Allen, Frank D.

At The Law Office of Eric J. Allen, Ltd., in Columbus, Ohio, our criminal law attorneys effectively represent all criminal defendants. If you have been convicted of, charged with, or arrested for a criminal offense, contact our criminal law lawyers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Located in Columbus, Ohio, we aggressively represent clients throughout Ohio, including the cities of Columbus, Lancaster, Newark, Delaware, and Marysville and the counties and surrounding areas of Franklin, Fairfield, and Delaware.

In 1995, our founder, Eric Allen, Esq., received his bachelor of arts degree from Albion College and then his juris doctorate from Ohio Northern University-Pettit College of Law in 2000. Mr. Allen is on the board of directors for the Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and a member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. After practicing for a general practice law firm, concentrating on criminal law and criminal defense matters, Mr. Allen opened The Law Office of Eric J. Allen, Ltd. in order to provide effective, compassionate, and knowledgeable legal representation to all criminal defendants and appellate clients.

Types of cases handled

Aggravated murder with death specifications

Rape of a child under ten years old carrying a life sentence

Drug trafficking in state and federal court

Negotiation

Negotiated with Franklin County Assistant to dismiss charges against a client charged with passing bad checks

Negotiated with a Franklin county assistant to reduce a gross sexual imposition and kidnapping case to a simple misdemeanor assault.

Negotiated with a Franklin county assistant to reduce a second degree burglary to a misdemeanor

Negotiated an importuning case from a felony to a non sexually oriented offense which did not require registration.

Pre trial motion practice

Able to have an OVI thrown out because the state violated the clients speedy trial rights

Able to throw out a drug possession charge due to speedy trial violations

Trial Demonstrative sample

OVI in Auglaize county Ohio, won an acquittal on a first offense OVI. 

OVI in Logan County, Ohio. Won an acquittal of a second offense OVI at a bench trial.

Possession of cocaine in Auglaize County, judge dismissed the charges outright. 

Multi county gross sexual imposition matter in Logan county, client was acquitted of all charges. 

Appeals cases Demonstrative sample

1. State v Harold Wolf:  Defendant was charged with aggravated arson, arson, and insurance fraud in Marysville Ohio.  Convicted on all counts at a jury trial.  I appealed his underlying conviction and won a reversal on insufficient evidence of aggravated arson.  Client was released.
2. Houston v Wilkerson,  Companion case to Layne v Ohio Adult Parole Authority, Client was continually denied parole by the Ohio Adult Parole Authority.  This case forces the Parole Authority to follow their own guidelines. 
3. State v Argueta, Appellant filed a post conviction petition.  Court determined that appellant was entitled to an evidentiary hearing. 

Post conviction

Able to secure state habeas relief for a client who was thrown in jail for failing to attend a parenting class.  Client released

Death Penalty

I worked on Richard Cooey's case for six years until he was executed on October 14, 2008.  I sat as a witness less than ten feet away from where they lethally injected him. 

I worked as part of a defense team that secured prison terms of less than twenty years for three clients charged with the death penalty. 

I worked as part of a defense team that was able to show the client was mentally retarded and therefore ineligible for the death penalty.  Sentenced to a life term.