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Attorney Justin M. Smith is the founder of J.M. Smith Co., LPA a law firm serving clients throughout Northeast Ohio in the practice areas of Consumer Bankruptcy, Criminal Defense, Personal Injury and Real Estate Law.

Attorney Smith and his firm have helped clients through some of the most difficult situations they may encounter in their lives. This includes the decision to file bankruptcy, accusations of criminal charges and devastating personal injuries. J.M. Smith Co., LPA offers personalized service, support and advice to those in need of legal services.

Attorney Smith is a graduate of Case Western Reserve School of Law and has studied at Oxford University and obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree from Hillsdale College in Michigan. Attorney Smith also holds an Ohio Real Estate license and a Michigan Real Estate Broker license.

Charles M. Rowland II maintains an established DUI/OVI and criminal practice representing the accused drunk driver in State and Federal courts in the Miami Valley and throughout Ohio. Since 2005, Charles Rowland has dedicated his practice exclusively to representing the accused drunk driver. National Patent Analytical Systems has certified Charles Rowland in the operation, diagnostic verification and calibration of the BAC DataMaster Breath Alcohol Testing Instrument and the new DataMaster DMT, the most commonly used breath testing instrument in Ohio for DUI / OVI arrests. In 2007, Charles Rowland was the first attorney in the State of Ohio certificated on the Intoxilyzer 8000 breath testing machine. Charles is a proud member of the National College for DUI defense and in 2006 attended the intensive seminar on DUI law at Harvard University. In October, 2006, Charles Rowland presented a seminar on standardized field sobriety testing before the Greene County Bar Association. In 2008, Charles Rowland was the first attorney in the United States to earn a Forensic Sobriety Assessment Certificate. FSA certification requires proficiency in the scientific principles and research relating to sobriety testing in a DWI / DUI stop. It subsumes the NHTSA training (knowledge of the NHTSA manual is required) and greatly extends it.

Charles Rowland has been a trial lawyer in the Miami Valley since the inception of his practice. He is a 1988 graduate of Beavercreek High School and a life-long resident of Beavercreek, Ohio. He graduated magna cum laude from Wright State University in 1992, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and a minor in Sociology with a concentration in Criminology. Charles earned the degree of University Honors Scholar with Honors from the Political Science Department, received the Academic Letter Award for his achievements in the National Mock Trial competition, was awarded Phi Kappa Phi distinction and was selected to represent Wright State University as a Student Ambassador to the People's Republic of China.

Charles M. Rowland II was awarded the H. E. Ashcroft Memorial Scholarship to attend Ohio Northern University's Pettit College of Law. While in law school, Charles studied International Law and European Economic Community Law at the University College London, Bentham Faculty of Laws. He was a finalist at the prestigious National Tax Moot Court Competition in Houston, Texas and for his efforts was chosen as Associate Justice of the Ohio Northern Moot Court Program and was named to the Order of the Barristers for excellence in appellate advocacy. He graduated in the top 25% of his class in 1995 and returned to the Miami Valley to begin his practice.

Charles Rowland has appeared as an expert on television, radio and in newspapers, authoring DUI-related articles for the popular "Ask an Attorney" section of the Xenia Daily Gazette, the Beavercreek News Current and the Fairborn Daily Herald. He was the 2004 Ohio State Bar Foundation recipient of the Community Service Award for Attorneys under 40 years old. In 2005, Charles Rowland was given the singular honor of being named a Fellow of the Ohio State Bar Foundation. In 2008 he authored a revision to Anderson Ohio Civil Practice along with the honorable Steven A. Wolaver and the honorable J. Timothy Campbell of the Greene County Common Pleas Court. Charles continues to write expert commentaries on criminal law for Lexis Nexis.

Charles Rowland maintains memberships in the Ohio State Bar Association, the Ohio State Bar Foundation, the Green County Bar Association, the Dayton Bar Association, the National College for DUI Defense, the National Motorists Association, the Ohio Academy of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, the American Civil Liberties Union, and is an associate attorney with the Cochran Firm, Criminal Defense Section, the National Association of Personal Injury Lawyers, and DUI Defenders, a national network of DUI defense lawyers. Mr. Rowland currently serves as President of the Greene County Bar Association.

In November 2005, Charles was re-elected to serve a four-year term on the Beavercreek Board of Education. He is co-founder and past-president of the Beavercreek High School Alumni Association, Treasurer of the Wright State Honors Advisory Council, advisor to the Board of Directors of the Beavercreek Wetlands Association, and has served on the St. Luke Parish Council where he volunteered as a School of religion teacher. He has also served as President of The Community Network (TCN-BHS), Greene County's Mental Health and Drug/Alcohol Counseling provider and on the Legislative Committee of the Beavercreek Chamber of Commerce. Charles Rowland will teach Political Science 200 as a visiting professor for the Wright State University Honors Department in 2009.

Charles M. Rowland II has been a trial attorney since beginning his practice in 1995. He has served as a Special Prosecutor for Greene County, the Xenia City Prosecutor, as counsel for the Greene County Public Defender's Office and has helped indigent clients in consumer related cases with Southeastern Ohio Legal Aid Services. He represents traffic clients throughout Ohio on behalf of Interstate Trucker Ltd. and the National Motorists Association. Charles Rowland's practice areas include all phases of criminal defense, DUI/OVI law, traffic law, consumer law, personal injury/accident law, juvenile law and appellate practice. He stands ready to help you through the life-changing ordeal of a criminal charge.
You can contact Charles M. Rowland II at 937-879-9542, 1-888-ROWLAND or by e-mail at CharlesRowland@CharlesRowland.com.


