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My name is Patrick J. Conway. As a lawyer in Cincinnati, I seek debt relief solutions that work for my clients. Whether helping people file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy or Chapter 13 bankruptcy, I work directly with clients, offering legal advice, explaining the process and answering any questions that they may have.

I have focused my practice on bankruptcy law, providing me with an in-depth knowledge of that area. My clients benefit from my 29 year of legal experience. I aim to give clients the tools necessary to make sound decisions that help them rebuild their financial future on a more solid foundation.

Our focus on obtaining just compensation for our clients has allowed us to achieve many multimillion dollar verdicts and settlements, including one of the largest medical malpractice verdicts in Montgomery County history. We know and understand how difficult it is when an individual or family member suffers a horrible tragedy or death through the fault of medical professionals. When an individual or family member is injured as a result of medical care, the medical system does not provide answers to their questions. We will get your questions answered.

We represent individuals and families who have been seriously injured who have lost their lives as a result of medical negligence. We are dedicated to serving our clients and representing them in accordance with the highest professional standards. Our attorneys have over 40 years of combined experience in representing individuals and families dealing with the emotional and financial consequences of medical malpractice. Our firm is a preeminent medical malpractice law firm in the State of Ohio.

Our attorneys recognize that not all negative medical outcomes are the fault of medical professionals. We make a significant effort to do research on the medical literature and discus your case with top physicians in their field in order to discover cause of the unexpected outcome. We take the cases we know have merit and then pursue them vigorously and diligently for our clients.

If you or a family member is injured due to an error in diagnosis, treatment, or as the result of care that was below the accepted medical standards, you may be entitled to legal recourse. The time to pursue such claims is limited. As a general rule, medical malpractice claims must be filed within one year of the time when the error was discovered or should have been discovered, or one year from the termination of the doctor/patient relationship, whichever occurs later. Thus, it is imperative that if you have a question about medical care that you or a family member received, that you contact us at your earliest possible convenience so that we can provide you with an opinion as to whether or not you have a potential medical negligence claim.

Mr. O'Keefe's entire legal career has been spent in the area of medical negligence, personal injury and wrongful death. Stephen has actively tried cases involving doctors, hospitals and injured victims throughout Ohio. His experience in analyzing and understanding complex medical and legal issues, levels the playing field for injury victims and their families. He devotes his entire professional life to achieving the best possible result for each and every client he represents.

He is invited frequently to lecture and educate other attorneys on the topic of medical malpractice nationally and throughout Ohio. He has lectured on the topic of medical negligence to The Dayton Bar Association, The Ohio Association of Justice, The Hamilton County Association of Trial Attorneys, The University of Dayton School of Law, and The Ohio Association of Risk Managers as well as many medical malpractice insurance companies.

Mr. O'Keefe is the Southwest Ohio District Representative to The Ohio Association for Justice. He is a member of The American Association for Justice, The Dayton Bar Association, The Ohio State Bar Association and The American Bar Association, and the Miami Valley Trial Lawyers Association.

Mr. O'Keefe was selected by his peers to be a member of the prestigious Ohio Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates. There are less than one hundred attorneys statewide who have been selected into Ohio Chapter of American Board of Trial Advocates. He has been voted by his peers as a Super Lawyer in the area of plaintiffâs medical malpractice in 2008 and 2009. Less than 2% of practicing attorneys are selected by their peers to be a Super Lawyer.

Stephen was born in Dayton. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Miami University and his Jurist Doctorate degree from The Cleveland Marshal College of Law where he graduated Cum Laude. Mr. O'Keefe was formerly a partner in the firm of Reminger & Reminger where he led their medical malpractice section from 1997 to 2003. Prior to that, Mr. O'Keefe had worked exclusively in the area of medical malpractice with the law firm of Jacobson, Maynard, Tuschman & Kalur.

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.

Born in Meyersdale, Pennsylvania; practiced mental health/chemical dependency nursing before entering law school; admitted to Ohio Bar, 1988; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio, 1988.

