Justia Legal Services & Lawyers Directory

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.

Tonya R. Coles, Esq. is a solo practitioner in Columbus, Ohio. She focuses her practice on elder law, estate planning, and probate law. Tonya is a graduate of Capital University Law School. She is licensed to practice law in the State of Ohio.

Thomas 'Tim' was born in Mingo Junction, Ohio close to Steubenville. He received his bachelor's degree from Washington & Jefferson College in Washington, Pennsylvania, then received his Law Degree from The Ohio State University and was admitted to the Ohio Bar in 1967. Tim has also been admitted to practice before the US District Court in the Southern District of Ohio.

Tim has spent a tremendous amount of time protecting the rights of Ohio's workers through his involvement with the numerous organizations in the State of Ohio which influence decisions and laws on Workers' Compensation.

NRW Law Office
8067 Harvest Moon Drive
Reynoldsburg, OH 43068 Phone:(888)243-LAW3(5293)
Web: www.nrwlaw.net
Email: nrw@nrwlaw.net

Necol Russell-Washington is an attorney with NRW Law Office practicing primarily in the areas of law relevant to small and mid-sized businesses and nonprofit organizations. In addition, Necol is an adjunct professor for Wilberforce University and was appointed to the board of Franklin County Children Services by the Franklin County Commissioners in 2005, where she currently serves as Board Chair. Necol also serves as co-chair for the Columbus Bar Association Business Tax Committee and on the board of Huckleberry House.

Necol received her LL.M (Masters in Law) in Business and Taxation from Capital University Law School in December 2005 and her law degree from The Ohio State University College of Law in 2000. Prior to becoming an attorney, Necol was a corporate trust officer for a national financial institution, and served as a sergeant in the U.S. Army Reserves.

Simon Patry was born on September 25, 1979 and raised in Chicago, Illinois. He graduated from Illinois State University in 2002 with a Bachelor of Science in Politics and Government. Mr. Patry graduated at the top of his class at Ohio Northern University’s Claude W. Pettit College of Law in 2005. He was admitted to the Illinois Bar in 2005, Ohio Bar in 2006, and the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio in 2007. While in law school Mr. Patry excelled both in the classroom and extracurricular activities. He was the Presiding Judge of the Moot Court Program, was the Law School’s Mock Trial Team Coach, was the Justice of Phi Alpha Delta, Law Fraternity International’s Willis Chapter, and earned Order of Barristers for his demonstration of outstanding oral advocacy skills. Prior to joining Dysinger & Associates, LLC, Mr. Patry worked for Cicero & Kollin, LLP and Rion, Rion & Rion, LPA, Inc. Member: Ohio State Bar Association; Miami County Bar Association; Dayton Bar Association; Greene County Bar Association; Tipp City Rotary Club. Practice Area: Civil and Criminal Litigation, Family Law, Corporate Law, Estate Planning, Trusts and Estates and Wills.

With Elizabeth Schmitz, Attorney at Law, you receive the assistance of an attorney who is committed to building and maintaining a lifetime relationship with every client. That relationship is based on integrity, compassion and exceptional service. Whether you are concerned about planning for the future, administering a loved one's estate or handling business matters, I will take the time to understand your goals and tailor my legal representation to meet your needs.