Ohio residents facing DUI defense issues have access to attorneys who specialize in DUI/DWI charges, implied consent violations, license suspensions, ignition interlock requirements, and repeat offender penalties. The legal framework in Ohio differs from other states in important ways, and the attorneys listed here have experience navigating Court of Common Pleas proceedings and the specific regulations that govern DUI defense cases in this jurisdiction.

Ohio classifies impaired driving offenses as OVI. After an arrest, you face two parallel proceedings: a criminal case in Court of Common Pleas and an administrative hearing that could result in license suspension. The administrative hearing request deadline is typically 7 to 30 days after arrest — missing it means automatic suspension. An attorney who regularly handles OVI cases in Ohio knows how to challenge the evidence and protect your driving privileges.

When selecting a DUI defense attorney in Ohio, consider their specific experience with cases like yours, their familiarity with Court of Common Pleas procedures, and their track record. The attorneys listed on this page serve clients throughout Ohio and have profiles that include their credentials, practice areas, office locations, and client reviews. Comparing multiple attorneys helps you find the right fit for your situation and budget.

For a detailed overview of how DUI defense law works in Ohio — including key statutes, deadlines, and what to expect from the legal process — Read our complete guide to DUI defense law in Ohio. If you're ready to take the next step, browse the attorney profiles below and reach out for a free consultation.

Sarah Kovoor - Attorney
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
Tad K. Brittingham - Attorney
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
Geoffrey Lynn Oglesby - Attorney
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
Mark W. Baserman Jr. - Attorney
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
Ian Nathan Friedman - Attorney
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
Emily Huddleston - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Emily Huddleston Law, LLC
 7577 Central Parke Blvd Suite 125 Mason OH 45040
(513) 341-9456
Bar #0079182
Ohio Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law DUI & DWI
J.R. Bernans - Attorney
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
Loretta Riddle - Attorney
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
Dwight Dean Brannon - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Brannon & Associates
 130 W 2nd St. Suite 900 Dayton OH 45402
(937) 228-2306
Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Northern Kentucky University (1974)
Bar #0021657
Ohio Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Criminal Law Divorce
Natalie Laszcz - Attorney
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
Alan Boyd Forrest - Attorney
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
Kyle D. Tisdale - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Tisdale Law LLC
 573 S. High Street Columbus OH 43215
(614) 852-7812
English
Ohio Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Business Law Criminal Law
Jonathan Todd Sinn - Attorney
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
Ronna Lucas - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 4901 Hunt Road Suite 103 Cincinnati OH 45242
Capital University Law School (1994)
Illinois Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Business Law Collections
John M. Jurco - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
John M Jurco, Lawyer at Law
 PO Box 783 St Clairsville OH 43950
(740) 296-9258
Ohio Northern University
English
4th Circuit Court of Appeals Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Bankruptcy Criminal Law
Roger Kirk - Attorney
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
David Reuven - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 3681 Green Rd., Suite 410 Beachwood OH 44122
(216) 360-3000
Cleveland State University Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
English
Ohio Bar
Active License
Business Law Criminal Law DUI & DWI
Jesse E Knowlden - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Cohen, Todd, Kite & Stanford, LLC
 250 E Fifth St Suite 2350 CINCINNATI OH 45202
(513) 333-5215
University of Cincinnati College of Law (2016)
English
Ohio Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Criminal Law DUI & DWI
Brian Smith - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Offices of Brian J. Smith, ltd
 222 Bucyrus Ave. Huron OH 44839
(855) 241-0700
University of Akron School of Law (2001)
English
6th Circuit Bar
Active License
Arbitration & Mediation Criminal Law DUI & DWI
James S. Arnold - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Arnold Law Office, LLC
 8833 Chapelsquare Ln Suite C Cincinnati OH 45249
(513) 984-8313
Ohio Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Appeals & Appellate Business Law
Dennis Mattingly - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 21 N South St Wilmington OH 45177
(937) 382-7777
University of Tennessee - Knoxville (1977)
District of Columbia Bar
Active License
DUI & DWI Estate Planning Juvenile Law
John Raymond Crilly - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 155 North Pardee Street Wadsworth OH 44281
(330) 336-6666
University of Akron School of Law (1995)
Ohio Bar
Active License
Bankruptcy Business Law Criminal Law
Michael Sandwisch - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Michael W Sandwisch
 240 Jefferson St. Port Clinton OH 43452
The University of Toledo College of Law (1979)
Ohio Bar
Active License
Business Law Consumer Law Criminal Law
Robert G. Stiefvater - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Stiefvater Law, LLC
 8748 Brecksville Road Suite 225 Brecksville OH 44141
(440) 580-0363
Cleveland State University Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
English
Ohio Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Estate Planning
Keith Golden - Attorney
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
Troy Wisehart - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Kademenos, Wisehart, Hines, Dolyk & Zeiher Co., LPA
 6 W 3rd St Ste 200 Mansfield OH 44902-1200
(419) 871-8085
The University of Toledo College of Law (1988)
English
Ohio Bar
Active License
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Juvenile Law
Joseph W. Stadnicar - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 3836 Dayton Xenia Road Beavercreek OH 45432
(937) 426-3310
The Ohio State University Michael E. Moritz College of Law (1987)
6th Circuit Bar
Active License
Business Law Criminal Law Divorce
Jeffrey Lewis - Attorney
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
Keith M. Melvin - Attorney
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
Jason F. Barr - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Barr, Jones & Associates LLP
 810 Sycamore St Ste 521 Cincinnati OH 45202
(330) 906-5500
Capital University Law School (1999)
English
Federal Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Divorce
Brian Joslyn - Attorney
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
Dr. Mark Bamberger - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Mark Bamberger Co., LLC
 The Mark Bamberger Co., LLC 140 East Broadway Avenue Tipp City OH 45371
(877) 644-0548
Capital University Law School (2003)
English
Ohio Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Appeals & Appellate Bankruptcy
Gary Salters - Attorney
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
Charles H. Rittgers - Attorney
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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