Ohio Domestic Violence Lawyers

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Domestic Violence law in Ohio covers protective orders, restraining orders, safety planning, criminal defense for DV charges, and child custody in DV situations. 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 domestic violence 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 domestic violence 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 domestic violence in Ohio bring jurisdictional expertise that general practitioners often lack.

Choosing the right domestic violence attorney in Ohio means evaluating more than just qualifications — it means finding someone who understands the local legal system and has handled similar cases. Use the profiles on this page to compare attorney experience, read client reviews, check office locations, and identify lawyers who offer free initial consultations. Taking the time to compare options can significantly affect your outcome.

Before you choose an attorney, it helps to understand the legal landscape. Read our complete guide to domestic violence 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.

J. Reid Yoder - Attorney
J. Reid Yoder
0/5 (0 reviews)
DiCaudo, Pitchford & Yoder
 209 South Main Street 3rd Floor Akron OH 44308
(330) 762-7477
University of Akron (2003)
English
Ohio Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence Juvenile Law
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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
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Tad K. Brittingham - Attorney
Tad K. Brittingham
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Offices of Steven R. Adams, LLC
 9624 Cincinnati Columbus Road West Chester OH 45241
(513) 929-9333
Hanover College (2005)
English
Ohio Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
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Ian Nathan Friedman - Attorney
Ian Nathan Friedman
0/5 (0 reviews)
 1360 E. 9th Street Suite 650 Cleveland OH 44114
(216) 928-7700
Cleveland State University (1994)
English
Ohio Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Communications & Internet Law Criminal Law
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J.R. Bernans - Attorney
J.R. Bernans
0/5 (0 reviews)
Rittgers & Rittgers
 121 W. High Street Oxford OH 45056
(513) 524-5000
University of Cincinnati College of Law (2016)
English
Ohio Bar
Unknown Status
Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law Domestic Violence
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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
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Kenneth Jude Cahill - Attorney
Kenneth Jude Cahill
0/5 (0 reviews)
Dworken & Bernstein Co., L.P.A.
 60 S Park Pl Painesville OH 44077
(440) 352-3391
Cleveland State University (1991)
English
U.S. District Court Northern District Court of Ohio Bar
Active License
Divorce Domestic Violence Family Law
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Natalie Laszcz - Attorney
Natalie Laszcz
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Natalie M. Laszcz
 1220 West 6th Street, Suite 203 Cleveland OH 44113
(440) 907-0445
Capital University Law School (2017)
Ohio Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
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Jonathan Todd Sinn - Attorney
Jonathan Todd Sinn
0/5 (0 reviews)
 300 South Main Street Suite 200 Akron OH 44308
(330) 431-0160
University of Akron (1991)
Ohio Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Domestic Violence
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Roger Kirk - Attorney
Roger Kirk
0/5 (0 reviews)
 114 E 8th St Cincinnati OH 45202
(513) 651-2525
University of Cincinnati
English
Ohio Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Domestic Violence
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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
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Jay S. Willis - Attorney
Jay S. Willis
0/5 (0 reviews)
Willis Legal Services, LLC
 P.O. Box 316 612 6th St., Suite C Portsmouth OH 45662
(740) 357-1886
Capital University (1992)
Ohio Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Divorce
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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
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Keith M. Melvin - Attorney
Keith M. Melvin
0/5 (0 reviews)
Micheli, Baldwin, Mortimer, McLendon, Whitacre LLP
 3808 James Court Suite #2 Zanesville OH 43701
(740) 454-2545
Capital University Law School (2013)
English
Ohio Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Business Law Criminal Law
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Brian Joslyn - Attorney
Brian Joslyn
0/5 (0 reviews)
Joslyn Law Office
 501 S High St Columbus OH 43215
(614) 444-1900
Thomas Jefferson School of Law (2007)
English
U.S. Southern District of Ohio Bar
Unknown Status
Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law Divorce
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Anna Marie Parise - Attorney
Anna Marie Parise
0/5 (0 reviews)
Dworken & Bernstein Co., L.P.A.
 60 S Park Place Painesville OH 44077
(440) 352-3391
Case Western Reserve University School of Law (1998)
English
Ohio Bar
Unknown Status
Divorce Domestic Violence Family Law
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Traci Combs-Valerio - Attorney
Traci Combs-Valerio
0/5 (0 reviews)
 1248 NILLES ROAD, SUITE 7 Fairfield OH 45014
(513) 829-9999
University of Dayton School of Law (2000)
