Attorneys | Michael C. Hennenberg

Michael C Hennenberg

About Michael C. Hennenberg

For more than 30 years, Michael C. Hennenberg has defended people accused of serious crimes in federal, state and municipal courts in Cleveland and Northern Ohio. During that time he has earned a reputation as an effective defense advocate for people accused of white collar crimes, health care fraud, drug crimes and other felonies. Mr. Hennenberg also conducts an active appellate representation practice.

Michael C. Hennenberg has written and lectured extensively on topics in criminal law, and he is recognized as one of Ohio's leading criminal defense lawyers.

Michael is also Of Counsel with the firm of Dinn, Hochman & Potter, LLC.

EDUCATION

1971-1974

Cleveland State University, Cleveland Marshall College of Law, Cleveland, Ohio. Juris Doctor awarded June 7, 1974. Honors: Dean's List.

1966-1970

Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. Honors: Dean's List. Served as teaching assistant under the direction of Professor Frank F. Gibson, Department of Finance, The Legal Environment of Business. Served as research assistant to Dr. William L. Libby, Department of Psychology.

COURT ADMISSIONS

State of Ohio, November 9, 1974.
United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio,
November 12, 1974.
United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, October 5, 1977.
United States Supreme Court, May 17, 1978.
United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, July 27, 2004.

PRO HAC VICE

United States District Court for the District of South Carolina (Charleston)
United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia
United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

SELECTED REPORTED DECISIONS

Cuyahoga Cty. Bar Assn. v. Robert Garfield, 109 Ohio St. 3d 103 (Supreme Court of Ohio 2006(Michael C. Hennenberg, Co-Counsel for Respondent. (Attorney Discipline.)

Lake Cty. Bar Assn v. Donald Ezzone, 102 Ohio St. 3d 79 (Supreme Court of Ohio 2004), Michael C. Hennenberg, Co-Counsel for Respondent. (Attorney Discipline.)

James Samuel Sims v. Ted Engle, 619 F.2d 598 (United States Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit, 1980) cert. denied, 67 L.Ed.2d 374 (United States Supreme Court, 1981) Michael C. Hennenberg, Counsel for James S. Sims, Petitioner-Appellee. (Double Jeopardy)

Pepper Pike v. Doe, 66 Ohio St.2d 374 (Supreme Court of Ohio, 1981) Michael C. Hennenberg, Co-Counsel for Appellant. (Expungement of Arrest Records)

State of Ohio v. Thomas Pearson, 62 Ohio St. 2d 291 (Supreme Court of Ohio, 1980) Michael C. Hennenberg, Co-Counsel for Appellee. (Uncorroborated Testimony of Co-Defendant)

State of Ohio v. Lee, et al., 48 Ohio St.2d 208 (Supreme Court of Ohio, 1976) Michael C. Hennenberg, Co- Counsel for Appellant. (Speedy Trial - Statutory)

State of Ohio v. Robert Cornell, 72 OOp.2d 428 (Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court, 1975) Michael C. Hennenberg, Counsel for Defendant. (Speedy Trial - Constitutional)

CERTIFICATIONS

Criminal Trial Advocate, certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy Division of the National Board of Legal Specialty Certification, Massachusetts, December 1984-Present.

Certified by the Ohio Supreme Court's Committee on the Appointment of Counsel for Indigent Defendants in Capital Cases.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2004

Trial lawyer, Dinn, Hochman & Potter, LLC, Of Counsel. Responsibilities include criminal defense, defense of regulatory proceedings, civil fraud, criminal tax, civil litigation, and appellate representation in State and Federal Courts.

1999 - 2003

Trial lawyer. Hennenberg Law Office, formerly Hennenberg & Associates. Responsibilities include criminal defense, defense of regulatory proceedings, civil fraud, criminal tax, civil litigation, and appellate representation in State and Federal Courts.

1994 - 1999

Partner and trial lawyer. Hennenberg & Brown. Responsibilities included criminal defense, defense of regulatory proceedings, civil fraud, criminal tax, civil litigation, and appellate representation in State and Federal Courts.

1991 - 1993

Managing partner and trial lawyer. Hennenberg, Stuplinski & Zukerman, Cleveland, Ohio. Responsibilities included criminal defense, defense of regulatory proceedings, civil fraud, criminal tax, civil litigation, and appellate representation in State and Federal Courts.

