[excon]

Around here that pretty much sums it up. I live in a very crooked town. Here cases are decided over lunch and not in the courtroom.

Hello again, t:

If your town doesn't follow the rules, then it doesn't matter WHAT the rules are. So, your problem isn't the RULES, it's your LOCATION... Here's the answer: MOVE!

excon

[AK lawyer]

Hello again, t:

I agree. I also never met an attorney who was afraid to sue the sheriff. They have them in Ohio? What do they do? Sweep the floor of their empty office?

excon

Around here that pretty much sums it up. I live in a very crooked town. Here cases are decided over lunch and not in the courtroom.

I agree with Excon. It is my conviction that, whenever someone makes this "attorney afraid to cross swords with local powers-that-be" complaint, the real issue is one (or both) of two things:

1. the client doesn't have a legitimate case; or
2. there is no money in it.

If the money were there, and most lawyers are in the business of making money (There's nothing wrong with that.), you would have no problem finding an out-of-town lawyer to take the case.

... Now, it seems to me that I need to find an attorney that is not afraid to sue the sheriff's department or the county however that works. ...

How that works is that only after you are acquitted, you can look at suing the sheriff or the county.

... The way I see I was wrongfully arrested 2 times with $10,000 bond each time with no 10% option. ...

The amount or conditions of the bond were, I believe, set by the judge, not the sheriff.

[J_9]

Living in a small town myself I have to wonder if the OP isn't trying to use an attorney that actually represents the city. In my small town I used to work for the City Attorney.

Might be time to do some lawyer shopping and look beyond your town to a larger metropolis for another attorney.

[AK lawyer]

... charge of disability to own firearms. ...

"2923.13 Having weapons while under disability.
(A) Unless relieved from disability as provided in section 2923.14 of the Revised Code, no person shall knowingly acquire, have, carry, or use any firearm or dangerous ordnance, if any of the following apply:

...
(2) The person is under indictment for or has been convicted of any felony offense of violence or has been adjudicated a delinquent child for the commission of an offense that, if committed by an adult, would have been a felony offense of violence.

(3) The person is under indictment for or has been convicted of any offense involving the illegal possession, use, sale, administration, distribution, or trafficking in any drug of abuse or has been adjudicated a delinquent child for the commission of an offense that, if committed by an adult, would have been an offense involving the illegal possession, use, sale, administration, distribution, or trafficking in any drug of abuse.
... (B) Whoever violates this section is guilty of having weapons while under disability, a felony of the third degree." Lawriter - ORC - 2923.13 Having weapons while under disability.

[thompson10505]

I actually now have a "big shot" attorney. He himself seems shocked that this has not been dismissed.

[thompson10505]

What about orc 2967.16 where it says that I am restored all my civil rights?

[excon]

Hello again, t:

That would be a great question for your big shot attorney.

excon

[thompson10505]

That is one of his main arguments... amongst other things

[AK lawyer]

what about orc 2967.16 where it says that I am restored all my civil rights?

You mean this:

"...
(C) (1) Except as provided in division (C)(2) of this section, the following prisoners or person shall be restored to the rights and privileges forfeited by a conviction:

(a) A prisoner who has served the entire prison term that comprises or is part of the prisoner’s sentence and has not been placed under any post-release control sanctions;

(b) A prisoner who has been granted a final release by the adult parole authority pursuant to division (A) or (B) of this section;

(c) A person who has completed the period of a community control sanction or combination of community control sanctions, as defined in section 2929.01 of the Revised Code, that was imposed by the sentencing court.
..."

Perhaps "rights and privileges forfeited" means the same as "position of honor, trust, or profit", which in turn doesn't include the right to own a firearm. That's one possible way of interpreting it.