Butler Lawyers

I enjoy being able to live and work in my hometown. I started my legal career as a public defender and still take court appointed cases. Along the way I acquired the trial skills necessary to successfully defend those accused of crimes, the injured, the disabled, and men and women struggling with domestic issues. I practice regularly in the courts of the following Ky. counties: Mason, Bracken, Fleming, Lewis, Rowan, Nicholas, and Harrison, and will take criminal cases throughout the Commonwealth and in Federal Courts.

I was born and raised in Alexandria, Kentucky, and I am proud to call this area home. I am a graduate of Newport Central Catholic High School. From there, I went on to attend Centre College while playing baseball. After graduating from Centre with degrees in Economics and Spanish, I took a job with General Electric as a Sales Analyst. Realizing my passions laid outside of the corporate setting, I attended Salmon P. Chase Law School at Northern Kentucky University and earned his J.D. in 2021. I am a member of Saint Mary Parish in Alexandria and enjoy spending time with...

If you face a possible legal problem or are just unsure of your rights, The Risk Firm, PLLC is here to help. An experienced attorney on your side will protect your rights when you need it most. When you work with The Risk Firm, PLLC, you receive the benefit of a knowledgeable attorney, free consultation, affordable fees, and convenient office hours.

Penny Hendy, a lifelong Kentucky resident and licensed attorney in Kentucky, Ohio, and Federal Courts, specializes in Birth Trauma, Medical Malpractice, Automobile and truck wrecks, and Product Liability Law cases. She has successfully recovered millions for injured clients. Actively involved in the legal community, Penny is a member of local, state, and national trial attorney groups, including leadership roles in the Northern Kentucky and Kentucky Bar Associations, Kentucky Justice Association (as President of the Executive Committee), Ohio Association for Justice, and American Association for Justice (as a State Delegate). In addition to her legal practice, Penny is a key figure in...

As a proud American, Ryan Really served his country in Iraq. Now, as a veteran, Really continues to serve his country by helping people find the economic and personal freedom that they deserve. With an in-depth knowledge of legal experience from both a creditor’s and a debtor’s perspective, Mr. Really is prepared to fight to protect his clients' rights in financial matters.

Amanda is a Kentucky licensed attorney practicing workers compensation law. She earned her bachelor’s degree from Western Kentucky University, where she double majored in political science and sociology and graduated summa cum laude. She earned her Juris Doctor from Salmon P. Chase College of Law.

I was raised in the eastern Kentucky region. I am a 2010 Summa Cum Laude graduate of Pikeville College, and I hold a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and History. While at Pikeville College, I was awarded the Trustee Scholarship and I was the 2009-2010 president of the Student Government Association. I was also the Salutatorian of my graduating class. After graduating college, I moved to Northern Kentucky to attend Salmon P. Chase College of Law. While in law school, I served as Clerk and Justice for the Hoffman Chapter of Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, International....

Katy began her legal career as Katy Lawrence, Esq. in July 2015. Her practice areas currently include Personal Injury, Bankruptcy, and Social Security. Katy is a 2005 graduate of Villa Madonna Academy in Villa Hills, Kentucky. She pursued her Bachelor degree in Business Management at Georgetown College in Georgetown, Kentucky. While at Georgetown College, Katy joined Sigma Kappa sorority, Kappa Alpha Rose Club, and performed as a Tiger Dancer throughout her college career. She received the Presidential Scholarship and graduated with honors in 2009. Following college, Katy attended South Texas College of Law in Houston, Texas. During her law school...

As a practicing attorney, I enjoy helping clients successfully navigate through the often confounding legal system and processes. I pride myself on knowing the application of the law to different fact scenarios that arise in each individual case. I am responsive to client needs. My efficiency and organization are just a few reasons clients refer their family and friends. I respond quickly to telephone calls, emails and text messages and follows up on matters as promised. My ability to see the big picture allows me to point out all the details along the way, including...

If you need help and are looking for an experienced Social Security Disability Lawyer in Northern Kentucky or Ohio, who can assist you in navigating the sometimes very complex process of applying for Social Security Disability benefits, then call the law office of Michael Monce. We will assist you in your initial claim and at the reconsideration level, and we will also represent you at a hearing before an Administrative Law Judge if this becomes necessary.

