Madelyn Grant
Top rated Criminal Defense attorney in Cleveland, Ohio
Friedman Nemecek Long & Grant, L.L.C.
Practice areas: Criminal Defense
Licensed in Ohio since: 2018
Education: Cleveland State University Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
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Friedman Nemecek Long & Grant, L.L.C.
1360 East 9th StreetSuite 650
Cleveland, OH 44114 Visit website
Madelyn Grant is partner at the law firm Friedman Nemecek Long & Grant, L.L.C., in Cleveland, Ohio. She is licensed to practice in Ohio and focuses her practice on complex criminal defense cases, with a particular focus on cybercrimes and white collar matters. She also takes on cases involving allegations of sexual assault and child pornography.
Ms. Grant is passionate about defending the rights of those who have been accused of wrongdoing. She is well-aware of the negative consequences of criminal defense matters and serves as a zealous advocate for their rights. She also has immense experience creating useful approaches for stings initiated by the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force.
With a bachelor’s degree in journalism, Ms. Grant graduated from The Ohio State University. She went on to study law at the Cleveland State University’s Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, obtaining her Juris Doctor in 2018. While in law school, she served as a law clerk at the Cuyahoga County Public Defender’s Office and later as a legal intern for a renowned judge at the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas.
Ms. Grant also served on the Cleveland-Marshall Moot Court team and participated in and won many competitions during law school. She currently coaches the Cleveland-Marshall Moot Court team, helping students to prepare for the competitions.
In addition to her law practice, Ms. Grant teaches cybercrime at the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law as an adjunct professor. She is active in the legal community and serves as a board member at the Cuyahoga County Defense Lawyers Association and the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Section.
Practice areas
Criminal Defense- 100% Criminal Defense
First Admitted: 2018, Ohio
Professional Webpage: https://www.iannfriedman.com/attorney-profiles/madelyn-j-gra...
Bar / Professional Activity
- National Association Criminal Defense Lawyers, Member, 2026
- National Association Criminal Defense Lawyers, Member, 2025
- National Association Criminal Defense Lawyers, Member, 2024
- Cuyahoga County Defense Lawyers Association, Treasurer, 2026
- Cuyahoga County Defense Lawyers Association, Treasurer, 2025
- Cuyahoga County Defense Lawyers Association, President, 2025
- Cuyahoga County Defense Lawyers Association, President, 2024
- Cuyahoga County Defense Lawyers Association, President Elect, 2024
- Cuyahoga County Defense Lawyers Association, President Elect, 2023
- Cuyahoga County Defense Lawyers Association, Vice President, 2023
- Cuyahoga County Defense Lawyers Association, Vice President, 2022
- Cuyahoga County Defense Lawyers Association, Board Member, 2026
- Cuyahoga County Defense Lawyers Association, Board Member, 2025
- Cuyahoga County Defense Lawyers Association, Board Member, 2024
- Cuyahoga County Defense Lawyers Association, Board Member, 2023
- Cuyahoga County Defense Lawyers Association, Board Member, 2022
- Cuyahoga County Defense Lawyers Association, Board Member, 2021
- Cuyahoga County Defense Lawyers Association, Board Member, 2020
- AFO Legal Access Program, Organizer and Co-Founder, 2026
- AFO Legal Access Program, Organizer and Co-Founder, 2025
- AFO Legal Access Program, Organizer and Co-Founder, 2024
- AFO Legal Access Program, Organizer and Co-Founder, 2023
- Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2026
- Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2025
- Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2024
- Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2023
- Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2022
- Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2021
- Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2020
- Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Moot Court Team, 2020
- Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2019
- Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2018
- Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, Board of Directors, 2022
- Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, Board of Directors, 2021
- Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, Chairperson, 2022
- Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, Chairperson, 2021
- Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, member, 2023
- Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, member, 2022
- Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, member, 2021
- Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, member, 2020
- Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, member, 2019
- Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, member, 2018
- Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, Member, 2018
- National Counsel for Jewish Women, Member, 2018
- Coach Sam’s Inner Circle Foundation, Board Member, 2022
Educational Background
- The Ohio State University, B.S. Journalism
- Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Bar Passage October
Scholarly Lectures / Writings
