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What we do
Practice Areas
A general practice built around what Butler County families and small businesses actually need — and deep enough in each area that you are not being handed off.
Legal problems rarely stay in one lane. A death in the family becomes a probate case, a deed problem and a tax question. A divorce becomes a real estate transaction and a retirement account division. We keep all of it in one office so the pieces are handled together.
Estate Planning
Wills, revocable living trusts, powers of attorney, living wills, guardianship nominations and asset protection.
- Wills & trust planning
- Financial & health care POA
- Living wills and advance directives
- Guardianships
- Transfer on death planning
Probate & Estate Administration
Estate administration in the Butler County Probate Court, from small-estate releases to contested administrations.
- Full & released administration
- Executor representation
- Will contests and fiduciary disputes
- Guardianships
- Trust administration
Family Law & Divorce
Divorce, dissolution, custody, parenting time, support and Guardian ad Litem work in Butler County.
- Divorce & dissolution
- Custody and parenting time
- Child and spousal support
- Guardian ad Litem services
- Protection orders & adoptions
Criminal Defense & OVI
OVI, drug, theft, domestic violence and traffic defense in Middletown Municipal Court and Butler County Common Pleas.
- OVI / DUI defense
- Drug and theft charges
- Domestic violence
- License suspensions & privileges
- Record sealing and expungement
Real Estate
Closings, deeds, title problems, boundary disputes, commercial leases and zoning across Butler County.
- Residential & commercial closings
- Deeds and title curative work
- Boundary and easement disputes
- Leases and evictions
- Zoning and variances
Business Law
Entity formation, operating agreements, contracts, leases, buy-sell agreements and succession planning.
- LLC and corporation formation
- Operating & buy-sell agreements
- Contracts and non-competes
- Commercial leases
- Business sales and succession
Safe Harbor Title Agency
Our affiliated title agency — attorney-supervised searches, title insurance and closings.
- Title search and examination
- Owner's and lender's policies
- Escrow and settlement
- Curative work in-house
- Remote and mail-away closings
Local courts
Where these matters are filed
Butler County Probate Court
Hamilton, Ohio
Estates, guardianships, adoptions, name changes and will contests.
Common Pleas — Domestic Relations
Hamilton, Ohio
Divorce, dissolution, legal separation and custody for married parents.
Butler County Juvenile Court
Hamilton, Ohio
Custody and support between unmarried parents, delinquency and dependency.
Common Pleas — General Division
Hamilton, Ohio
Felony criminal cases and civil litigation above the municipal limit.
Municipal Courts
Middletown, Hamilton & Fairfield
Misdemeanors, OVI, traffic, evictions and small claims within each court's territory.
Butler County Area Courts
Oxford, Hamilton & West Chester
Misdemeanor, traffic and civil matters for the county's unincorporated areas.
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.