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Cleveland Criminal Defense Attorney, Joseph C. Patituce.
Joseph C. Patituce is a criminal defense attorney working for Patituce & Associates in Ohio. His Firm, Patituce & Associates, LLC, has an office in North Olmsted, Ohio. Attorney Patituce obtained his Bachelor's Degree from the State University of New York at Geneseo University. He obtained his J.D. from Cleveland Marshall in 2006, and he was admitted to the Ohio Bar in that same year.

Former Prosecutor, now a Defense Attorney
Attorney Patituce began working for the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office in 2006, and by the time he had left in 2010 he had taken over 100 cases to trial. He was responsible for taking cases ranging in level of severity from murder to drug charges to trial. He started his career as a prosecutor handling cases involving abused children, and ended his career in the general felony unit prosecuting a wide array of crimes.

Criminal Defense Practice
Attorney Patituce now practices as a criminal defense attorney for the Firm, Patituce & Associates. His Firm handles cases ranging from murder, rape, sex crimes, federal offenses, through to DUI and domestic violence. He employs two other attorneys and has a support staff to assist his clients.

Cases in the Media
Attorney Patituce has handled several high profile, media covered, murder trials in the last year. These cases include the State of Ohio vs. Michael Martin in Erie County as well as the State of Ohio vs. Michael Robinson in Licking County.

Additionally, Attorney Patituce handled the case of State of Ohio vs. Jolly Smith - another media case involving allegations that his 90 year old client forcibly raped someone. At the conclusion of the representation the State of Ohio dropped all felony sex charges.