Philip J. Korey

Philip J. Korey

Our firm handles legal matters in the following practice areas: Criminal Defense and Personal Injury Trial and Appellate Practice in State and Federal Courts.

Philip J. Korey

Philip J. Korey

Our firm handles legal matters in the following practice areas: Criminal Defense and Personal Injury Trial and Appellate Practice in State and Federal Courts.

Firm Overview

PHILIP J. KOREY has been selected as one of Ohio's Super Lawyers since 2009. Martindale-Hubbell has rated him AV, the highest, preeminent rating for legal ability and ethics. (1988-present)

Mr. Korey is a former associate of the late Ralph D. Sperli. Mr. Korey practices criminal defense ranging from white collar crime to DUI, including federal and state trials and appeals. He also represents physicians and other professionals before state licensing boards, and personal injury victims.

Mr. Korey has obtained acquittals in numerous jury trials. He has also successfully appealed convictions and later obtained acquittals.

Education:
-John Carroll University, Cum Laude; Cleveland Marshall College of Law (1980), Moot Court Best Brief Award, National Moot Court Team, Dean's List.

Some Highlights:

State v. Harper: Defendant was tried and convicted of trafficking in two kilos of cocaine and was sentenced to a mandatory 11 years. Mr. Korey began representation, filed an appeal, and obtained a reversal based on an invalid traffic stop and an improper inventory search.

In a complex federal prosecution, involving defrauding investors, the client avoided an indictment.

United States v. Abdelqader: Defendant was facing deportation after a plea of guilty in federal court. Mr. Korey filed a writ of coram nobis based on Padilla, the plea was changed, and the defendant avoided deportation.

State v. Tolliver: Mr. Korey began representation after the defendant received the death penalty for a double murder. Based on Batson, the trial court granted a motion for a new trial. At the retrial, Mr. Korey obtained an acquittal.

State v. Freeman: In a prosecution for the murder of her nine year old sister, the defendant was found not guilty by reason of insanity based on the controversial Isolation Explosive Disorder.

State v. May: After a plea of guilty to felonious assault on a police officer, defendant was sentenced to prison. Mr. Korey began representation and won a reversal on appeal based on a defective plea. He tried the case and obtained an acquittal.

State v. Mitchell: Defendant was on the FBI's most wanted list for the attempted murder of a Dunlop security guard. Based on the defense's presentation of a defective eyewitness identification, a substantial alibi, and evidence pointing toward another person, the state dismissed the indictment.

Mr. Korey has a number of successful, notable federal appeals including United States v. Montanez, 442 F.3d 485 (6th Cir. 2006), which has saved hundreds of Ohio federal inmates from being sentenced harshly under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines.

State v. Brown: Mr. Korey obtained a new trial for a defendant convicted of murder based on the failure of the prosecution to disclose an immunity agreement with a key state witness. The defendant had been convicted 22 years ago.

United States v. Korfant: Mr. Korey successfully defended a person in an anti-trust prosecution.

Hammonds v. RTA: A stab victim on a city bus brought a claim against the company based on inadequate security. A jury returned a verdict in her favor for the full amount she requested.

Professional Associations:
-National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
-Cuyahoga County Defense Lawyers Association
-Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
-Ohio State Bar Association

Presentations:
-Cross-Examination - Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (2013)
-Mock Trial Cross-Examination - West Shore Bar Association (2013)
-Principles of Cross-Examination - Cleveland Marshall College of Law (2013)
-Plea Bargaining - Cleveland Marshall College of Law (2005)
-A Primer on the Law of Exculpatory Evidence - Cuyahoga County Defense Lawyers Association (2002)
-OVI Trial Seminar - Cleveland Marshall College of Law (1995)
-Drafter of the Cuyahoga County Defense Lawyers' Model Rule 16 for submission to the Ohio Supreme Court (1995)
-Discovery - Cuyahoga County Criminal Defense Lawyers (1995)
-Criminal Motion Practice - Academy of Continuing Legal Education (1991)
-Insanity Defense - Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Forensic Clinic (1988)

Volunteer:
-Tutors constitutional law in the Cleveland Public High Schools for the Ohio Graduation Test (2010-present)
-Serves as a trial judge in inter-scholastic law school Moot Court competitions (2000-present)

Publications:
-"Kill", a poem reflecting on capital punishment was published in the Vindicator, the former magazine for the Ohio Criminal Defense Lawyers' Organization

Activities:
-Two time winner of the SADL Golf Championship
-Patron of the Cleveland Play House and Ohio Theater

Court TV:
-Commentator

Main Office

Main Office
526 Superior Avenue, East, Leader Building, Suite 410
Cleveland, OH 44114

Phone

216-771-7030

Criminal Defense

The law office of Philip J. Korey will represent your criminal defense legal matters.

