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Founder, Fortress Law Group, LLC
Matthew draws on his background as a former Lake County Assistant Prosecutor and his Master of Science in Biochemistry to bring precision and strategy to criminal defense in Northeast Ohio. Whether you are facing misdemeanor charges, a serious felony indictment, or seeking to clear a record that is holding you back, he builds strategy rooted in the evidence and in what the law actually permits.
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