CINCINNATI, NORTHERN KENTUCKY, COLUMBUS, DAYTON, LEXINGTON & CHICAGO DUI DEFENSE

My name is Joe Suhre and I am committed to DUI defense.

In fact, that's all I do.

I am a graduate of Xavier University where I received a bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice.

I then attended the University of Cincinnati where I received my Juris Doctorate (law degree).

I am licensed to practice in Ohio and the United States District Court, Southern District of Ohio.

I am a former police officer and that gives me a definite advantage when I'm assisting a client with their DUI case.

It's such an advantage that Cincy Magazine has named me the leading lawyer in the field of Cincinnati DUI defense four years in a row - 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009.

The Leading Lawyer Award includes prominent and powerful legal minds of the Greater Cincinnati Area. Hundreds of members from the Greater Cincinnati legal community nominate colleagues for this honor and nominees are judged by a jury of peers to ensure fairness and impartiality.

When you retain me for your Cincinnati DUI defense, you're getting the very best legal representation Cincinnati has to offer.

Call me for your free consultation and let's find out what has to be done - (513) 333-0014.

Office Locations:

1014 Vine Street, Suite 2525, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 Phone (513) 333-0014

333 W. Vine St., Suite 300, Lexington, Ky. 40507 Phone (859) 685-1021

130 W. Second St., Suite 310, Dayton, Ohio 45402 (937) 531-0435

88 West Main Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215 (614) 827-2000

161 N. Clark Street, Suite 4700, Chicago, IL 60601 312-450-6639

Shortly after passing the Ohio State Bar exam, I was called to active duty in the United States Marine Corps in October of 2002.

I attended Naval Justice School and was assigned as the chief prosecuting attorney of Marine Corps Air Station New River.

I served two tours in Iraq.

I was active duty USMC through 2007 and continue to be a USMC Reservist and am Deputy Staff Judge Advocate of the 4th Marine Aircraft Wing.

When I was no longer active duty USMC, I accepted a position as an Assistant Prosecutor for Hamilton County, Ohio.

And recently, I accepted a position as a criminal defense attorney with Suhre & Associates where I am putting my experience on more than a thousand cases to good use.

We offer consistently high-quality legal counsel, proactive strategies and legal solutions for large and small businesses or individuals in Ohio and other states. We handle suits and arbitrations, insurance and business disputes, corporate formations, contract drafting, transactions, and other matters.

For over 25 years, Joseph Candito has been providing effective and compassionate legal representation to individuals and families in Hamilton, Clermont, Butler and Warren Counties. My primary practice is in Probate, Chapter 7 Bankruptcy, Criminal, and Family Law; and have experience in a wide variety of legal issues including but not limited to Small Business Incorporation, Residential Real Estate Practice and Personal Injury matters. We are a full service general practice firm.

Attorney Anne Catherine Harvey is committed to excellence in the practice of Family Law. She is a certified specialist by the OSBA Association and belongs to all local bar associations. Her main interests include divorce, custody and Father's Rights. With more than 16 years of Ohio Family Law experience, Anne has encountered virtually every legal issue and strive to always improve her practice.

Gounaris Abboud Co., LPA, is a full service litigation firm located in Dayton, Ohio. We handle DUI defense, criminal defense, Family law issues (such as divorce, dissolution, and custody), federal criminal law defense and personal injury. The partners of Gounaris Abboud Co., LPA are like family and understand the importance of treating our clients like extended family. Our clients are our number one priority. At Gounaris Abboud Co., LPA, we pride ourselves in providing our clients with aggressive, dependable legal representation. When we work with our clients, we go out of our way to present them with the individual, one-on-one attention they deserve.

Hello. I'm Brad Berry. I grew up in Toledo, Ohio and have been a homeowner of the greater Cincinnati area for the past 15 years. I acquired my undergraduate diploma from Ball State University as a national scholar athlete.

