Specialties
Joe Edwards is a Criminal Defense Attorney in Columbus, Ohio defending those who have been charged with Drug Charges, Weapons Charges, Sexual Offenses, Violent Crimes, Child Pornography, Ohio DUI Defense, White Collar Crimes, Juvenile Charges, and IRS Tax Charges. We get results through experience, skill, creativity, and hard work. In addition, we pride ourselves on an up to date knowledge of the cyber techniques law enforcement uses to investigate cases to ensure that the constitutional rights of our clients are protected.
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History
Established in 1990.
Columbus, Ohio Criminal Defense Attorney Joe Edwards focuses on criminal defense at the state level in Ohio and at federal levels. Joe has experience as a prosecuting attorney giving Attorney Edwards' representation of his clients a unique edge as he understands the requirements and needs of the prosecution, as well as having long-standing professional relationships with many state prosecutors and U.S. Attorneys.
Attorney Edwards has tried over one hundred felonies before a jury, argued over ten cases before the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, and more than seven cases before the Ohio Supreme Court. Joe has handled over one-hundred fifty criminal appeals and has represented persons accused in a diverse array of matters, from complex mortgage and securities fraud to civil wrongful death actions.
Meet the Business Owner: Joseph E.
Columbus Ohio Criminal Defense Attorney W. Joseph Edwards grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. After graduating from Thiel University in Greenville, Pennsylvania where he double-majored in chemistry and philosophy, he moved to Ohio to attend law school at the University of Dayton. While in law school, Edwards competed on the National Moot Court Team and worked as a law clerk for two years alongside renowned Dayton defense attorney, Daniel J. O'Brien.
After graduating from The University of Dayton School of Law in 1985, Edwards was admitted to the Ohio and Federal bars. He first began his legal career working as an Assistant Attorney General in the federal litigation section under Ohio Attorney General Celebrezze. Following a successful tenure at the Attorney General's office, Edwards worked as an Assistant Prosecutor for the Franklin County Prosecutor's office where he prosecuted a variety of crimes in Franklin County, Ohio.