John L O'Shea
Cohen, Todd, Kite, & Stanford, LLC
John is available day or night on 513-300-4012 to protect his clients. Call any time if you need help immediately. He always answers the call.
John practices in all areas of litigation with particular emphasis on criminal defense and white collar criminal defense, DUI/OVI (“drunk driving”) defense and civil litigation involving, business law, serious personal injury and wrongful death claims in State and Federal Court.
John was voted the 2023 Cincinnati Criminal Defense “Lawyer of the Year” by The Best Lawyers in America. He is The Best Lawyers in America 2018 Cincinnati Criminal Defense: White Collar “Lawyer of the Year” and The Best Lawyers in America 2015 Cincinnati Criminal Defense “Lawyer of the Year”.
John was named to the Super Lawyers Top 50 lawyers in Cincinnati for 2012 through 2024 and the Super Lawyers Top 100 lawyers in Ohio for 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 & 2021.
Recently, John represented a client for shooting an unarmed man twice. A conviction meant a mandatory minimum eight years in prison. John argued self-defense and his client was found Not Guilty. John’s client legally defended himself from his attacker at the scene and John successfully defended his client from his government at trial. He is a free man today.
Before starting private practice in 1994, John was an assistant prosecutor in the Juvenile, Municipal and Common Pleas Court criminal trial divisions of the Hamilton County Prosecutor’s Office. During that time, John was also appointed by the Ohio Attorney General to serve as a special prosecutor to the Ohio Organized Crime Investigations Commission.
In civil matters, John has successfully advised and represented business clients on various corporate matters, disputes and litigation. He has won significant awards for clients in numerous personal injury and wrongful death cases.
Call John on 513-300-4012 at any time – day or night – if you need help immediately.
- DUI & DWI
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes
- White Collar Crime
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Litigation
- Free Consultation
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- English: Spoken, Written
- Partner
- Cohen, Todd, Kite, & Stanford, LLC
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- Assistant Prosecuting Attorney
- Hamilton County Prosecutor's Office
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- Law Clerk to The Hon. Norman A. Murdock
- Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas
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- University of Cincinnati College of Law
- J.D. (1989)
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- Ohio Super Lawyer
- Super Lawyers
- Top 50 Cincinnati Super Lawyers
- Super Lawyers
- Top 100 Ohio Super Lawyers
- Super Lawyers
- Commercial Litigation
- Best Lawyers in America
- Criminal Defense
- Best Lawyers in America
- Federal Bar Association
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- Ohio Supreme Court
- Member, Lawyer to Lawyer Mentoring Program for newly licensed attorneys.
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- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
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- Ohio State Bar Association
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- Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
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- Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Greater Cincinnati
- Member, Advisory Board
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- Cincinnati Bar Association
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- Criminal Justice Act Panel, U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio
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- Certified Mayor's Court Magistrate
- Ohio Municipal League
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