Robert Joseph Cochran
Federal & State Criminal Defense
Bob Cochran is a former prosecutor and trial lawyer with over 26 years of experience. In 2018, he left a large law firm in Columbus, Ohio to start his own firm and focus on representing individuals and businesses charged with a crime or facing a government investigation. He also represents health care providers under investigation for Medicare, Medicaid, and other types of health care fraud, as well as licensing and regulatory problems and issues.
Bob previously served as an Assistant County Prosecutor and Assistant Ohio Attorney General where he prosecuted environmental crimes and later served as the Assistant Chief of Ohio’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. Before starting his own firm, Bob practiced at Ice Miller LLP (formerly Schottenstein, Zox & Dunn) where he was a member of the health care department, practicing white collar criminal defense, health care law, and commercial litigation.
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes
- Health Care Law
- White Collar Crime
- Gov & Administrative Law
- Administrative Law, Election Law, Government Contracts, Government Finance, Legislative & Government Affairs
- Free Consultation
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Ohio
- 6th Circuit
- English: Spoken, Written
- Owner
- Robert Cochran Law, LLC
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- Of Counsel, Partner
- Ice Miller LLP
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- Practice focused on white collar criminal defense, health care litigation, and health care regulatory matters.
- Assistant Section Chief, Health Care Fraud Section
- Ohio Attorney General's Office
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- Special Assistant U.S. Attorney, Health Care Fraud Task Force
- Assistant Attorney General, Environmental Enforcement Seciton
- Ohio Attorney General's Office
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- Prosecuted criminal violations of Ohio's environmental laws, including harazardous waste, solid waste, drinking water, and wasewater violations.
- Assistant County Prosecutor
- Lake County Prosecutor's Office
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- Ohio State University - Columbus
- J.D. (1991)
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- Miami University of Ohio
- B.A. (1988)
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- Ohio Super Lawyer
- Super Lawyers
- Criminal Defense: White Collar
- Super Lawyers Corporate Counsel Edition
- Super Lawyers
- Rising Star
- Super Lawyers
- Criminal Defense: White Collar
- Rising Star
- Super Lawyers
- Criminal Defense: White Collar
- BV-Distinguished
- Martindale-Hubbell
- Ohio State Bar Association
- Member
- Current
- American Health Lawyers Association
- Member
- Current
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Member
- Current
- Columbus Bar Association
- Member
- Current
- Society of Ohio Health Care Attorneys
- Member
- Current
- Something's Up, So We Need to Investigate: Internal & External Investigations, Health Care Hot Topics, Columbus, Ohio
- Blue & Co., LLC and Ice Miller LLP
- Medicaid Reform Under the New Administration, Ohio Hospital Association Annual Meeting & Education Summit, Columbus, Ohio
- Ohio Hospital Association
- Collateral Consequences of a Criminal Investigation or Conviction for Health Care Providers, Columbus Bar Association, Criminal Law Committee, Columbus, Ohio
- Columbus Bar Association
- Up In Smoke: Medical Marijuana Comes to Ohio, Ice Miller CLE Forum for In-House Counsel, Columbus, Ohio
- Ice Miller LLP