Patrick E. McCausland
Partner
Estate planning, probate and estate administration, business formation.
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The firm
Our Attorneys
Three partners in two Butler County offices. The attorney you meet with is the attorney who handles your matter.
Rocky G. Ball, Jr.
Partner
Domestic relations, divorce and dissolution, custody and parenting time, Guardian ad Litem work, criminal defense.
Edward B. Schaefer
Partner
Estate planning, probate and estate administration, real estate and title work, business formation.
How we work
Partner-level attention, start to finish.
Large firms staff a file with whoever is available. In a three-partner office that isn't possible, and it turns out to be the single thing clients value most: you call, and the person who knows your case picks up.
- One attorney responsible for your matter from intake through resolution
- Calls and emails returned the same business day wherever possible
- Fees discussed openly at the first meeting, not buried in an engagement letter
- Referrals out when a matter genuinely belongs with a specialist
Guardian ad Litem
Court-appointed work in contested custody cases
Our firm serves as Guardian ad Litem on appointment by the Butler County courts, investigating and reporting on what is in a child's best interest. That work informs how we represent parents on the other side of the table: we know what a GAL looks for in a home visit, which records they pull, and how a recommendation gets written.
Contact
Tell us what's going on.
Call either office and ask for the attorney who handles your kind of matter. If it is easier to write it down, use the form and we will call you back.
Middletown Office
1501 S. Breiel Blvd.
Middletown, Ohio 45044
513-422-5419 ·
513-424-1660
Fax 513-424-7467
Office Hours
Monday–Thursday 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Friday 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.