Ohio Civil Rights Legal Professionals

Compare verified civil rights attorney profiles, read client reviews, and request free consultations across Ohio

625 lawyers found

Civil Rights law in Ohio covers discrimination, police misconduct, First Amendment violations, voting rights, and civil liberties. When these legal matters arise, having the right attorney can make a significant difference in the outcome. Ohio has its own statutes, court procedures, and legal standards that apply specifically to civil rights cases, and attorneys who practice in Court of Common Pleas regularly understand the nuances that affect how these matters are resolved.

The statute of limitations for civil rights matters in Ohio is generally 2 years, though specific deadlines vary by case type. Cases proceed through Court of Common Pleas, and Ohio's state laws may provide protections or requirements that differ from federal standards. The Ohio State Bar Association sets the professional standards for practitioners, and attorneys who focus on civil rights in Ohio bring jurisdictional expertise that general practitioners often lack.

The civil rights attorneys listed here practice throughout Ohio and can be filtered by location, reviews, and experience. Each profile includes practice area details, office locations, and client feedback. We recommend comparing several attorneys before making a decision — most offer free initial consultations, which gives you a chance to evaluate their approach and determine whether they're the right fit.

Before you choose an attorney, it helps to understand the legal landscape. Read our complete guide to civil rights law in Ohio to learn about filing deadlines, state-specific rules, and what damages or remedies may be available in your case. Then use the directory below to find and compare qualified lawyers across Ohio.