Basic Science of Evidential Breath Alcohol Testing, Mansfield, Ohio: August 2006
Certificate of Completion and Competency, Intoxilyzer 8000 Operator’s Course, New Orleans, Louisiana: Feb. 2007
For more on the qualifications required for certification please visit www.ForesnicSobrietyAssessment.com.
The Academic Letter Award was awarded for participation in the National Mock Trial Competition at Drake University and for winning several OUTSTANDING ATTORNEY Awards during the competition season.
The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, Wright State University Chapter.

For fifteen years, I have been actively involved in environmental law, both as an attorney and as a regulator. I am a partner at the law firm of Frantz Ward in Cleveland and head the firm’s environmental practice. I represent businesses in all areas of federal and state environmental law, including laws governing hazardous waste clean up, brownfield redevelopment, solid waste, water, wetland and air regulation.

Prior to joining Frantz Ward, I was in the senior management of Ohio EPA, holding the positions of Director, Assistant Director and Chief Legal Council. I also worked in the Ohio Attorney General's Office handling environmental enforcement cases and administrative appeals. I feel my diverse background provides me an effective skill set to effectively represent my clients.

I am a frequent speaker and writer. I maintain the Ohio Environmental Law Blog (www.ohioenvironmentallawblog.com). My blog has been referenced by other internet publications and profiled in publications such as Cleveland Business Connects. I also have given media interviews to various National and Ohio publications (U.S. News & World Report, Plain Dealer, Columbus Dispatch, and Toledo Blade) as well as trade publications, such as Inside EPA.

I am the managing partner of Holzfaster, Cecil, McKnight & Mues located in Dayton, Ohio. We have been serving clients legal needs since 1942. Our firm offers exemplary advice in the areas of Divorce, Family Law, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Probate Administration, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death and other Litigation matters. I am very passionate about Family Law and would encourage you to check out my Blog, The Ohio Family Law Blog.

Mr. Pullins is a prominent Ohio lawyer, public affairs consultant and entrepreneur. He is frequently called upon to advise clients on complex legal, business and public policy issues.

He worked for over ten years as the head of Ohio's only statewide, taxpayer organization and served as a top advisor to former House Speaker Larry Householder. Mr. Pullins served as a consultant to Ohio Members of Congress Jean Schmidt in 2005, Jim Jordan in 2006, and Bob Latta in 2007.

He has appeared as a guest or been interviewed by the Fox News Channel, Court TV, the Ohio News Network Radio and TV, Ohio Public TV and Radio, Clear Channel Radio, National Public Radio, and Ohio ABC, NBC, CBS, and FOX TV Affiliates. He has been interviewed or had guest columns appear in every major Ohio newspaper, several national newspapers and most other daily and weekly newspapers throughout Ohio.

Mr. Pullins' boutique law firm and public affairs practice is located in the historic downtown of Mount Vernon, Ohio in Knox County. His focus includes election law, trade association law, internet law, energy issues, healthcare, collections, asset protection, and complex business and personal litigation.

Involved in the Columbus, Ohio legal community since 1993, David C. Young provides individuals, families and businesses throughout Ohio with exceptional legal service in a cost-effective, efficient, and results-oriented manner. We provide personalized legal advice and representation to each client based on their backgrounds, needs, and objectives.

We offer free initial consultations, maintain flexible office hours, respond promptly to telephone calls, report regularly on case developments, and stay on top of changes in the law. Please contact us today for further information about how we can help you.

Our number is 614.228.1200 or you can reach me at 614.596.0755 or email me at dcylaw@sbcglobal.net.

I've been practicing law since 1983. I was licensed in Kentucky first, then in Ohio in 1985. I graduated from the University of Cincinnati College of Law in 1982.

I am experienced at forming businesses. I like representing a client in negotiations, drafting proposals, business start-up, and litigation when necessary. I have been plaintiff's counsel, and I have defended those who have been accused of breach or non-performance.

My best legal work is conceiving, drafting, negotiating and finalizing working relationships by and between businesses enterprises, for their best commercial interests. Lawyers like to say they can all draft contracts. True. Form books abound. You can find examples of every kind of contract on the internet.

Nevertheless, it takes some expertise in a field to draft, propose terms and negotiqate a truly effective agreement. My objective is to prosper my client, and in the end, actually give my client some advantage. I can do that. I do that. I design each contract and its terms to your business. Yours. For you.

The design begins when I interview you about what you want, where you are in your market, what your goals are in doing business with the other party, and the like. If you come in with your research, of if you're a little hazy, I work with you to give you a shart, crisp approach to the drafting and negotiation. The best fit for your business.

I'm a solo practitioner. If you want to know more, call me at 614-315-1285, or send me email at yvette@yvettecarmondavis-law.com.

I've lived in the Miami Valley my entire life. I was born in Union City, Indiana. I received my undergraduate degree at Morehead State University in Kentucky and my law degree at the University of Dayton. My favorite recreation is motorcycle touring. I also love to read and study history. Bible study is a favorite of mine. You don't want to get me started or I'll talk your head off. I have worked with special needs children for 24 years within the legal setting, in juvenile and domestic relations court involving custody disputes. I like people and know and understand their problems, as you can tell from the areas in which I practice. You will find me a good listener. My clients are actively involved in their cases, so be prepared to do some work. I share offices with my good friend, R. Jason Howard. We often collaborate on cases to better serve you, at no additional charge.

20+ years of immigration law experience with large and small firms, including employment, family, refugee/asylum and appeals to the BIA and Federal Courts.

The firm's mission is to provide high-quality legal services in a responsive, cost-conscious, and ethical manner.

The firm's areas of practice include business transactions and business litigation.

Chris has experience addressing legal issues in a variety of settings, including an international law firm, government service, and a small in-house legal department. He started the firm in 2006 in order to apply the best of what he has learned to serve the firm's clients, regardless of size, efficiently and cost-effectively.

Please visit the firm's website for more information.