Criminal Defense and Personal Injury Trial and Appellate Practice in State and Federal Courts

Philip J. Korey
Philip J. Korey

Member

Selected as one of Ohio's Super Lawyers since 2009. Martindale-Hubbell has rated him AV, the highest possible rating for legal ability and ethics.

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense; Personal Injury; Trial Practice; Appellate Practice
Admissions: Ohio; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; and U.S. Supreme Court.

Law School: Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, J.D., Dean's List Member, National Moot Court Team. Best Brief Award.

Member: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Ohio State Bar Association, Cuyahoga County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

Lecturer: Principles of Cross Examination, Cleveland Marshall College of Law (2013); Mock Trial Cross Examination, West Shore Bar Association (2013); Cross Examination Techniques, Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (2013); Plea Bargaining, Cleveland Marshall College of Law (2008); Cross-Examination, Cleveland Marshall College of Law (2005); Cuyahoga County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Exculpatory Evidence (2002); DUI Trial Seminar, Cleveland Marshall College of Law (1996); Cuyahoga County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Discovery (1995); "Criminal Motion Practice," Academy of Continuing Legal Education (1991); Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court Forensic Clinic, "Insanity Defense" (1988).

Place of birth: Cleveland, Ohio

Some Reported Cases:
-State v. Harper, 2011-Ohio-347
-United States v. Abdelqader, 2011, Case No. 1:05 CR 252, Northern District of Ohio, writ of coram nobis granted based on Padilla v. Kentucky, 130 S.Ct. 1473 (2010)
-State BMV v. Raus, 2011-Ohio-4937
-City of Strongsville/State of Ohio v. Troutman, 2007-Ohio-1310
-United States v. Montanez, 442 F.3d 485 (6th Cir. 2006)
-United States v. Ellis, 414 F. Supp.2d 780 (N.D. Ohio, 2005), reversed 497 F.3d 606 (2007)
-State v. Durham, 2006-Ohio-5015
-State v. Trikilis, 2005-Ohio-4266
-Hunter v. United States, 160 F.3d 1109 (6th Cir. 1998)
-State v. Dempsey, 83 Ohio St.3d 107 (1998), habeas corpus granted, Dempsey v. Tate, N.D. Ohio, 1:01 CV 02443
-United States v. Tandon, 111 F.3d 482 (6th Cir. 1997)
-Paluf v. Feneli, 100 App.3d 461 (Cuyahoga County, 1995)
-Paluf v. Feneli, 69 Ohio St.3d 138 (1994)
-State v. Hawk, 81 Ohio App.3d 296 (Summit County, 1992)
-United States v. Kotoch, 954 F.2d 340 (6th Cir. 1992)
-State v. Victor, 76 Ohio App.3d 372 (Cuyahoga County, 1991)
-State v. May, 64 Ohio App.3d 456 (Medina County, 1989)
-State v. Jurek, 55 Ohio App.3d 70 (Cuyahoga County, 1989)
-State v. Jurek, 52 Ohio App.3d 30 (Cuyahoga County, 1989)
-Jurek v. McFaul, 39 Ohio St.3d 42 (1988)
-United States v. Korfant, 771 F.2d 660 (2nd Cir. 1985)
-State v. Pauley, 8 Ohio App.3d 466 (Cuyahoga County, 1982)

Education

Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
Juris Doctorate,

Philip J. Korey
Philip J. Korey

Member

Selected as one of Ohio's Super Lawyers since 2009. Martindale-Hubbell has rated him AV, the highest possible rating for legal ability and ethics.

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense; Personal Injury; Trial Practice; Appellate Practice
Admissions: Ohio; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; and U.S. Supreme Court.

Law School: Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, J.D., Dean's List Member, National Moot Court Team. Best Brief Award.

Member: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Ohio State Bar Association, Cuyahoga County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

Lecturer: Principles of Cross Examination, Cleveland Marshall College of Law (2013); Mock Trial Cross Examination, West Shore Bar Association (2013); Cross Examination Techniques, Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (2013); Plea Bargaining, Cleveland Marshall College of Law (2008); Cross-Examination, Cleveland Marshall College of Law (2005); Cuyahoga County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Exculpatory Evidence (2002); DUI Trial Seminar, Cleveland Marshall College of Law (1996); Cuyahoga County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Discovery (1995); "Criminal Motion Practice," Academy of Continuing Legal Education (1991); Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court Forensic Clinic, "Insanity Defense" (1988).