1974 - 1991

Partner and trial lawyer. Greene & Hennenberg, formerly Fink, Greene & Hennenberg, Cleveland, Ohio. Responsibilities included criminal defense, defense of regulatory proceedings, civil fraud, criminal tax, civil litigation, and appellate representation in State and Federal Courts.

1973 - 1974

Legal Intern. Legal Aid-Public Defender's Office, Cuyahoga County, Cleveland, Ohio. Worked under the direction of William T. Wuliger, Esquire, First Assistant, Public Defender's Office. Responsibilities included assigned case load in Cleveland Municipal Court, Criminal Division; research and brief writing; investigation in support of felony case load; and research and writing of criminal appeals, State and Federal.

1972 - 1973

Law Clerk. Law Students Civil Rights Research Council, Cleveland Marshall College of Law, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio. Worked under the direction of Professor Ann Aldrich. Responsibilities included research and brief writing in criminal appeals, both State and Federal.

1972

Deputy Clerk. Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court, Child Support Division, Cleveland, Ohio. Worked under the direction of James Papp, Esquire. Responsibilities included interviewing with parties involved in child support matters and appearances before the Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

American Board of Criminal Lawyers, Fellow - 1997-Present.

Sixth Circuit Judicial Conference, Life Member - 2003 - Present.

Eighth District Judicial Conference, Charter and Life Member, Co-Chairman, Criminal Justice Commission - 1987-1988.

Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Charter Member. Board of Directors 1986-Current. Treasurer, 1986-1988.

Panel Member, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Common Pleas Court Arbitration Commission, Medical Malpractice, 1984-1987.

Ohio State Bar Association, Criminal Justice Committee, 1984-Present.

Criminal Law Journal Of Ohio, Editorial Advisory Board, Banks Baldwin Law Publishing Company, Cleveland, Ohio, 1989- 1992.

Cleveland Bar Association, Nominating Committee, 1989.

Cleveland Bar Association, Chairman, Victim of Crime Committee, 1988.

Cuyahoga Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, President 1987-1988.

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Brief Bank Committee, 1986-1988.

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, State & Local Bar Liaison Committee, 1986-1988.

Cleveland Bar Association, Board of Trustees 1985-1988.

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Lawyers Assistance Strike Force Committee, 1985-1988.

Cuyahoga Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, President Elect 1986-1987.

Cleveland Bar Association, Ad Hoc Committee to Establish a Public Service Clearing House for Matching Attorneys Wishing To Offer Public Service with Community Organizations Having Need for Such Service, 1985-1986.

Testimony before the Ohio Senate and House Judiciary Committees regarding proposed legislation H.B. 326 re jury waivers in criminal trials; H.B. 192 re: mandatory availability of pre-sentence reports to defendants and defense counsel, and H.B. 338 re requirement that co-defendant's testimony in criminal trials be corroborated, 115th Ohio General Assembly (1985-1986).

Cleveland Bar Association, Criminal Law Committee Legislative Liaison, 1983-1986.

Cuyahoga Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, founder and editor of quarterly newsletter with a mailing distribution of approximately 2000 lawyers, judges and others interested in the criminal justice system, including but not limited to the Supreme Courts of the United States and Ohio, Courts of Appeal for all districts in Ohio, and all Common Pleas and Municipal Courts in Ohio, 1978-1986.

Cuyahoga Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Board of Directors 1983-1985.

Cleveland Bar Association, Judicial Selection Committee, 1982-1985.

Cleveland Bar Association Task Force on Violent Crime, Steering Committee member and Co-Chairman, Robbery Sub-Task Force, 1982 to present. Directed the formation of the Cleveland Police Auxiliary, C-2 Base at King Kennedy Public Housing Project, founded March 26, 1984.

Cleveland Bar Association, Special Committee member on Criminal Trial Walk-Through for Young Lawyers, November, 1982.

Cleveland Bar Association, Criminal Law Committee, Past Chairman, 1981-1982.

Panel Chairman, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Common Pleas Court Arbitration Commission, 1974-1991.

Cleveland Bar Association, Criminal Law Committee, 1974-Present.

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

American Bar Association
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
American Board of Criminal Lawyers
United States Supreme Court Historical Society
Ohio State Bar Association
Cuyahoga Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
Cleveland Bar Association
Cuyahoga County Bar Association
Cleveland State University - Cleveland Marshall Law Alumni Association
Anti-Defamation League, Regional Board Member, 2001 - 2009

LECTURES AND MEDIA APPEARANCES

Guest lecturer, topic: "Ethical Considerations in connection with Ohio's New Discovery Rules in Criminal Cases," Death Penalty Seminar, Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, November 18, 2010.

