Adam VanHo

Adam VanHo is an attorney in Akron, Ohio.

A graduate of Euclid High School in Euclid, Ohio, Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania, and the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law at Cleveland State University, VanHo works at the law firm of Burdon and Merlitti. He is also the owner and editor of the Midwest Law Blog.

Prior to joining Burdon and Merlitti, VanHo served as an assistant prosecuting attorney in Montgomery County, Ohio and Summit County, Ohio. He was also an Assistant Attorney General in the Ohio Attonney General's Office.

During his career, VanHo has handled a number of high-profile cases, including the successful trial of Denny Ross, litigation surrounding the attempted execution of Romell Broom, and the case of Akron minister Marc Neal. He was also counsel on a lawsuit against Ohio Governor John Kasich and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources over fishing regulations that impact Ohio's 1.2 million fishermen/fisherwomen.

VanHo is currently representing Dewey Jones, an Ohio inmate recently released from prison after almost twenty years. The story attracted national and international attention after a Summit County judge vacated Jones's conviction following DNA testing on evidence found at the crime scene. The Ohio Attorney General's Office has since dismissed the charges against him.Jones is currently back in Jail in Akron after being arrested for possession of heroin,methadone and Tramadol.

VanHo has previously been a candidate for the Ohio House of Representatives and Judge in Summit County, Ohio.

VanHo is married to Tina Merlitti, the former Vice President of Akron City Council and current President of the Akron Area League of Women Voters.