In addition, there is no charge for your first visit, and there also is no attorney fee unless your claim is allowed by the Social...

As the managing partner of Becker Law Office, Gregory J. Bubalo approaches every case from three valuable perspectives. He brings the skill of an accomplished trial lawyer, the strategic insights of a former defense counsel and the empathy of a former accident victim. He understands the strategies that defense attorneys use and how to overcome them. He has a passion for helping accident victims rebuild their lives, knowing firsthand the disruption that a serious injury can cause a victim and his or her family. When Becker Law Office founder Gary Becker asked Bubalo to join the firm in 1999, Bubalo saw...

Mike has practiced private law since 1982. He is licensed to practiced in both Kentucky and Ohio. He is admitted in all Kentucky and all Ohio Courts and local federal courts. Mike practice areas include: real estate, business law & transactions, estate planning and probate, business litigation including will contest and estate litigation. Mike has lived and practiced in Northern Kentucky his entire career. He is married to Kym Sutton and has four grown sons. Mike is a trusted legal advisor. He will listen to your legal needs or issues and give...

My name is Kelsey Westermeyer and I am an attorney practicing in personal injury and social security disability here at Lawrence & Associates. I began working as a Law Clerk for Lawrence & Associates in the fall of 2015. As a personal injury and social security attorney it is my job to help my clients navigate through the legal process to get them the compensation they deserve, whether it be due to an injury or disability. It is very important to me to give each client individualized attention and to provide them with as much information as possible so that...

Randy joined Mahan Law in 2017 after years of practicing civil litigation and contract law. He is well versed in business and mergers & acquisitions law, and transitions, including the preparation, review and negotiations of contracts, leases, employment agreements, employee handbooks, letters of intent and all other matters related to veterinary management, ownership and transitions.

He was born in Somerset, Kentucky and grew up on a small farm outside Cincinnati, Ohio. Randy attended the University of Cincinnati, and in 2001 received a B.A. in Anthropology. He graduated from Northern Kentucky University, Salmon P. Chase College...

Pete is licensed to practice in Ohio and Kentucky. He is a member of the Kentucky Bar Association and the Ohio State Bar Association. Pete focuses his practice on workers’ compensation and personal injury, but enjoys maintaining a broad practice. As a result, his experience in workers’ compensation litigation and personal injury work is supplemented by trial experience in family law and medical malpractice cases.

Pete graduated cum laude from the Salmon P. Chase College of Law. He was one of only two students in his graduating class to receive the Certificate for Excellence in Advocacy. Shortly before graduation, he was...

Helping those injured or arrested since 2003 in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky.

J. Eric Rottinghaus maintains a diversified legal practice that includes Commercial Litigation, Employment Law, Civil Rights, Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Civil Litigation, Personal Injury, Family Law, Juvenile Law, Business Law, Education and School Law, Real Estate, Construction Law, and Insurance Defense. Eric is a lifelong Northern Kentucky resident. He received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Xavier University in 1998, and earned a Juris Doctor from the Salmon P. Chase College of Law in 2001. Clients include individuals, families, and small businesses. Eric's practice exists to meet the personal, family, and business needs of his clients. Eric provides...

My name is Zach Smith and I am an attorney with Hoffman Walker & Smith Firm in Florence, Kentucky.

I work with clients on Family Law issues, Probate matters, Civil and Contract Law, and focus on criminal defense as well.

My convenient office location allows me to help residents in Campbell County, Kenton County and Boone County KY - which includes the following Cities and Towns:

Burlington, Kentucky
Bromley, Kentucky
Alexandria, Kentucky
Florence, Kentucky
Covington, Kentucky
Bellevue, Kentucky
Hebron, Kentucky
Crescent Springs, Kentucky
California, Kentucky
Petersburg, Kentucky
Crestview Hills, Kentucky
Cold Spring, Kentucky
Richwood, Kentucky
Edgewood, Kentucky
Crestview, Kentucky
Union, Kentucky
Elsmere, Kentucky
Dayton, Kentucky
Walton, Kentucky
Erlanger, Kentucky
Ft. Thomas, Kentucky
Fairview, Kentucky
Highland Heights, Kentucky
Fort Mitchell, Kentucky
Melbourne, Kentucky
Fort Wright, Kentucky
Mentor, Kentucky
Independence, Kentucky
Newport,...