Moderator, topic: "Death Penalty Defense Video Replay," Ohio State Bar Association, Cleveland, Ohio, November 18, 2009.

Guest lecturer, topic: "Trial Tactics & Novel Defense Strategies," Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Cleveland, Ohio, April 18, 2008.

Guest lecturer, topic: "A Practitioner's Guide to Professionalism, Ethics and Substance Abuse in Ohio," Lorman Education Services, Cleveland, Ohio, August 5, 2007.

Guest lecturer, topic: "Criminal Trial Walk-Thru Seminar," Cleveland Bar Association, Cleveland, Ohio, May 19, 2007.

Guest lecturer, topic: "A Practitioner's Guide to Professionalism, Ethics and Substance Abuse in Ohio," Lorman Education Services, Cleveland, Ohio, August 3, 2006.

Guest lecturer, topic: "A Practitioner's Guide to Professionalism, Ethics and Substance Abuse in Ohio," Lorman Education Services, Cleveland, Ohio, August 19, 2005.

Guest lecturer, topic: "A Practitioner's Guide to Professionalism, Ethics and Substance Abuse in Ohio," Lorman Education Services, Cleveland, Ohio, August 19, 2004.

Guest lecturer, topic: "A Practitioner's Guide to Professionalism, Ethics and Substance Abuse in Ohio," Lorman Education Services, Cleveland, Ohio, September 5, 2003.

Guest lecturer, Table Lodge Speaker, topic: "Masonic History and Law," Forest City Lodge, No. 388. F. A. & M.., 25 ^th Annual Table Lodge, Wednesday, June 18, 2003.

Guest lecturer, topic: "A Practitioner's Guide to Professionalism, Ethics and Substance Abuse in Ohio," Lorman Education Services, Cleveland, Ohio, September 5, 2002.

Guest lecturer, topic: "Criminal Advocacy - Voir Dire," The Ohio State Bar Association CLE Institute, Cleveland, Ohio, November 15, 2001.

Guest lecturer, topic: "A Practitioner's Guide to Professionalism, Ethics and Substance Abuse in Ohio," Lorman Education Services, Cleveland, Ohio, November 28, 2001. (Seminar originally scheduled for Tuesday, September 11, 2001.)

Guest moderator, topic: "Joint Bar Initiative on Civility and Professionalism: Time for a Change," Cleveland and Cuyahoga County Bar Associations, Cleveland, Ohio, January 25, 2001.

Guest lecturer, topic: "A Practitioner's Guide to Professionalism, Ethics and Substance Abuse in Ohio," Lorman Education Services, Cleveland, Ohio, September 22, 2000.

Guest lecturer, topic: "Plea Negotiations," The Ohio State Bar Association CLE Institute, Cleveland, Ohio, February 18, 2000.

Chairman, Cleveland Bar Association, Golf Outing Committee, Cleveland Bar Association, Cleveland, Ohio, 1999.

Guest lecturer and panelist, topic: "Handling the Domestic Violence Case," The Ohio State Bar Association CLE Institute, Cleveland, Ohio, August 20, 1999.

Guest panelist, radio program - WERE; Strictly Business, "Federal White Collar Crime," Cleveland, Ohio, February 20, 1998.

Guest lecturer, topic: "Litigation Essentials: Talking to the Jury," The Cleveland Marshall Law Alumni Association, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland, Ohio, November 2, 1996.

Guest lecturer, topic: "The Death Penalty - Is It Right for America? Is It Right For Free Masonry?" Forest City Mason's, Table Lodge Series, Cleveland, Ohio, June 28, 1995.

Guest lecturer, topic: Drug Treatment In Lieu of Conviction and Conditional Probation for Drug Treatment, Ohio Common Pleas Judges' Association, Columbus, Ohio, December 4, 1992.

Guest lecturer, topic: Defense Attorney's Role In A Criminal Case and Criminal Defense Pleadings, Cleveland-Marshall Law Alumni Association, Cleveland, Ohio, November 7, 1992.

Guest panelist, television program - TV 61; In Your Interest, "The Role of the Criminal Defense Attorney," Cleveland, Ohio, August, 1992.

Guest lecturer, topic: Pleading and Practice in White Collar Cases, Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyer's Defense of White Collar Criminal Cases, Cleveland, Ohio, July, 1992.

Guest panelist, radio program - WERE; The Gary Dee Show, "The Death Penalty," Cleveland, Ohio, May, 1992.

