearm Specifications, Trafficking in Drugs, and Having Weapon While Under Disability
- State of Ohio v. William Dial, Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Case No. CR-05-473855, Not Guilty of all charges, including Attempted Murder and Felonious Assault with Firearm Specifications
- State of Ohio v. Leslie Nelson, Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Case No. CR-06-478641, Not Guilty of all charges, including Felonious Assault and Theft
- State of Ohio v. Nathan Larkin, Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Case No. CR-05-470794, Not Guilty of all charges, including Trafficking in Drugs and Possession of Drugs
- State of Ohio v. Gregory Smith, Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Case No. CR-05-471901, Not Guilty of all charges, including Carrying Concealed Weapon and Having Weapon While Under Disability
- State of Ohio v. Matthew Smelley, Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Case No. CR-05-471661, Directed Verdict of Acquittal on charge of Burglary
- State of Ohio v. Nelson Gokey, Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Case No. CR-04-458301, Not Guilty of all charges, including Rape and Kidnapping
- State of Ohio v. K.J., Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Case No. CR-03-444426, Not Guilty of all charges, including Possession of Drugs (RECORD SEALED)
- State of Ohio v. Reginald Smith, Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Case No. CR-03-444535, Not Guilty of all charges, including Trafficking in Drugs and Possession of Drugs
- State of Ohio v. K.B., Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Case Nos. CR-03-435755, 437322, and 437323, Not Guilty of all charges, including Robbery and Intimidation of a Witness (RECORD SEALED)
- State of Ohio v. Charles Doyle, Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Case No. CR-02-428982, Not Guilty of all charges, including Trafficking in Drugs and Possession of Drugs
- State of Ohio v. Madaral Lewis, Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Case No. CR-03-432995, Not Guilty of all charges, including Trafficking in Drugs and Possession of Drugs
- State of Ohio v. Jayson Townsend, Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Case No. CR-03-432715, Not Guilty of all charges, including Attempted Murder and Felonious Assault with Firearm Specifications; and Having Weapon While Under Disability
- State v. Joseph Williams, Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Case No. CR-02-429035, Not Guilty of Assault on Peace Officer; Guilty of Disorderly Conduct
- State of Ohio v. Carl Reese, Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Case No. CR-02-428417, Not Guilty of all charges, including Possession of Drugs
- State of Ohio v. J.W., Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Case No. CR-01-413950, Not Guilty of all charges, including Felonious Assault (RECORD SEALED)