BREAKING NEWS | Jury deliberating in federal trial of Youngstown lawyers Cochran and Atway

March 20, 2015 at 1:40p.m.

CLEVELAND — A jury is deliberating the fate of two Youngstown lawyers in federal court at the end of a monthlong trial before Chief U.S. District Judge Solomon Oliver Jr.

The defendants, Attys. Neal Atway and Scott Cochran, who are partners in a downtown Youngstown law office, testified in their own defense against charges of extortion and obstructing justice before the jury began deliberations today.

Atway, 47, of Youngstown, and Cochran, 43, of Austintown, could spend the rest of their lives in prison if they’re convicted.

Cochran is a former Mahoning County Bar Association president.