Kara has devoted her practice to solely representing injury victims. Kara joined TLF in 2014 after graduating from law school. She represents people needlessly injured due to medical negligence, including birth injuries, spinal cord injuries, stroke, wrongful death, and other catastrophic injuries. She enjoys immersing herself in the medicine and science applicable to each case to challenge negligent medical providers and advocate for her clients. She has been selected as a Super Lawyers Rising Star in Medical Malpractice, an award given to the top 2.5% of attorneys under age 40, since 2019. Kara has also successfully litigated and resolved cases...

I am an attorney with over fifteen years of experience handling civil and criminal litigation as well as business and real estate transactions.

I am an active listener and compassionate attorney. My goal is to help my clients to achieve their objectives and a better life. I am a dual-qualified attorney in Ohio (2021) and Brazil (2012). I have more than 9 years of experience in Brazil and the US. I currently focus my practice on Social Security Disability and Bankruptcy.

Highly-reviewed Ohio and Kentucky attorney focusing on personal injury and wrongful death cases.

After graduating with honors from Chase College of Law in 2014, Eric began representing victims who suffered catastrophic injury and loss as a result of another’s negligence. Since that time, Eric has focused his practice on representing those hurt from car accidents, commercial trucking accidents, pedestrian accidents, slip and fall incidents, and wrongful death claims.

Eric was named in the Top 40 under 40 by the American Society of Legal Advocates in 2017 and 2018, and was named on of the Ten Best in Ohio by the American Institute...

Gus is a trial lawyer with extensive jury trial experience. Gus’s litigation experience includes cases as a prosecutor, criminal defense attorney, civil defense attorney, and plaintiff’s attorney---in short, he can see a case from all angles. As a member of the Rittgers & Rittgers injury group, Gus represents injured individuals and families who lost loved ones too soon. He channels his passion, energy, skills and experience toward making his clients whole. An injured person often feels like the deck is stacked them, but Gus strives to help his clients balance the scales and challenge bigger, more...

You do not have to go to court alone. I am a fighter if you need one!

Haley Stamm has over ten years of legal experience in a variety of complex practice areas, in both federal and state law. She has years of experience as an Attorney Advisor to federal administrative law judges, working on claims for disability benefits under the Social Security Act and under federal workers’ compensation programs. As an associate attorney at Lawrence & Associates, she is excited to be able to use her prior experience to help injured workers fight for their workers’ compensation claims in Kentucky. Haley graduated with honors from Northern Kentucky University and attended Salmon P. Chase College of Law....

Justin Sanders focuses his practice on civil litigation with an emphasis on wrongful death and catastrophic injury in car and truck wreck cases. Justin has a long record of success helping families who suffered injury through no fault of their own and extensive courtroom and first chair jury trial experience. Justin attended the University of Chicago, then transferred to the University of Kentucky, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude. Justin played on the varsity baseball teams at both schools and earned a spot on the SEC Academic Honor Roll each year while at UK. In 2004, Justin graduated Cum Laude from...

LeAnna is an attorney in Northern Kentucky practicing in the areas of personal injury, criminal defense, and family law. She grew up in Southwest Minnesota and attended Regent University for an undergraduate degree in Communication Studies with a minor in Business. Ms. Homandberg graduated in two years with a Bachelor's degree and attended the Salmon P. Chase College of Law.
In law school she began working with Russell & Ireland Law Group and was promoted to an attorney position shortly after passing the bar in Kentucky where she is currently licensed.

Tony's main focus lies in employment litigation, where he has achieved success by representing individuals who have asserted claims of sex discrimination, sexual harassment, age discrimination, disability discrimination, and retaliation. Aside from handling discrimination, harassment, and retaliation cases, Tony is skilled in negotiating severance agreements, litigating personal injury cases, and providing representation for individuals who have been injured by vaccines in the US Court of Federal Claims.