Guest lecturer, topic: The Defense Attorney's Role, Cleveland Bar Association Criminal Trial Walk-Thru, Cleveland, Ohio, May, 1992.

Guest panelist, television program - Continental Cable, North Coast Connection "The Death Penalty in the United States," Cleveland, Ohio, May, 1992.

Guest lecturer, topic: Death Penalty Case, Jury Voir Dire, Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyer's Death Penalty Seminar and Workshop, Cincinnati, Ohio, December, 1991.

Guest lecturer, topic: Preparation of the defense of a criminal case, Dyke College, Cleveland, Ohio, January, 1991.

Guest panelist, radio program - WERE; Inside the Law Business, "What's Clogging the Docket," Cleveland, Ohio, October, 1990.

Guest panelist, television program - Channel 5, The Morning Exchange "The Death Penalty - Is It An Appropriate Punishment," Cleveland, Ohio, April, 1990.

Guest lecturer, topic: Criminal Law and Procedure, Cleveland Bar Association Practice and Procedure Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, January, 1990.

Guest lecturer, topic: Persuasion in Pleading and Practice, Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Third Annual Superstar CLE, Columbus, Ohio, October, 1989.

Guest lecturer, topic: Criminal Law and Procedure, Cleveland Bar Association Practice and Procedure Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, February, 1989.

Guest lecturer, topic: Criminal Law and Procedure, Cleveland Bar Association Practice and Procedure Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, January, 1988.

Guest lecturer, topic: Criminal Law and Procedure, Cleveland Bar Association Practice and Procedure Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, January, 1987.

Guest lecturer, topic: Criminal Law and Procedure, Cleveland Bar Association Practice and Procedure Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, January, 1986.

Guest lecturer, topic: Grand Jury Practice and Procedure, Cuyahoga County Law Directors Association monthly meeting, Cleveland, Ohio, January, 1986.

Guest lecturer/moderator, topic: "What Every Lawyer Should Know About The The New Sentencing Statutes", Greater Cleveland Bar Association Third Annual Trial Advocacy Institute, Cleveland, Ohio, February, 1983.

Guest lecturer, topic: Criminal Law and Procedure, Greater Cleveland Bar Association Practice & Procedure Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, January, 1983.

Guest panelist, radio program - Cleveland State University, "The Law and You," Cleveland, Ohio, January, 1983.

Guest lecturer, topic: Motion Practice in a Criminal Case, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, Columbus, Ohio, February, 1981.

Guest lecturer, topic: Criminal Defense Lawyer's Perspective of the New Rules of Evidence, The Greater Cleveland Bar Association Advocacy Institute, Cleveland, Ohio, January, 1981.

Guest panelist, radio program - Cleveland State University, "The Law and You," Cleveland, Ohio, August, 1980.

Guest lecturer, topic: Appellate Advocacy, Cleveland State University, College of Law, Cleveland, Ohio, April, 1980.

Guest lecturer, topic: New Ohio Drug Laws, Cuyahoga County Criminal Courts Bar Association Seminar on Criminal Law, Cleveland, Ohio, September, 1978.

Guest panelist, radio program - Cleveland State University, "The Law and You," Cleveland, Ohio, August, 1978.

Guest panelist, television program - Channel 43 "Coffee Cup Series," Role of the Defense Lawyer and Prosecutor in a Criminal Case, Cleveland, Ohio, June, 1977.

ARTICLES and PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS

West Group fna West Publishing/Banks Baldwin, 1993 - 2006, Criminal Defense Motions and Pleadings, published on CD Rom, the Internet and Diskette, by the West Group as part of the Baldwin's Ohio Practice Library (co-authored by Michael C. Hennenberg and Harry R. Reinhart).

The Vindicator (Official Publication of the Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers) Winter 1992, "Deposition Testimony and the Alleged Child Sex Offense Victim: R.C. 2907.41" (co-authored by Michael C. Hennenberg and Marianne Milligan)

Criminal Law Journal of Ohio

Vol. 1, Issue 5, September/October, 1989, "An Analysis of R.C. 2951.041 - Drug Treatment In Lieu of Conviction"

Cleveland Bar Journal Vol. 59, No. 5, March 1988, "The Victims of Crime - An Overview"

The Champion (Official Publication of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers) Vol. II, No. 2, March 1987, "Conducting a Defense Jury Voir Dire Through the Judge in Federal District Court" (co-authored by Michael C. Hennenberg and Mark R. DeVan)

Cleveland Bar Journal Vol. 55, No. 9, July-August 1984, "A Success Story In The Fight Against Crime"