Hello everyone. My name is Harrison Cleveland and I’m a lawyer in the Glass area. My son and daughters know the young man who was murdered last summer. They went to school with him. My son Josh is on the GHS swim team with Turner Moore, Jay Valentine’s best friend before Jay died. According to Josh, the boys were inseparable. I think my daughter Grace has a crush on Turner.
I suppose you want to know what I know about the murders. Not much. I am not representing anyone involved in the case, and don’t think I would want to. It’s too sad and tragic – so much loss. Like you, I’m following the story in the news, and noticed the sluggish pace at which the investigation is moving along. Detective Ellison is the town’s finest, so I can only imagine the slowed pace is due to running into dead ends and hangups with obtaining data and evidence. He’s not the type to sit on his ass and let the answers come to him.
Since I’m not close to the case, I can’t tell you if there’s anything I would do differently. My son and daughters are doing their best to be a friend to Turner though this tough time. His father is there for him, but Josh spotted the need for support from people of Turner’s own age. I’m proud.
Since I can’t speak much more on the case, I’d like to let you know a little more about me. I have three children, Josh and twin daughters Elizabeth and Grace. I’m divorced from their mother, who has primary custody. I am very active in their lives and love when they get to spend time with me. Josh is Turner and Jay’s age, a senior at the high school, and an avid swimmer like Turner. Although I think Turner’s swimming aspirations are a lot higher than my son’s.
Last year, my law firm was voted one of the top firms in Glass. I have associates who represent clients in family court, criminal court, in civil cases, and even in the facilitation of home sales. My firm is, I guess, full service. There’s not much we can’t handle. However, we work remotely for the most part, and have weekly and monthly meetings in person.
My kids and my work fill my time, and I’m not really interested in anyone, so I stay single. The only place I find women are the courtroom, and they’re either opposing counsel, plaintiffs, or defendants. In my younger years, before marriage and children, I’d made the mistake of dating all three of those kinds of women. With other lawyers I was often at odds professionally, and it followed us into our personal relationship. The other two were just a mess, and as I was working for another firm at the time, got reprimanded. That was enough for me to drop the idea.
When I do have the time, I like to golf, and since we live in Michigan, I enjoy a good day at the lake. My ex and I used to go kayaking while the kids were at summer camps. I don’t know if she does anymore, but I make time for a weekend trip now and again in the summer and early fall. I’ll pair it with camping and head north for the weekend. Sometimes I’ll drag Josh along with me so he gets away from the devices and games for a couple days.
But that’s me in a nutshell. I’m off to do lawyer things. Thanks for listening.