Ian Friedman is a partner at Friedman & Nemecek, L.L.C., a Cleveland-based criminal defense law firm. His practice is focused on criminal, cyber, and white-collar matters. He was the first lawyer to be named “Lawyer of The Year” by the Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in 2010. He is an Adjunct Professor at Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, where he teaches Cybercrime. Friedman served as President of the Cleveland-Marshall Law Alumni Association from 2012-2013. He is a Fellow of the American Board of Criminal Lawyers and served as President in 2018. He was elected President of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association for 2019-2020. As President of the Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, he was the driving force behind the overhaul of Ohio’s Criminal Rule 16. As a result of this effort, all state criminal cases now operate with greater transparency in what has become known as the “Open Discovery” system. In 2010, he was honored by the CMBA with the William K. Thomas Professionalism Award. In 2017, CSULAA named him as Alumni of The Year. His greatest satisfaction in the profession presently is ensuring that newly admitted lawyers are properly trained and mentored to begin their legal careers. Since its inception, Friedman has chaired the annual New Lawyer Bootcamp at the CMBA