Cross Law Office, LLC

11/03/2026

Attorney Cross begins another jury trial tomorrow in Coshocton County! ⚖️

10/29/2026

Trial update:

Attorney Cross wants to thank the jurors of the Coshocton County Court of Common Pleas for their service over the last two days.

We received a Rule 29 Judgment of Acquittal on one count of Felonious Assault. Unfortunately, we came in second place on a third degree felony Domestic Violence charge, but that came with over 2.5 hours of deliberations by our jury.

The Court then proceeded immediately to sentencing, imposing a 4 year prison term out of a 5 year maximum sentence.

This was a tough case that required the use of interpreters throughout the duration of the trial.

Onto the next one ⚖️

10/26/2026

Attorney Cross is once again on the eve of another jury trial! ⚖️

10/15/2026

Attorney Cross will be out of the office on Friday, October 16, 2026. He is serving as an instructor for the inaugural OACDL Trial School on October 16-17. For all matters pertaining to his cases, please contact his assistant, Mariah, at 740-365-4040 Extension 2 or [email protected].

Cross Law Office advocates for our clients in criminal law and other legal practice areas. Schedule an initial consultation with our trial attorneys to learn more.

10/12/2026

Why us?

*Video done at our St. Clairsville office*

10/12/2026

Our offices will be closed today, October 12, 2026, in observance of Indigenous Peoples' Day/ Columbus Day. We will reopen on Tuesday, October 13 at 8:30AM.

09/29/2026

Attorneys Cross and Lenarz are headed to Texas! They will be out of office beginning Wednesday, September 30. They will return to office Monday, October 5.

DUIDLA will be hosting their 2026 fall seminar in San Antonio, Texas later this week, and Attorneys Cross and Lenarz will be attending to sharpen their skills for representing clients in OVI matters.

09/25/2026

NOT GUILTY!

Attorney Cross wants to thank the Jurors of the Tuscarawas County Court- Southern District for their time and attention today.

After about 25 minutes of deliberations, the jury returned verdicts of Not Guilty on both counts for his client.

Onto the next one ⚖️

09/16/2026

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Attorney Cross spent his day today in the Coshocton Municipal Court with several hearings, two of which included OVI cases that were resolved:

1. A 1st in 10 years OVI but with two prior offenses beyond 20 years. The State agreed the charge for "State OVI" or OVI while refusing to submit to a chemical test and a prior conviction in the last 20 years was improper. End result: a plea to a standard "impaired operation OVI" first offense with unlimited driving privileges and all jail suspended.

2. The second case was a true first offense with a high tier urine test component. That case was set for a suppression hearing, challenging many aspects of the initial investigation up until the point of arrest. As a result of negotiations prior to beginning the scheduled Suppression Hearing, the urine test charge was dismissed, and our firm's client proceeded with entering a plea to a 1st offense impaired operation OVI, subjecting him to a Driver's Intervention Program (DIP) in lieu of jail, which was proactively set up in advance by our client. This negotiation saved our client at least 3 days in the county jail on top of completing a DIP.

Some days go beyond jury and bench trials for good results for good people. This was one of those days.