Place of birth: Cleveland, Ohio

Some Reported Cases:
-State v. Harper, 2011-Ohio-347
-United States v. Abdelqader, 2011, Case No. 1:05 CR 252, Northern District of Ohio, writ of coram nobis granted based on Padilla v. Kentucky, 130 S.Ct. 1473 (2010)
-State BMV v. Raus, 2011-Ohio-4937
-City of Strongsville/State of Ohio v. Troutman, 2007-Ohio-1310
-United States v. Montanez, 442 F.3d 485 (6th Cir. 2006)
-United States v. Ellis, 414 F. Supp.2d 780 (N.D. Ohio, 2005), reversed 497 F.3d 606 (2007)
-State v. Durham, 2006-Ohio-5015
-State v. Trikilis, 2005-Ohio-4266
-Hunter v. United States, 160 F.3d 1109 (6th Cir. 1998)
-State v. Dempsey, 83 Ohio St.3d 107 (1998), habeas corpus granted, Dempsey v. Tate, N.D. Ohio, 1:01 CV 02443
-United States v. Tandon, 111 F.3d 482 (6th Cir. 1997)
-Paluf v. Feneli, 100 App.3d 461 (Cuyahoga County, 1995)
-Paluf v. Feneli, 69 Ohio St.3d 138 (1994)
-State v. Hawk, 81 Ohio App.3d 296 (Summit County, 1992)
-United States v. Kotoch, 954 F.2d 340 (6th Cir. 1992)
-State v. Victor, 76 Ohio App.3d 372 (Cuyahoga County, 1991)
-State v. May, 64 Ohio App.3d 456 (Medina County, 1989)
-State v. Jurek, 55 Ohio App.3d 70 (Cuyahoga County, 1989)
-State v. Jurek, 52 Ohio App.3d 30 (Cuyahoga County, 1989)
-Jurek v. McFaul, 39 Ohio St.3d 42 (1988)
-United States v. Korfant, 771 F.2d 660 (2nd Cir. 1985)
-State v. Pauley, 8 Ohio App.3d 466 (Cuyahoga County, 1982)

Education

Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Juris Doctorate,


Firm Overview

PHILIP J. KOREY has been selected as one of Ohio's Super Lawyers since 2009. Martindale-Hubbell has rated him AV, the highest, preeminent rating for legal ability and ethics. (1988-present)

Mr. Korey is a former associate of the late Ralph D. Sperli. Mr. Korey practices criminal defense ranging from white collar crime to DUI, including federal and state trials and appeals. He also represents physicians and other professionals before state licensing boards, and personal injury victims.

Mr. Korey has obtained acquittals in numerous jury trials. He has also successfully appealed convictions and later obtained acquittals.

Education:
-John Carroll University, Cum Laude; Cleveland Marshall College of Law (1980), Moot Court Best Brief Award, National Moot Court Team, Dean's List.

Some Highlights:

State v. Harper: Defendant was tried and convicted of trafficking in two kilos of cocaine and was sentenced to a mandatory 11 years. Mr. Korey began representation, filed an appeal, and obtained a reversal based on an invalid traffic stop and an improper inventory search.

In a complex federal prosecution, involving defrauding investors, the client avoided an indictment.

United States v. Abdelqader: Defendant was facing deportation after a plea of guilty in federal court. Mr. Korey filed a writ of coram nobis based on Padilla, the plea was changed, and the defendant avoided deportation.

State v. Tolliver: Mr. Korey began representation after the defendant received the death penalty for a double murder. Based on Batson, the trial court granted a motion for a new trial. At the retrial, Mr. Korey obtained an acquittal.

State v. Freeman: In a prosecution for the murder of her nine year old sister, the defendant was found not guilty by reason of insanity based on the controversial Isolation Explosive Disorder.

State v. May: After a plea of guilty to felonious assault on a police officer, defendant was sentenced to prison. Mr. Korey began representation and won a reversal on appeal based on a defective plea. He tried the case and obtained an acquittal.

State v. Mitchell: Defendant was on the FBI's most wanted list for the attempted murder of a Dunlop security guard. Based on the defense's presentation of a defective eyewitness identification, a substantial alibi, and evidence pointing toward another person, the state dismissed the indictment.

