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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.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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Bridget Woolum - Attorney
Bridget Woolum
0/5 (0 reviews)
Kruger & Hodges
 111 South Barron Street Eaton OH 45320
(937) 733-6079
English
Ohio Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
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Douglas A. Ball - Attorney
Douglas A. Ball
0/5 (0 reviews)
Douglas A. Ball, Lawyer at Law
 233 E. Main Street, Suite 3 Batavia OH 45103
(513) 732-5900
University of Cincinnati College of Law (1987)
English
Ohio Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Civil Rights Criminal Law
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Gregory J McCleery - Attorney
Gregory J McCleery
0/5 (0 reviews)
McCleery Law Office, LLC
 550 Main St Suite #4 Coshocton OH 43812
(330) 407-1418
University of Akron
English
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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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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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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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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Claire D. Mackey - Attorney
Claire D. Mackey
0/5 (0 reviews)
Mackey Law, LLC
 714 West North Street Lima OH 45801
(419) 222-1155
Case Western Reserve University School of Law (2007)
English
Ohio Bar
Unknown Status
Divorce Domestic Violence Estate Planning
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Mr. Thomas J. DeBacco - Attorney
Mr. Thomas J. DeBacco
0/5 (0 reviews)
DeBacco Law Office
 1848 East Perry Street, Suite 90 Port Clinton OH 43452
(419) 734-1528
Georgetown University
Ohio Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
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Scott A. Kelly - Attorney
Scott A. Kelly
0/5 (0 reviews)
Roberts & Kelly, LLP
 620 S Broadway Greenville OH 45331
(419) 221-1736
University of Cincinnati College of Law
English
6th Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Domestic Violence
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Brendon Jay Kohrs - Attorney
Brendon Jay Kohrs
0/5 (0 reviews)
Kohrs Law Offices, LLC
 1865 Arndale Rd Ste. B Stow OH 44224
(330) 730-4298
Cleveland State University (2001)
Ohio Bar
Active License
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Divorce
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Jon Paul Rion - Attorney
Jon Paul Rion
0/5 (0 reviews)
Rion, Rion & Rion, L.P.A., Inc.
 130 W. Second Street Suite 2150 Dayton OH 45402
(937) 223-9133
University of Dayton (1993)
District of Columbia Bar
Active License
Divorce Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
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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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Dean Edward Hines - Attorney
Dean Edward Hines
0/5 (0 reviews)
 5335 Far Hills Ave., Suite 313 Dayton OH 45429
(937) 439-5708
University of Cincinnati College of Law (1993)
English
United States Tax Court Bar
Active License
Business Law Divorce Domestic Violence
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Jonathan Jennings - Attorney
Jonathan Jennings
0/5 (0 reviews)
Jennings Law Offices, LLC
 223 West Main Street Ravenna OH 44266
(330) 296-6300
Case Western Reserve University School of Law (1996)
United States Tax Court Bar
Active License
Bankruptcy Business Law Consumer Law
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Matt Mishak - Attorney
Matt Mishak
0/5 (0 reviews)
Matthew A. Mishak, Lawyer and Counselor at Law
 35888 Center Ridge Road Suite 3 North Ridgeville OH 44039
(440) 678-0000
Cleveland State University (2003)
English
Ohio Bar
Active License
Business Law Criminal Law Divorce
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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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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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Dorian Keith Baum - Attorney
Dorian Keith Baum
0/5 (0 reviews)
Baum Law Office, LLC
 123 South Broad Street Suite 314 Lancaster OH 43130
(740) 777-8673
University of Akron School of Law (2006)
English
Washington Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
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Linda Malek - Attorney
Linda Malek
0/5 (0 reviews)
Malek Law Office LLC
 2347 State Rd Cuyahoga Falls OH 44223
(330) 819-8018
Western Michigan University (1996)
English
South Dakota Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
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