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Attorney Profile

Charles H. Rittgers

Charles Rittgers

Rittgers & Rittgers
12 East Warren Street
Lebanon, OH 45036

Lebanon

Ohio (OH)

T: 513-932-2115
F: 513-934-2201

Practice Areas

Criminal Defense

Personal Injury Plaintiff: General

Selected To

• Ohio Super Lawyers 2012
• Ohio Super Lawyers 2011
• Ohio Super Lawyers 2010
• Ohio Super Lawyers 2009
• Ohio Super Lawyers 2008

Profile

A partner of the law firm Rittgers & Rittgers, in Lebanon, Ohio, Charles H. Rittgers is an AV rated* attorney focused on criminal defense, personal injury and civil litigation. He has been selected for inclusion in the Ohio Super Lawyers list each year since 2008. He is also a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and Multimillion Dollar Advocates Forum, groups limited to attorneys who have won million and multimillion dollar verdicts and settlements.

Mr. Rittgers' successes have gained him significant media attention. He has appeared on such programs as The O'Reilly Factor, Inside Edition and CNN. His cases have often been a source for stories in local news affiliates of ABC, CBS, NBC, ESPN and FOX, as well as major Ohio newspapers, The New York Times, New York Post and USA Today.

Mr. Rittgers is the past president of the Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the Warren County Bar Association, and a former board member of the Greater Cincinnati Criminal Defense Lawyers Association. He is also a founding member of the National College of DUI Defense. He is currently a member of these organizations, the American Association for Justice and the Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers.

*CV, BV, and AV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards, and policies. Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the Bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell ratings fall into two categories - legal ability and general ethical standards.

About Charles Rittgers

Law School: University of Cincinnati College of Law

Admitted: 1978, Ohio

Professional Webpage: www.rittgers.com/Bio/CharlesRittgers.asp

Bar/Professional Activity:

  • Former Board Member, Greater Cincinnati Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
  • Member, Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1984 - Present
  • American Association for Justice, 1983 - Present
  • Fellow, Ohio State Bar Foundation
  • Member, Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
  • Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum
  • Member of the Ohio Association of Justice
  • Founding Member of the National College of DUI Defense
  • Member and Past President of the Warren County Bar Association
  • Board Member and Past President of the Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
  • Ohio Bar Association, 1978
  • U.S. Federal Court, 1980

Verdicts and Settlements:

Other Outstanding Achievements:

  • Mr. Rittgers and many of his cases have been a source for stories on all of the local ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX affiliates as well as every major Ohio newspaper and the New York Times, New York Post, USA Today, ESPN, and other news sources.
  • Mr. Rittgers has been invited to appear on a number of media programs, some of which include the O'Reilly show, Inside Edition, and CNN.

Educational Background:

  • Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, B.A., Bachelor of Arts, 1973
  • Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio, M.S., Master of Science, 1978
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