Mr. Korey has a number of successful, notable federal appeals including United States v. Montanez, 442 F.3d 485 (6th Cir. 2006), which has saved hundreds of Ohio federal inmates from being sentenced harshly under the Federal Sentencing Guidelines.

State v. Brown: Mr. Korey obtained a new trial for a defendant convicted of murder based on the failure of the prosecution to disclose an immunity agreement with a key state witness. The defendant had been convicted 22 years ago.

United States v. Korfant: Mr. Korey successfully defended a person in an anti-trust prosecution.

Hammonds v. RTA: A stab victim on a city bus brought a claim against the company based on inadequate security. A jury returned a verdict in her favor for the full amount she requested.

Professional Associations:
-National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
-Cuyahoga County Defense Lawyers Association
-Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
-Ohio State Bar Association

Presentations:
-Cross-Examination - Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (2013)
-Mock Trial Cross-Examination - West Shore Bar Association (2013)
-Principles of Cross-Examination - Cleveland Marshall College of Law (2013)
-Plea Bargaining - Cleveland Marshall College of Law (2005)
-A Primer on the Law of Exculpatory Evidence - Cuyahoga County Defense Lawyers Association (2002)
-OVI Trial Seminar - Cleveland Marshall College of Law (1995)
-Drafter of the Cuyahoga County Defense Lawyers' Model Rule 16 for submission to the Ohio Supreme Court (1995)
-Discovery - Cuyahoga County Criminal Defense Lawyers (1995)
-Criminal Motion Practice - Academy of Continuing Legal Education (1991)
-Insanity Defense - Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Forensic Clinic (1988)

Volunteer:
-Tutors constitutional law in the Cleveland Public High Schools for the Ohio Graduation Test (2010-present)
-Serves as a trial judge in inter-scholastic law school Moot Court competitions (2000-present)

Publications:
-"Kill", a poem reflecting on capital punishment was published in the Vindicator, the former magazine for the Ohio Criminal Defense Lawyers' Organization

Activities:
-Two time winner of the SADL Golf Championship
-Patron of the Cleveland Play House and Ohio Theater

Court TV:
-Commentator

Main Office

Main Office
526 Superior Avenue, East, Leader Building, Suite 410
Cleveland, OH 44114

Phone

216-771-7030

Criminal Defense

The law office of Philip J. Korey will represent your criminal defense legal matters.

Criminal Defense and Personal Injury Trial and Appellate Practice in State and Federal Courts

Philip J. Korey
Philip J. Korey

Member

Selected as one of Ohio's Super Lawyers since 2009. Martindale-Hubbell has rated him AV, the highest possible rating for legal ability and ethics.

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense; Personal Injury; Trial Practice; Appellate Practice
Admissions: Ohio; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; and U.S. Supreme Court.

Law School: Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, J.D., Dean's List Member, National Moot Court Team. Best Brief Award.

Member: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Ohio State Bar Association, Cuyahoga County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

Lecturer: Principles of Cross Examination, Cleveland Marshall College of Law (2013); Mock Trial Cross Examination, West Shore Bar Association (2013); Cross Examination Techniques, Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (2013); Plea Bargaining, Cleveland Marshall College of Law (2008); Cross-Examination, Cleveland Marshall College of Law (2005); Cuyahoga County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Exculpatory Evidence (2002); DUI Trial Seminar, Cleveland Marshall College of Law (1996); Cuyahoga County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Discovery (1995); "Criminal Motion Practice," Academy of Continuing Legal Education (1991); Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court Forensic Clinic, "Insanity Defense" (1988).

