R Paul Cushion II, Esq.

Current

• Attorney/CEO at The R. Paul Cushion, II, Esq. Law Firm for White Collar Criminal Defense, Criminal Defense, Civil Ri

Past

• National Rep at The Oreck Corp.
• Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Major Drug Offender Section at Cuyahoga County Prosecutor
• Assistant Attorney General, Federal Litigation Section at Ohio Attorney General's Office

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Education

• Cleveland State University - Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
• Kent State University

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Websites

• My Website

R Paul Cushion II, Esq.’s Summary

As an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Ohio, Federal Litigation Section, my responsibilities included all phases of federal court civil rights defense litigation (42 USC 1983, et seq.), beginning with the initial Answer of the Defendant continuing through with the appellate practice before the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals (see, e.g., Woodbridge v. Dahlberg, 954 F.2d 1231 (6th Cir. 1992)) and before the United States Supreme Court. All aspects of this position required thorough and continuing knowledge of every phase of federal court practice, and serving as a liaison between the Office of the Attorney General and other public offices which, at times, were diametrically opposed in political philosophies and parties. Knowledge and application of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure was of paramount importance.


As an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney for the Cuyahoga County Prosecutors Office, Major Drug Offenders Division, my responsibilities included the indictment, pre-trial litigation, jury and bench trials, securing convictions and follow through appellate briefs and arguments in all criminal cases related to the prosecution of major drug offenders and organized criminal enterprises. The indictment process included securing search warrants, presenting secret grand jury testimony, witness interviews, forfeitures and the use of Ohio R.I.C.O. statutes, inter alia, in combating drug trafficking. The pre-trial and trial phases included all motion practice, oral arguments to the court, witness and evidence presentation, jury instructions and all aspects of litigation. Appellate practice at all levels.

R Paul Cushion II, Esq.’s Specialties:

Appellate practice before the United States Supreme Court, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, The Ohio Supreme Court, and Federal and State courts throughout Ohio. Litigation in Federal and State Courts at the trial arena. I have tried, literally, hundreds of State and Federal cases.

R Paul Cushion II, Esq.’s Experience

• Attorney/CEO

  The R. Paul Cushion, II, Esq. Law Firm for White Collar Criminal Defense, Criminal Defense, Civil Ri

  (Law Practice industry)

  November 1986 — Present (23 years 2 months)

  Criminal Defense, White Collar Criminal Defense, DUI/DWI, 42 USC Sec. 1983 Civil Rights, Consumer Protection, Personal Injury, Public Records Requests/Mandamus, Sex-Age-Race-Ethnicity Employment matters, Litigation and the General Practice of law.

• National Rep

  The Oreck Corp.

  (Privately Held; Consumer Goods industry)

  October 2006 — March 2009 (2 years 6 months)

• Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, Major Drug Offender Section

  Cuyahoga County Prosecutor

  (Law Practice industry)

  June 1996 — August 1998 (2 years 3 months)

  Responsibilities included the indictment, pre-trial litigation, jury and bench trials, securing convictions and follow through appellate briefs and arguments in all criminal cases related to the prosecution of major drug offenders and organized criminal enterprises. The indictment process included securing search warrants, presenting secret grand jury testimony, witness interviews, forfeitures and the use of Ohio R.I.C.O. statutes, inter alia, in combating drug trafficking. The pre-trial and trial phases included all motion practice, oral arguments to the court, witness and evidence presentation, jury instructions and all aspects of litigation. Appellate practice at all levels.

• Assistant Attorney General, Federal Litigation Section

  Ohio Attorney General's Office

  (Government Agency; Law Practice industry)

  June 1989 — January 1995 (5 years 8 months)

  Federal Litigation Section
  
  Responsibilities included all phases of federal court civil rights defense litigation and employment law, beginning with the initial Answer of the Defendant continuing through with the appellate practice before the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals (see, e.g., Woodbridge v. Dahlberg, 954 F.2d 1231 (6th Cir. 1992)) and before the United States Supreme Court. All aspects of this position required thorough and continuing knowledge of every phase of federal court practice, and serving as a liaison between the Office of the Attorney General and other public offices which, at times, were diametrically opposed in political philosophies and parties. Knowledge and application of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure was of paramount importance.

R Paul Cushion II, Esq.’s Education

• Cleveland State University - Cleveland-Marshall College of Law

  JD, cum laude , Law , 1983 — 1986

  Graduated cum laude

• Kent State University

  B.S. , CJST/Public Admin , 1981 — 1983

  Activities and Societies:

  President, Lambda Alpha Epsilon

Additional Information

R Paul Cushion II, Esq.’s Websites:

• My Website

R Paul Cushion II, Esq.’s Interests:

Legal precedents in a prophalactic legal environment.

R Paul Cushion II, Esq.’s Groups:

Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
Ohio State Bar Association
American Bar Association

R Paul Cushion II, Esq.’s Honors:

Masonic Member

R Paul Cushion II, Esq.’s Contact Settings

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