Ohio Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
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Gary Salters - Attorney
Gary Salters
0/5 (0 reviews)
Gary Salters Law Office
 470 Olde Worthington Road Suite 200 Westerville OH 43802
(614) 207-0070
Bar #0075470
Ohio Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Criminal Law Divorce
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Charles H. Rittgers - Attorney
Charles H. Rittgers
0/5 (0 reviews)
Rittgers Rittgers & Nakajima
 9078 Union Centre Blvd. Suite 350 West Chester OH 45069
(513) 644-3696
University of Cincinnati College of Law
English
Ohio Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
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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
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Patrick DiChiro - Attorney
Patrick DiChiro
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Patrick DiChiro
 6300 Rockside Rd., Suite 302 Independence OH 44131
(216) 642-0424
Cleveland Marshal College of Law
English, Italian
United States Northern District Court of Ohio Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Criminal Law
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Michael J. Wartko - Attorney
Michael J. Wartko
0/5 (0 reviews)
Ashton Wartko & Wilgus, LLC
 1653 Merriman Rd., Suite 114 Akron OH 44313
(330) 835-3854
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School (2006)
English
Ohio Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
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Robert Benjamin Botnick - Attorney
Robert Benjamin Botnick
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Botnick Law Office, LLC
 20600 Chagrin Boulevard Suite 495 Shaker Heights OH 44122
(216) 245-9245
Cleveland State University (2001)
French
Ohio Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
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Carol Beth Adelstein - Attorney
Carol Beth Adelstein
0/5 (0 reviews)
Carol Adelstein Law
 2577 Euclid Hts Blvd Suite B Cleveland Heights OH 44106
(216) 417-1865
Cleveland State University Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (1988)
Bar #0040546
Ohio Bar
Active License
Verified
Divorce Domestic Violence Family Law
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James David Owen - Attorney
James David Owen
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of James D. Owen, LLC
 5354 N High St Columbus OH 43214
(614) 547-5757
English
Bar #0003525
Ohio Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
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Dennis P. Sawan - Attorney
Dennis P. Sawan
0/5 (0 reviews)
Sawan & Sawan
 416 N Erie St Suite 200A Toledo OH 43604
(419) 900-0955
English
Bar #0090289
Ohio Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Criminal Law
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Ched Hagen Peck - Attorney
Ched Hagen Peck
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Peck Law Office
 616 Dayton Street Hamilton OH 45011
(513) 601-5189
Ohio Northern University (2001)
Ohio Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
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Tad Hoover - Attorney
Tad Hoover
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hoover Kacyon LLC
 527 Portage Trail Cuyahoga Falls OH 44221
(330) 922-4491
University of Akron School of Law (2009)
English
Ohio Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
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Anne Catherine Harvey - Attorney
Anne Catherine Harvey
0/5 (0 reviews)
Anne Harvey Law LLC
 345 North Main Street Unit 2 Springboro OH 45066
(937) 436-0556
University of Dayton (1982)
American Sign Language, English
Ohio Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Consumer Law Divorce
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Jeff Robert Laybourne - Attorney
Jeff Robert Laybourne
0/5 (0 reviews)
Laybourne Law LLC
 159 South Main Street Suite 900 Akron OH 44308
(330) 434-3880
University of Akron School of Law (2002)
Ohio Bar
Active License
Collections Criminal Law Domestic Violence
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Daniel Frank Gigiano - Attorney
Daniel Frank Gigiano
0/5 (0 reviews)
Daniel F. Gigiano Co., L.P.A.
 102 Main St Ste. 200 Wadsworth OH 44281
(330) 336-3330
Loyola University Chicago School of Law (1990)
English
Ohio Bar
Active License
Bankruptcy Business Law Construction Law
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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
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Kyle Lennen - Attorney
Kyle Lennen
0/5 (0 reviews)
 120 West Second Street Suite 820 Dayton OH 45402
(937) 813-9000
Cleveland State University (2006)
English
Ohio Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
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Chad Kristian Hemminger - Attorney
Chad Kristian Hemminger
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Hemminger Law Office, LLC
 470 Olde Worthington Road Suite 200 Westerville OH 43082
(614) 636-3384
Cleveland State University (2001)
Ohio Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
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Christopher Paul Frederick - Attorney
Christopher Paul Frederick
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Christopher P. Frederick
 304 N 2nd St Hamilton OH 45011
(513) 737-5100
The University of Toledo College of Law (2000)
Ohio Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Collections
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