Donald Harris - Attorney
Donald Harris
0/5 (0 reviews)
Donald Harris Law Firm
 158 E Market St Sandusky OH 44870
(419) 621-9388
The University of Toledo College of Law (1996)
6th Circuit Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Bankruptcy Civil Rights
View Profile Claim
Sarah Kovoor - Attorney
Sarah Kovoor
0/5 (0 reviews)
Kovoor Law, LLC
 PO Box 310 Warren OH 44482
(330) 974-1212
University of Akron School of Law (1996)
Bar #0069223
6th Circuit Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Civil Rights Criminal Law
View Profile Claim
Greg Mansell - Attorney
Greg Mansell
0/5 (0 reviews)
Mansell Law
 1457 S High St Columbus OH 43207
(614) 610-4134
The Ohio State University Michael E. Moritz College of Law (2006)
English
Ohio Bar
Active License
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Civil Rights
View Profile Claim
Michael R. Reed - Attorney
Michael R. Reed
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP
 41 South High St. 3500 Huntington Center Columbus OH 43215
(614) 365-9901
The Ohio State University (1994)
6th Circuit Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Civil Rights
View Profile Claim
Geoffrey Lynn Oglesby - Attorney
Geoffrey Lynn Oglesby
0/5 (0 reviews)
Oglesby & Oglesby Lawyers At Law
 618 W Washington St Sandusky OH 44870
(419) 625-9500
English
Bar #0023949
Ohio Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Bankruptcy Business Law
View Profile Claim
Mark W. Baserman Jr. - Attorney
Mark W. Baserman Jr.
0/5 (0 reviews)
Baserman Law Office
 45 S Monroe St Millersburg OH 44654
(330) 674-4300
Capital University Law School (2009)
Ohio Bar
Active License
Animal & Dog Law Appeals & Appellate Business Law
View Profile Claim
Loretta Riddle - Attorney
Loretta Riddle
0/5 (0 reviews)
Loretta Riddle, Attorney At Law
 614 Columbus Ave. Sandusky OH 44870
(419) 722-1932
English
Bar #63408
Michigan Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Civil Rights Consumer Law
View Profile Claim
Alan Boyd Forrest - Attorney
Alan Boyd Forrest
0/5 (0 reviews)
 8221 Brecksville Road Suite 201 Brecksville OH 44141
(440) 792-4647
Seton Hall University School of Law (2004)
Ohio Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Civil Rights DUI & DWI
View Profile Claim
Martin Hume - Attorney
Martin Hume
0/5 (0 reviews)
Martin S. Hume Co., L.P.A.
 6 Federal Plaza Central Youngstown OH 44503
(330) 746-8491
Ohio State University - Columbus (1978)
3rd Circuit Bar
Active License
Asbestos & Mesothelioma Business Law Civil Rights
View Profile Claim
Francis Landry - Attorney
Francis Landry
0/5 (0 reviews)
Francis J Landry- Lawyer
 1090 West South Boundary, Suite 500 Perrysburg OH 43551
(419) 243-1239
University of Toledo College of Law
English
6th Circuit Bar
Active License
Business Law Civil Rights Divorce
View Profile Claim
Katie Street - Attorney
Katie Street
0/5 (0 reviews)
K Street Law LLC
 175 S 3rd St Suite 200 Columbus OH 43215
(614) 285-4419
Ohio State University - Columbus (2010)
Ohio Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Civil Rights Employment Law
View Profile Claim
David W. Neel - Attorney
David W. Neel
0/5 (0 reviews)
 3401 Enterprise Place, Suite 340 Beachwood OH 44122
(216) 522-0011
Columbia Law School (1984)
English
Ohio Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Civil Rights Employment Law
View Profile Claim
David Engler - Attorney
David Engler
0/5 (0 reviews)
 725 Boardman Canfield Road Unit S3 Youngstown OH 44512
(330) 729-9777
Case Western Reserve University School of Law (1982)
English
Ohio Bar
Active License
Civil Rights Criminal Law Divorce
View Profile Claim
Konrad Kircher - Attorney
Konrad Kircher
0/5 (0 reviews)
Rittgers Rittgers & Nakajima
 12 E. Warren St. Lebanon OH 45036
Bar #0059249
Ohio Bar
Active License
Verified
Civil Rights Personal Injury
View Profile Claim
Joshua Adam Engel - Attorney
Joshua Adam Engel
0/5 (0 reviews)
Engel & Martin, LLC
 4660 Duke Drive Suite 101 Mason OH 45040
(513) 445-9600
Harvard Law School (1992)
1st Circuit Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Civil Rights Criminal Law
View Profile Claim
David Jay Sternberg - Attorney
David Jay Sternberg
0/5 (0 reviews)
Manning & Associates
 7547 Mentor Ave. Ste.301 Mentor OH 44060
4409426267202
The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
Ohio Bar
Active License
Bankruptcy Business Law Civil Rights
View Profile Claim
Donald Gallick - Attorney
Donald Gallick
0/5 (0 reviews)
Donald Gallick, Esq.
 190 North Union Street #102 Akron OH 44304
(330) 631-6892
Trial Lawyer College (2011)
Ohio Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Civil Rights Employment Law
View Profile Claim
John Folkerth Jr - Attorney
John Folkerth Jr
0/5 (0 reviews)
Folkerth + Routh LLC
 109 N Main St Dayton OH 45402
(937) 260-4202
University of Dayton School of Law
Ohio Bar
Active License
Business Law Civil Rights Employment Law
View Profile Claim
Michael Puterbaugh - Attorney
Michael Puterbaugh
0/5 (0 reviews)
Puterbaugh Law
 4096 Holiday Street NW Canton OH 44718
(330) 575-1905
Case Western Reserve University School of Law