Place of birth: Cleveland, Ohio

Some Reported Cases:
-State v. Harper, 2011-Ohio-347
-United States v. Abdelqader, 2011, Case No. 1:05 CR 252, Northern District of Ohio, writ of coram nobis granted based on Padilla v. Kentucky, 130 S.Ct. 1473 (2010)
-State BMV v. Raus, 2011-Ohio-4937
-City of Strongsville/State of Ohio v. Troutman, 2007-Ohio-1310
-United States v. Montanez, 442 F.3d 485 (6th Cir. 2006)
-United States v. Ellis, 414 F. Supp.2d 780 (N.D. Ohio, 2005), reversed 497 F.3d 606 (2007)
-State v. Durham, 2006-Ohio-5015
-State v. Trikilis, 2005-Ohio-4266
-Hunter v. United States, 160 F.3d 1109 (6th Cir. 1998)
-State v. Dempsey, 83 Ohio St.3d 107 (1998), habeas corpus granted, Dempsey v. Tate, N.D. Ohio, 1:01 CV 02443
-United States v. Tandon, 111 F.3d 482 (6th Cir. 1997)
-Paluf v. Feneli, 100 App.3d 461 (Cuyahoga County, 1995)
-Paluf v. Feneli, 69 Ohio St.3d 138 (1994)
-State v. Hawk, 81 Ohio App.3d 296 (Summit County, 1992)
-United States v. Kotoch, 954 F.2d 340 (6th Cir. 1992)
-State v. Victor, 76 Ohio App.3d 372 (Cuyahoga County, 1991)
-State v. May, 64 Ohio App.3d 456 (Medina County, 1989)
-State v. Jurek, 55 Ohio App.3d 70 (Cuyahoga County, 1989)
-State v. Jurek, 52 Ohio App.3d 30 (Cuyahoga County, 1989)
-Jurek v. McFaul, 39 Ohio St.3d 42 (1988)
-United States v. Korfant, 771 F.2d 660 (2nd Cir. 1985)
-State v. Pauley, 8 Ohio App.3d 466 (Cuyahoga County, 1982)

Education

Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
Juris Doctorate,

Philip J. Korey
Philip J. Korey

Member

Selected as one of Ohio's Super Lawyers since 2009. Martindale-Hubbell has rated him AV, the highest possible rating for legal ability and ethics.

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense; Personal Injury; Trial Practice; Appellate Practice
Admissions: Ohio; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; and U.S. Supreme Court.

Law School: Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, J.D., Dean's List Member, National Moot Court Team. Best Brief Award.

Member: National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Ohio State Bar Association, Cuyahoga County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

Lecturer: Principles of Cross Examination, Cleveland Marshall College of Law (2013); Mock Trial Cross Examination, West Shore Bar Association (2013); Cross Examination Techniques, Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (2013); Plea Bargaining, Cleveland Marshall College of Law (2008); Cross-Examination, Cleveland Marshall College of Law (2005); Cuyahoga County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Exculpatory Evidence (2002); DUI Trial Seminar, Cleveland Marshall College of Law (1996); Cuyahoga County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Discovery (1995); "Criminal Motion Practice," Academy of Continuing Legal Education (1991); Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court Forensic Clinic, "Insanity Defense" (1988).

Place of birth: Cleveland, Ohio

Some Reported Cases:
-State v. Harper, 2011-Ohio-347
-United States v. Abdelqader, 2011, Case No. 1:05 CR 252, Northern District of Ohio, writ of coram nobis granted based on Padilla v. Kentucky, 130 S.Ct. 1473 (2010)
-State BMV v. Raus, 2011-Ohio-4937
-City of Strongsville/State of Ohio v. Troutman, 2007-Ohio-1310
-United States v. Montanez, 442 F.3d 485 (6th Cir. 2006)
-United States v. Ellis, 414 F. Supp.2d 780 (N.D. Ohio, 2005), reversed 497 F.3d 606 (2007)
-State v. Durham, 2006-Ohio-5015
-State v. Trikilis, 2005-Ohio-4266
-Hunter v. United States, 160 F.3d 1109 (6th Cir. 1998)
-State v. Dempsey, 83 Ohio St.3d 107 (1998), habeas corpus granted, Dempsey v. Tate, N.D. Ohio, 1:01 CV 02443
-United States v. Tandon, 111 F.3d 482 (6th Cir. 1997)
-Paluf v. Feneli, 100 App.3d 461 (Cuyahoga County, 1995)
-Paluf v. Feneli, 69 Ohio St.3d 138 (1994)
-State v. Hawk, 81 Ohio App.3d 296 (Summit County, 1992)
-United States v. Kotoch, 954 F.2d 340 (6th Cir. 1992)
-State v. Victor, 76 Ohio App.3d 372 (Cuyahoga County, 1991)
-State v. May, 64 Ohio App.3d 456 (Medina County, 1989)
-State v. Jurek, 55 Ohio App.3d 70 (Cuyahoga County, 1989)
-State v. Jurek, 52 Ohio App.3d 30 (Cuyahoga County, 1989)
-Jurek v. McFaul, 39 Ohio St.3d 42 (1988)
-United States v. Korfant, 771 F.2d 660 (2nd Cir. 1985)
-State v. Pauley, 8 Ohio App.3d 466 (Cuyahoga County, 1982)

Education

Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Juris Doctorate,


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