I have spent over 27 years representing both business entities and individuals in a wide array of legal matters, and practice extensively in the areas of Corporate/Business (formations and transactions), Employment and Labor, Estate Planning and Probate, Contracts/Leases, Commercial, Construction, Real Estate, Banking, Environmental and General Litigation.

No client is too small or too big, and my goal in the practice of law is to provide each client with the hands-on, drop everything attention they deserve.

I am the President of the Vent Haven Museum in Ft. Mitchell, Kentucky, the only museum in the world dedicated exlusively to the art of ventriloquism;...

Lisa Wenzel, criminal defense attorney in Ohio and Kentucky, understands your worries and frustrations. Due to her extensive training and experience in criminal law, she knows exactly what's needed to defend your case successfully, and she has the passion and caring to make sure your rights are fully protected.

Nathan graduated from Centre College in 2017 with a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies. He graduated cum laude from Salmon P. Chase College of Law at Northern Kentucky University in 2022. At Chase, Nathan was both a mentee and a mentor in the Student Bar Association’s mentor-mentee program and served as a Chase Ambassador to prospective law students. He also served as the Lead Education Editor with the Northern Kentucky Law Review and as Marshall for the Hoffman Chapter of the Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity. Nathan started working at The Lawrence Firm in 2021 as a law clerk, before...

Jacqueline Wright chairs Fox, Wood, Wood & Estill's real estate practice. Additionally, she handles probates and estates, and she is also an Assistant Mason County Attorney.

Rob Lewis is an AV-rated attorney who is a passionate advocate for his catastrophically injured clients and their families. He devotes the majority of his practice to representing children who are needlessly and tragically devastated by brain injuries at birth as a result of poorly managed labors and negligently executed deliveries. Rob has successfully tried and litigated many cases involving birth injuries, including those involving Cerebral Palsy, perinatal stroke, hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), and traumatic brain injury. Similarly, he has successfully tried and resolved cases involving many other types of medical negligence, including cases involving brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, anesthesia errors,...

Serving issues of the American Family, Professionals and Business. Divorce, Custody, Business Formation and Professional & Ethics Defense, Estate Planning Civil Litigation - Criminal Defense Constantly appearing in Hamilton, Clermont, Warren, Butler, Brown and Highland Counties Ohio

Mr. Deaton is an experienced attorney who focuses his practice in family law, personal injury, estate planning, and civil litigation. He is admitted to practice in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky. Mr. Deaton attended Chase College of Law where he graduated with cum laude honors. After graduating from law school, Mr. Deaton worked as a staff attorney for Chief Judge Richard Woeste in the Campbell County Circuit, gaining a deep knowledge of how the courts operate behind the scenes. Since that time, he has been in private practice where...

Colby Cowherd is a partner with the firm, joining after having practiced in Plaintiffs’ Personal Injury for nearly a decade. He enjoys obtaining successful results for his injured clients, and he has done so hundreds of times, whether through settlement, mediation, or trial. Colby relishes appearing before juries on behalf of his clients. Colby was born and raised in Northern Kentucky and is proud to call it home, as his family has done for several generations. He attended Dixie Heights High School and lives in Villa Hills with his Daughter. Colby graduated from the University of Kentucky in 2004, and Salmon...

Marque Carey is an attorney with over 11 years of experience in bankruptcy law. His practice focus is on consumer and business bankruptcy, including Chapter 7, 11 and 13. Marque has handled hundreds of cases as both a Trustee and Debtors counsel. In 2011 Marque was appointed as a Chapter 7 Trustee in the Western District of Kentucky. In addition to his extensive experience as a Trustee, Marque has 13 years' experience as a bankruptcy attorney. As a debtor's attorney he has experienced a multitude of scenarios and has the skillset to address those confidently. Marque values open and frequent communication with...

We handle personal injury, workers compensation, social security disability, criminal defense and divorce cases. Further, we are experienced in municipal law, education law, real estate, probate and estate planning, and any kind of litigation.