Judge Anthony J. Russo, Presiding Judge
Judge Laura J. Gallagher
CUYAHOGA COUNTY PROBATE COURT

Judge Laura J. Gallagher

Judge Laura J. Gallagher

Probate Court of Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Administrative Assistant Bailiff Senior Staff Attorney Fax
Maria Firman
(216) 443-7557 		Edward Klatka
(216)443-7554 		Courtney Verardi
(216) 443-3287 		(216) 420-6821

Employment

  • Assistant County Prosecutor, Cuyahoga County, 1987-1990 and 2003-2009
  • Magistrate and Court Administrator, Medina County Juvenile/Probate Court, 1996-2003
  • Assistant County Prosecutor, Medina County, 1990-1996
  • Judge, Cuyahoga County Probate Court, Since 2009

Education

  • Case Western Reserve School of Law, Cleveland, Ohio, J.D., cum laude, May 1986
  • Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, B.A. cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, May, 1983

Memberships

  • Ohio State Bar Association
  • Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, Foundation Member
  • Adult Protective Services Interdisciplinary Team Steering Committee
  • President, Lawyers Guild of the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland
  • Irish American Law Society
  • William K. Thomas American Inn of Court

Leadership

  • President Elect, Ohio Association of Probate Judges
  • OAPJ Probate Modernization Committee
  • OAPJ Forms Committee
  • Ohio Judicial Conference Executive Committee
  • Ohio Judicial Conference Judicial Education Committee
  • Co-Chair Probate Law and Procedure Committee
  • Supreme Court of Ohio Commission on the Rules of Practice and Procedure
  • Supreme Court of Ohio Subcommittee on Adult Guardianship
  • Supreme Court of Ohio HB1 Implementation Work Group

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