Robert Fitrakis
Attorney at law, Retired
Bob Fitrakis brings a long history of social activism and community advocacy into his practice of law. Fitrakis is heavily involved in politics and independent media, and accepts political, election law, and media cases. Fitrakis earned his J.D. from the Ohio State University Moritz College of Law in 2002, and he was an Election Protection attorney on November 2, 2004 in Franklin County. He called the first public hearings on voter suppression and election irregularities and was one of four attorneys to file a challenge to Ohio's presidential elections results: Moss v. Bush and Moss v. Moyer. Bob Fitrakis and Connie Gadell-Newton filed a Complaint to the Ohio Attorney General on behalf of the Citizens of Green County, Ohio, which resulted in the reopening of Antioch College. They filed a similar Complaint on behalf of the Faculty Association at Wilberforce University, with an investigation still pending. Fitrakis ran for Congress in the 3rd district, central Ohio, in the Green Party in 2012. He serves on the Central Committee of the Franklin County Green Party and is Co-Chair of the Ohio Green Party. He also served as legal counsel for Occupy Columbus.
Constance Gadell-Newton
Attorney at law, realtor
Connie Gadell-Newton earned a J.D. from the Penn State Dickinson School of Law in 2008. She was sworn in to the Ohio Bar in October, 2009 and started the law firm with Dr. Fitrakis in 2010. She obtained a Real Estate Sales license in 2019 and works with ReMax Town Center. She has been a Guardian ad Litem, 2013-2020. Notary public. Practice areas: Criminal Misdemeanors and Felonies, OVI and Traffic cases, Election law, Small Business, Property Law, Domestic Relations, and Real Estate law and sales, commercial real estate.
Meka Rafiyq
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Meka Rafiyq earned a J.D. from Capital University Law School in 2017. She was sworn in to the Ohio Bar in May 2018. She obtained an MBA with a concentration in Entrepreneurship from Ashland University in December 2009. Notary public. Practice areas: Landlord/Tenant, Property Law, Contract Law, Small Business, Automobile Accidents, Marriage Dissolutions and Mediation. Notary public. Bilingual: English/Spanish