Melbourne Lawyers

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...

April Hollon Gatlin has a breadth of experience in various areas of the law including domestic, probate, government, real estate, collaborative law, and litigation. As a complex litigator and trial attorney, April has been lead attorney covering a wide range of matters including real estate, contract disputes, construction, leases, title disputes, felony defense, estates and insurance defense. As a domestic attorney, April has represented mothers and fathers in child support, custody, visitation, guardianship and adoptions. As a general practitioner, April has a unique understanding of the interplay between estate planning, probate, and real estate and applies a multi-disciplinary approach to...

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....

Ryan’s practice focuses on personal injury and wrongful death litigation and trial practice, including: motor vehicle wrecks; tractor trailer wrecks; motorcycle wrecks; pedestrian injuries; defective vehicles, including sudden acceleration and airbag defects; defective medical devices; premises liability; general negligence; uninsured and underinsured motorist claims; and, bad faith claims. Ryan Turner does not represent insurance companies and strongly believes in making our communities safer through the American civil justice system.

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

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...

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...

In addition to practicing Domestic Relations, Marisa has extensive practice experience in Workers’ Compensation and Personal Injury. She has a demonstrated history of successful advocacy and litigation experience. Along with practicing Law, Marisa has worked as a professor at both graduate and undergraduate levels. PERSONAL Marisa is a Cincinnati native and currently lives in West Chester, Ohio. Marisa is married and has a blended family. In her free time, she enjoys volunteering with her children’s activities, working out, playing board games, and coaching Girls on the Run. Marisa also loves to travel whenever she gets the chance and spends lots of time...

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...

I wasn’t born into the legal profession. Growing up, the thought of becoming a lawyer never crossed my mind. My legal journey began on the same dirt road as many of you that are reading this is on … as a client. I had a child very young and sought legal advice about my visitation rights. I met with an attorney that advised me that it would be cheaper to sign my rights away and then just find him when he turned 18. I was flabbergasted at that notion! The problem was that he didn’t see me as a person,...

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.

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...

Milton S. (Chip) Goff, III, the founder of the Law Office of Milton Goff is an accomplished and experienced attorney with more than 20 years experience practicing law. Chip is a zealous advocate for injury victims and their families and has a proven record of success.

Chip has a reputation for exceptional results, professionalism, and integrity. He has represented clients throughout Kentucky and Ohio in both state and federal court and has argued cases before the United States Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals and the Kentucky Court of Appeals. In addition to Ohio and Kentucky, he has represented...

Charles Bryant Redmond is an attorney in Florence, Kentucky. He holds a Juris Doctorate (J.D.) degree from The Salmon P. Chase College of Law and a Bachelor of Science diploma from Eastern Kentucky University. Mr. Redmond is originally from Maysville, Kentucky, but found a new home in Northern Kentucky after graduating from law school. During law school, Mr. Redmond was employed as a law clerk at Fox, Wood, Wood & Estill in Maysville, Kentucky, and then at Legal Aid of the Bluegrass in Covington, Kentucky. In 2021, he joined The Gillispie Law Firm, P.C., practicing in the areas...

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.

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...

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...

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...

Tara is a native of Oxford, Ohio with strong ties to the community. She received her BA degree from Miami University in 1996. After a year of post-college work in Atlanta, Georgia, Tara returned to Cincinnati to work for the Mercy Health System in public relations. She went to law school at Salmon P. Chase College of Law at Northern Kentucky University where she served as Editor-in-Chief of the Northern Kentucky Law Review. She authored a law review article on the Americans with Disabilities Act, which was published in the Southern Illinois University Law Review. She then spent three years...

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...

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;...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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,...

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.

Logan is a native of Lexington, Kentucky and graduated from the University of Kentucky in 2017 with a BA in History. He graduated cum laude from Salmon P. Chase College of Law at Northern Kentucky University in 2021. There, he 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 was also chosen to be a teacher’s assistant for a Constitutional Law class. Logan was twice admitted as a student member to the Salmon P. Chase Inn of Court where he participated in CLE presentations...

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,...

W. Ron Adams (b. April 26, 1957), attorney, philanthropist, family man, was born a son of an underground coal miner in Uniontown, Kentucky. Adams suffered extreme poverty and abuse throughout his youth and at 19 years of age became a quadriplegic as a result of being crushed in an underground coal mining accident. Adams attributes his early motivation coming from a loving mother and his own inward drive. He attended college after the mining accident and received 4 degrees and became one of the first 3 in Northern Kentucky University’s history to receive a joint, JD/MBA in 1987. Adams...

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....

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

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...

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

Matt earned his Juris Doctor from Salmon P. Chase College of Law where he attended the evening division as an adult professional. He earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Business from Thomas More College. Matt completed a two-year legal apprenticeship prior to licensure under the direct guidance of John R. Kummer, longtime Northern Kentucky attorney and former Kenton County Deputy Master Commissioner. Prior to attending law school, Matt worked for a private group of international consumer brands and overseas manufacturing partners. In this role, he engaged in product and brand development strategies for the United States retail market. Matt worked alongside the...

Tony is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati College of Law and also holds a MBA from Northern Kentucky University and a BBA in finance from University of Kentucky. He is the founder and Managing Attorney at Mahan Law where he spends the majority of his practice representing small businesses and individuals in all aspects of business law and civil litigation. In 2013, he and his wife, Dr. Jennifer Mahan, opened Riverview Animal Hospital in Bellevue, KY. Since that time, he has led the firm’s DVO Division (Dentist, Veterinarians, and Optometrists) as general legal counsel.

Tony...