Unknown Status
Civil Rights Criminal Law Entertainment & Sports Law
View Profile Claim
Rick L. Ferrara - Attorney
Rick L. Ferrara
0/5 (0 reviews)
 2077 East 4th Street Cleveland OH 44115
(216) 816-0707
Cleveland State University (2006)
Ohio Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Civil Rights
View Profile Claim
Keith Golden - Attorney
Keith Golden
0/5 (0 reviews)
Golden & Meizlish Co., LPA
 923 E Broad St Columbus OH 43205
(614) 258-1983
Capital University Law School
Ohio Bar
Unknown Status
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Civil Rights
View Profile Claim
Matthew S. Zeiger - Attorney
Matthew S. Zeiger
0/5 (0 reviews)
Zeiger, Tigges & Little LLP
 41 S High St 3500 Huntington Center Columbus OH 43215
(614) 365-9905
St. John s University School of Law (2002)
English
Supreme Court of Ohio Bar
Active License
Business Law Civil Rights Communications & Internet Law
View Profile Claim
Jeffrey Heck - Attorney
Jeffrey Heck
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Heck Law Offices, Ltd.
 One Marion Avenue Suite 215 Mansfield OH 44903
(419) 524-2700
University of Florida (1982)
English
11th Circuit Bar
Active License
Animal & Dog Law Arbitration & Mediation Civil Rights
View Profile Claim
Michael Eric Jacobs - Attorney
Michael Eric Jacobs
0/5 (0 reviews)
Cincinnati Insurance Company
 246 High St Hamilton OH 45011
(513) 844-2000
Southwestern University School of Law (1993)
Ohio Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Civil Rights
View Profile Claim
Jeffrey Lewis - Attorney
Jeffrey Lewis
0/5 (0 reviews)
Jeffrey M. Lewis Co., LPA
 1650 Lake Shore Dr. Suite 150 Columbus OH 43204
(614) 384-2075
Ohio State University - Columbus (1978)
English
Ohio Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
View Profile Claim
Owen Kalis - Attorney
Owen Kalis
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Owen Kalis
 6605 Longshore Street 240 Dublin OH 43017
(937) 239-9989
Capital University Law School
English
U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio Bar
Unknown Status
Civil Rights Criminal Law Domestic Violence
View Profile Claim
Carin E. Al-Hamdani - Attorney
Carin E. Al-Hamdani
0/5 (0 reviews)
Al-Hamdani Law, LLC
 120 West Second Street Suite 325 Dayton OH 45402
(937) 999-5633
University of Dayton School of Law (2010)
English, French
Ohio Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Civil Rights Gov & Administrative Law
View Profile Claim
Joseph Ostini - Attorney
Joseph Ostini
0/5 (0 reviews)
National Defense Law
 1985 W Henderson Rd PMB 3129 Columbus OH 43220
(888) 529-9242
California Bar
Unknown Status
Civil Rights Criminal Law
View Profile Claim
Rhiannon Herbert - Attorney
Rhiannon Herbert
0/5 (0 reviews)
Mansell Law
 1457 S High St Columbus OH 43207
(614) 610-4134
Capital University Law School (2016)
Ohio Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Civil Rights
View Profile Claim
Charles Anthony McKinney - Attorney
Charles Anthony McKinney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Charles A. McKinney
 810 Sycamore Street, Third Floor Cincinnati OH 45202
Harvard Law School
English
6th Circuit Bar
Active License
Business Law Civil Rights Criminal Law
View Profile Claim
Michael Carl Asseff - Attorney
Michael Carl Asseff
0/5 (0 reviews)
 1991 Crocker Road Suite 600 Westlake OH 44145
(440) 520-1222
Cleveland State University (1994)
English
Northern District of Ohio Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Civil Rights Criminal Law
View Profile Claim
Cathleen Marie Bolek - Attorney
Cathleen Marie Bolek
0/5 (0 reviews)
Bolek Besser Glesius LLC
 Monarch Centre, Suite 302 5885 Landerbrook Drive Cleveland OH 44124
(216) 464-3004
Case Western Reserve University School of Law (1989)
Ohio Bar
Active License
Arbitration & Mediation Civil Rights Employment Law
View Profile Claim
Michael Terrence Conway - Attorney
Michael Terrence Conway
0/5 (0 reviews)
Michael T. Conway, Esq.
 3456 Sandlewood Dr. Brunswick OH 44212
(330) 220-7660
University of Akron (1989)
US DC ND Texas Bar
Active License
Business Law Civil Rights Criminal Law
View Profile Claim
Mary Tobin - Attorney
Mary Tobin
0/5 (0 reviews)
Mary Louise Tobin
 34100 Center Ridge Rd North Ridgeville OH 44039
Ohio Bar
Active License
Arbitration & Mediation Civil Rights Criminal Law
View Profile Claim
Owen Benton Dunn Jr - Attorney
Owen Benton Dunn Jr
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Offices of Unit C
 6800 W. Central Ave suite C-1 Toledo OH 43617
(419) 241-9661
University of Missouri - Columbia
Spanish
Michigan Bar
Active License
Bankruptcy Business Law Civil Rights
View Profile Claim
Douglas Leon Winston - Attorney
Douglas Leon Winston
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Douglas L. Winston
 3401 Enterprise Parkway, Suite 340 Beachwood OH 44122
(216) 766-5735
Ohio State University - Columbus (1983)
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Active License
Civil Rights Employment Law Medical Malpractice
View Profile Claim
Showing 1-40 of 625 attorneys
Added to bookmarks!