About Gus
Gus Lazares studied economics before turning to law. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Quantitative Economics from Miami University of Ohio in 2010. He later graduated from The Ohio State University Michael E. Moritz College of Law, receiving his J.D. in 2014.
He began his legal career soon after law school. In 2014 he worked as a trial lawyer at Rittgers & Rittgers. Over the next several years he moved through private practice in Cincinnati and beyond. Records show stints as an attorney at Dinsmore & Shohl in 2019 and at Graydon Head & Ritchey in 2020. That same year he returned to Rittgers & Rittgers in a trial role.
Lazares is admitted to practice in Ohio and before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Those admissions reflect a practice built around courtroom work. His job titles over time—trial lawyer and lawyer—point to regular engagement in litigation, motion practice and trial preparation. He has handled matters that required arguing before judges and managing evidence and witnesses.
Colleagues describe him as a lawyer who prepares cases carefully and who is comfortable in the courtroom. He belongs to at least one professional association, where he maintains active membership. The specific association was not listed in the information provided, but his involvement in professional groups aligns with a trial practice that depends on staying current with procedural developments and appellate rules.
Much of his work has been tied to firms that emphasize litigation. Rittgers Rittgers & Nakajima appears repeatedly in his work history and is listed as his current office. The roster of offices tied to that firm suggests a practice spread across multiple locations, though precise office addresses were not included in the materials supplied.
Lazares brings a combination of an economics background and law training to cases that turn on numbers and testimony. He handles litigation tasks that range from drafting pleadings and discovery to arguing contested motions and conducting trials. He currently practices at Rittgers Rittgers & Nakajima, where his work centers on litigation and trial representation.
