Oxford, OH

Charles H. Rittgers

Charles H. Rittgers is Past President of the Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the Warren County Bar Association, and a Founding Member of the National College of DUI Defense. He is a member of the Million Dollar and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum and a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. He has been chosen as an Ohio Super Lawyer every year since 2008 and handles high-profile criminal and civil cases.

Joseph W. Shea III

Joseph W. Shea III is one of the most successful and experienced trial attorneys in the Midwest, with record-breaking verdicts in medical malpractice cases, including $8.3 million in Hamilton County, $6.5 million in Butler County, and $5.4 million in Kentucky Federal Court. He has been recognized in 'Leading Lawyer' by Cincy Magazine, 'Best Lawyers in America', and Ohio Super Lawyers 'Top 50 Cincinnati and/or Top 100 Ohio' over 20 times. He also received the Ohio State Bar Association’s Ritter Award.

Matt Nakajima

Matt Nakajima is a sought-after trial lawyer focusing on wrongful death and catastrophic injury cases, with verdicts and settlements over $150 million. He is known for obtaining extraordinary results in difficult cases, including a $6,000,000 jury verdict in a medical malpractice case and a $3,000,000 jury verdict in a slip and fall case. He has been a recipient of the 'Super Lawyer' and/or 'Rising Star' awards by Super Lawyers every year since 2013 and is a Top 40 under 40 attorney for Kentucky and Ohio by National Trial Lawyers.

Nicholas Klingensmith

Nicholas “Nick” Klingensmith is a Cincinnati Personal Injury and Litigation Attorney. He was a prosecutor for the City of Cincinnati, handling a large caseload and trying hundreds of cases. He uses his background to help clients navigate courts in Cincinnati and Southwest Ohio. He previously served as a Law Clerk and Constable for Judge Melba D. Marsh and worked for Katz Teller Brandt & Hild.

Gus Lazares

Gus Lazares is a trial lawyer with extensive jury trial experience, representing injured individuals and families who lost loved ones. He has experience as a prosecutor, criminal defense attorney, civil defense attorney, and plaintiff's attorney. He graduated from Miami University and Ohio State University, where he was named one of the top trial advocacy students in the nation.

Charles M. Rittgers

Charles M. Rittgers is a trial lawyer with a strong record of success in high-stakes criminal defense and serious injury cases. He has a long history of multi-million settlements and 7-figure jury verdicts. His criminal defense record includes not guilty jury verdicts for murder charges, felony sex offenses, and domestic violence cases. He is a certified member of the Multi Million Dollar Advocates Forum, selected to Super Lawyers Rising Stars and Super Lawyers lists, named to the Top 40 Under 40 by the American Trial Lawyers Association and Top 25 Motor Vehicle Trial Lawyers by The National Trial Lawyers. He is a fellow of the American Board of Criminal Lawyers (ABCL).

Lindsay A. Lawrence

Lindsay A. Lawrence is an AV rated attorney committed to helping individuals and families injured in Ohio and Kentucky, focusing on medical malpractice, birth injuries, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, paralysis, and wrongful death. She has successfully litigated and settled cases for high seven figures, including a $6,500,000 pre-suit resolution and an $825,000 jury verdict. She has been selected as a Super Lawyers Rising Star and Ohio Super Lawyer, and is a Top 40 Under 40 attorney by the National Trial Lawyers. She serves as Treasurer for the Ohio Association for Justice and on the Executive Committee of the Salmon P. Chase Inn of Court.