- Excluding and Diffusing Prejudicial State Expert Testimony in Sex Cases, Speaker, Excluding and Diffusing Prejudicial State Expert Testimony in Sex Cases, Criminal Defense Attorneys of Michigan Summer Training, Criminal Defense Attorneys Of Michigan Summer Training, 2025
- Combatting the "Rape Myth" Expert: A Case Study in Excluding and Diffusing Prejudicial State Expert Testimony, Speaker, Combatting the "Rape Myth" Expert: A Case Study in Excluding and Diffusing Prejudicial State Expert Testimony, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Convention, National Association Of Criminal Defense Lawyers Convention, 2024
- Combatting the “Rape Myth” Expert: Case Study in Excluding and Diffusing Prejudicial Expert Testimony, Speaker, Combatting the “Rape Myth” Expert: Case Study in Excluding and Diffusing Prejudicial Expert Testimony, National Child Abuse Defense & Resource Center, National Child Abuse Defense & Resource Center, 2024
- Emerging Trends in Cybercrime, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, Criminal law section, January 2019, Author, Emerging Trends in Cybercrime, CLEVELAND METROPOLITAN BAR ASSOCIATION, CRIMINAL LAW SECTION, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, Criminal Law Section, 2019
- Excluding and Diffusing Prejudicial State Expert Testimony in Sexual Assault Cases, Speaker, Excluding and Diffusing Prejudicial State Expert Testimony in Sexual Assault Cases, Vermont Public Defenders and Assigned Counsel, Vermont Public Defenders And Assigned Counsel, 2024
- 2023 Legal Updates Seminar, Speaker, 2023 Legal Updates Seminar, Geauga County Bar Association, Geauga County Bar Association, 2023
- Abortion Access Roundtable, Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple, Round Table, Abortion Access Roundtable, Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple, Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple
- CMBA Hot Talk, Speaker, CMBA Hot Talk, Your Reproductive Rights Update, Your Reproductive Rights Update, 2023
- 2023 Medical Legal Summit, Speaker, 2023 Medical Legal Summit, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association and the Academy of Medicine of Cleveland and Northern Ohio, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association And The Academy Of Medicine Of Cleveland And Northern Ohio, 2023
- Sex in The Spring: Attacking a Sex Case Before It Becomes One—Effective Approaches to Pre-charge Representation, Speaker, Sex in The Spring: Attacking a Sex Case Before It Becomes One—Effective Approaches to Pre-charge Representation, Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Ohio Association Of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2023
- Duty of Defiance: Movement Lawyering for Abortion Access, Speaker, Duty of Defiance: Movement Lawyering for Abortion Access, Cleveland State University College of Law Student National Lawyers Guild Chapter, Cleveland State University College Of Law Student National Lawyers Guild Chapter, 2023
- Journal of Law and Health Symposium, Speaker, Journal of Law and Health Symposium, Health Care & Privacy Law Consequences Post Dobbs, Health Care & Privacy Law Consequences Post Dobbs, 2023
- Post-Dobbs, Speaker, Post-Dobbs, The Medical and Legal Landscapes of Reproductive Rights in Ohio, The Medical And Legal Landscapes Of Reproductive Rights In Ohio, 2022
- Jewish Law Students Association Networking Panel, Panel, Jewish Law Students Association Networking Panel, Cleveland Marshall College of Law & Case Western Reserve University School of Law, Cleveland Marshall College Of Law & Case Western Reserve University School Of Law, 2022
- Career Week Presentation, Heritage Middle School, Cleveland, Ohio, May 2019, Speaker, Career Week Presentation, Heritage Middle School, Heritage Middle School, 2019
- I Am Evidence, Speaker, I Am Evidence, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, 2019
- Internet Scams on the Rise—Will You Be Next?, Cleveland Jewish News, August 2025, Author, Internet Scams on the Rise—Will You Be Next?, Cleveland Jewish News, Cleveland Jewish News, 2025
- The First Year Of Practice, Making It Through Is Half The Battle, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, YOUNG LAWYERS SECTION, January 2020, Author, The First Year Of Practice, Making It Through Is Half The Battle, CLEVELAND METROPOLITAN BAR ASSOCIATION, YOUNG LAWYERS SECTION, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section, 2020
- H.B. 228 & Self-Defense: Easier To Shoot or Proper To Defend? Attorney At Law Magazine, April 2019, Author, H.B. 228 & Self-Defense: Easier To Shoot or Proper To Defend?, Attorney At Law Magazine, ATTORNEY AT LAW MAGAZINE, 2019
Honors
- Cleveland Jewish News 12 Under 36, Members of the Tribe, Cleveland Jewish News 12 Under 36, 2022
- Crain's Cleveland Business' Notable Women in Law, Crain's Cleveland Business' Notable Women in Law, Crain's, 2025
- Best of the Best, Best of the Best, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2024
- Rising Star, Rising Star, Ohio Super Lawyers, 2025
- Rising Star, Rising Star, Ohio Super Lawyers, 2024
- Rising Star, Rising Star, Ohio Super Lawyers, 2023
- Ones to Watch in America, Criminal Defense and General Practice, Ones to Watch in America, Criminal Defense and General Practice, Best Lawyers, 2023
Office location for Madelyn Grant
1360 East 9th Street
Suite 650
Cleveland, OH 44114
Phone: 614-859-0203
Selections
- Rising Stars: 2023 - 2026