Carlos Warner

Carlos Warner was born in Cleveland, Ohio. Ever since he was young his passion has always been to bring fairness to our justice system. And he has been chasing this objective ever since.

He earned his Bachelors Degree from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Clarion University in Political Science. While at Clarion University, he played football on a full athletic scholarship, was a 4 year starter and the team Captain. He earned a Masters Degree in Public Administration at the University of Akron. Mr. Warner also studied law at the University of Akron where he earned his Juris Doctor and served on the Akron Law Review. He graduated in the top 5% of his class, and was a member of the Mock Trial and Moot Court.

He has practiced law in Ohio since 1997 where he began his law career. Mr. Warner worked for 7 years as a Deputy Cuyahoga County Public Defender where he defended and tried criminal cases from juvenile to adult misdemeanors up to life felonies and appellate work. He later worked for the Federal government as an Assistant Federal Public Defender for the last 15 years. He was charged with all pretrial and trial responsibilities in the Northern District of Ohio and the District of Columbia. He represented 12 detainees housed in Guantanamo Bay. He was charged with appellate work in the Sixth Appellate District and the Court of Appeals for the District of Colombia. He has coordinated and participated in extensive media work which included appearances on CNN, MSNBC and many other media outlets.

Mr. Warner has handled thousands of criminal cases at the state and federal level. For the last 23 years, Mr. Warner has been working exclusively in the fight for justice for those most in need.

Mr. Warner is a licensed attorney with the Ohio Bar and is admitted in Federal Court, in the Middle District of Ohio.

Criminal Law

Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes

Personal Injury

Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death

Social Security Disability

Immigration Law

Citizenship, Family Visas, Green Cards, Investment Visas, Marriage & Fiancé(e) Visas

Civil Rights

Police Misconduct

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District of Columbia

District of Columbia Bar

Since 2007

Northern District of Ohio

Since 1998

Ohio

Supreme Court of Ohio Office of Attorney Services

Since 1997

6th Circuit

Since 1999

D.C. Circuit

Since 2008

ATTORNEY

SHERRIS LEGAL, PA

2020 - Current

ASSISTANT FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER

OFFICE OF THE FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER

2004 - 2020

DEPUTY PUBLIC DEFENDER

CUYAHOGA COUNTY PUBLIC DEFENDERS OFFICE

1997 - 2004

University of Akron

M.A. (1997) | Public Administration

1995 - 1997

University of Akron School of Law

J.D. (1997) | Law

1994 - 1997

Honors: Top 5% of class

Activities: Mock Trial Moot Court

Clarion University

B.A. | Political Science

1993

Honors: Full football athletic scholarship, 4 year starter and team captain.

State Bar of Ohio  # 0068736

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