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Ohio DUI Defense Legal Professionals

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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.

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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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
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Ronna Lucas - Attorney
Ronna Lucas
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
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Martin Malloy - Attorney
Martin Malloy
0/5 (0 reviews)
Malloy Law Offices
 40 West fourth St. Suite 2200 Dayton OH 45402
(937) 586-3140
University of Dayton School of Law (1974)
Bar #OH-1246441
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Divorce DUI & DWI
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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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John Fischer - Attorney
John Fischer
0/5 (0 reviews)
 70 Birch Alley, Suite 240 Beavercreek OH 45440
(937) 306-6402
Ohio State University College of Law (1997)
Ohio Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Consumer Law Criminal 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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John M. Jurco - Attorney
John M. Jurco
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
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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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John Raymond Crilly - Attorney
John Raymond Crilly
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
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Robert G. Stiefvater - Attorney
Robert G. Stiefvater
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
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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
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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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Dr. Mark Bamberger - Attorney
Dr. Mark Bamberger
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
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Robert F. Healey Jr. - Attorney
Robert F. Healey Jr.
0/5 (0 reviews)
Minnillo Law Group, Co., LPA
 792 Eastgate South Dr., Suite 150 Cincinnati OH 45245
(513) 723-1600
Xavier University
English
US District Court for the Southern District Of Ohio Bar
Active License
Criminal Law DUI & DWI
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Dwight Dean Brannon - Attorney
Dwight Dean Brannon
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
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Michael Sandwisch - Attorney
Michael Sandwisch
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
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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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Neil Spike - Attorney
Neil Spike
0/5 (0 reviews)
 1551 W River Rd N Elyria OH 44035
(440) 324-5353
University of Miami School of Law (1997)
English, French, Hebrew, Yiddish
United States Tax Court Bar
Active License
Business Law DUI & DWI Elder Law
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John Sivinski - Attorney
John Sivinski
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Brian J. Smith, Ltd.
 20545 Center Ridge Rd, Ste. 215 Rocky River OH 44116
(800) 641-1970
Case Western Reserve University School of Law (1983)
English
Ohio Bar
Active License
Arbitration & Mediation Criminal Law DUI & DWI
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Jeffrey James - Attorney
Jeffrey James
0/5 (0 reviews)
Jeffrey James Law Office
 337 Hickory Street Akron OH 44303
(330) 815-3063
Ohio Bar
Active License
Business Law Collections Criminal Law
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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
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Emily Huddleston - Attorney
Emily Huddleston
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
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Matthew Wiseman - Attorney
Matthew Wiseman
0/5 (0 reviews)
Treleven & Klingensmith
 421 South Locust St. Suite 203 Oxford OH 45056
(513) 299-5045
Ohio Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Criminal Law 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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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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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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Thomas W. Lally - Attorney
Thomas W. Lally
0/5 (0 reviews)
Thomas W Lally Lawyer at Law
 3930 Fulton Drive NW, Suite 101 Canton OH 44718
(330) 499-5474
University of Akron School of Law (1969)
English
Ohio Bar
Active License
Bankruptcy Business Law Criminal Law
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Christopher L Wesner - Attorney
Christopher L Wesner
0/5 (0 reviews)
Miller, Luring, Venters & Wesner Co., L.P.A.
 4461 Dayton Xenia Road Suite B Beavercreek OH 45432
(937) 339-8001
University of Dayton (2004)
English, Spanish
Ohio Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Divorce
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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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David Reuven - Attorney
David Reuven
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
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Gabriel P. Moorman - Attorney
Gabriel P. Moorman
0/5 (0 reviews)
Moorman Law, LLC
 212 N. Broadway Street Lebanon OH 45036
(513) 228-6024
University of Cincinnati College of Law (2007)
Ohio Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce DUI & DWI
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