I attended Xavier University Criminal Justice Masters Program and finished my Juris Doctorate from Salmon P. Chase College of Law in Northern Kentucky while being employed as a Commonwealth Detective for the Prosecutor's Office. I am licensed to practice law in the State of Ohio and the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio.

Being a Assistant Prosecutor, I dealt with many hundreds juvenile matters and child support criminal prosecution. My key objective was to identify the accountable parent, investigate their economic viability, and prosecute to the maximum degree of the law to hold a parent or gaurdian liable for the support of the minor children.

Throughout my first couple of years in private practice, I counseled insurance firms throughout the investigation and civil prosecution of large dollar insurance scams arson cases. I deposed insurance claimants to uncover financial misconduct, and then employed forensic accountants to prove motive or estimate the economic wellbeing of a business or individual.

For the past 5 years I've dedicated my practice to family law. I primarily assist clients in Hamilton, Butler, Warren and Clermont Counties. Being a litigator there is nothing I've found more satisfying than protecting my client's parenting rights. I realize the final results of a family law matter will have a profound impact on the financial security of my client.

I truly believe my previous experience being a detective, prosecutor and insurance fraud investigator provide me with a special set of skills to aggressively advocate for the best interests of my family law clientele.

I would be delighted to help you or a relative with the following:

For additional practice areas I can help with, visit my home page and scroll down.

Separation and divorce, dissolution

Child custody and visitation, and child support

Division of marital assets as well as alimony (spousal support)

Dad's rights, grandparent's rights

Prenuptial contracts

Paternity

Adoptions, step parent, private

Post-decree custody, visitation, and support matters

Hiring of forensic accountants, business evaluation, financial planning

Premarital agreements

Property transfers, including retirement benefits and real estate

Collaborative divorce/dissolution

Estate planning, wills and trusts

Real estate transfers

I am a member of the Ohio State Bar Association, Hamilton County Bar Association, Butler County Bar Association, and the Volunteer Lawyer Project of Cincinnati.

Micah Siegal is an associate attorney with Gottschlich & Portune, LLP, a Dayton, Ohio law firm.

Micah focuses his practice in the areas of business law, civil litigation and labor and employment law.

Micah also practices consumer protection law and has fought for consumers and businesses injured through fraudulent, illegal or unfair practices. Micah has experience assisting people and small businesses facing foreclosure and debt collectors and can protect your rights.

Micah is admitted to the Ohio Bar and is a member of the Dayton, Ohio and American Bar Associations.

A Dayton native, Micah received his B.A. in Political Science from Ohio University in Athens and received an M.B.A. from Wright State University. He graduated from Michigan State University College of Law in 2009. Before joining Gottschlich & Portune, LLP, Micah practiced in a small general practice law firm. There, he handled personal injury, employment, consumer protection and criminal defense cases throughout Southwestern Ohio.

In his free time, Micah is an avid, albeit terrible, golfer. He enjoys cooking, travel, running, and listening to Clark Howard.

Call or e-mail him today.

Terry Brennan is a consumer and civil rights lawyer in Cincinnati, where he advocates on behalf of consumers and persons facing harassment by debt collectors. He also represents employees in wage & hour matters and counsels community organizations, churches and non-profits.

Ellen B. Rittgers, a former triathlete and devoted yogi, has been in private practice for more than 25 years. Ellen has been selected as one of Ohio's Super Lawyers. A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Miami University, she graduated from the University of Cincinnati Law School in 1979. Although Ellen has experience in many areas of the law, for the last 20 years she has limited her practice to family law, notably divorce, dissolution, child custody, and related matters. Ellen is a member of a number of bar associations and is on the Family Law Committee in Warren County. In 2007 she became President of the Warren County Bar Association. She is a trained collaborative attorney and is a member of the Southwest Ohio Collaborative Law Association. Ellen is also on the Board of Trustees for Clinton Memorial Hospital.