Litchfield Personal Injury Lawyers

The Law Offices of Dennis C. Belli is a Columbus, Ohio-based law firm that specializes in criminal defense trial and appellate litigation. When I started this firm in 1984, I had one goal in mind - to seek justice and protect the rights of the criminally accused. Our mission is straightforward - to treat every client as an individual deserving of respect, understanding, and aggressive advocacy. Every client is assured of our commitment to thorough preparation, integrity, and the highest standards of the legal profession in the handling of his or her case.

Taylor Ward has extensive civil litigation experience spanning a variety of business and consumer related matters. By conducting many hearings and trials in the past two years, he is fully conversant in trial practice and advocacy. Mr. Ward devotes his practice to a wide range of contract disputes, personal injury, products liability, and many consumer related statutes including the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Federal Truth-in-Lending, and the Ohio Unfair and Deceptive Practices Act, among others.

Tom Wood is an experienced attorney with expertise in the areas of personal injury, social security disability and the Federal Employer's Liability Act (railroad injuries).

Experienced trial lawyer, former prosecutor, 21+ years experience, murder and rape trials and three offices and 13 lawyers to help in Ohio, Michigan and Federal Courts.

Benjamin “Ben” Whitacre is a Truck Accident & Personal Injury Trial Attorney who is dedicated to helping injured people throughout all of Ohio and Florida. Ben’s passion is working with victims of Truck accidents, but he also has extensive experience with all types of personal injury cases, including car accidents, motorcycle accidents, wrongful death claims, traumatic brain injuries, and catastrophic injuries. Ben demands justice for his clients, and he’s not afraid to go to Trial to get it. The goal is to protect you, your family, and your future. Justice is maximizing compensation for people’s injuries, medical expenses, and lost...

Experience Magistrate, Lake County Domestic Relations Court March 1992 - December 31, 2002 Magistrate, Ashtabula County Common Pleas Court July 1997 - December 1998 Acting Judge, Painesville Municipal Court March 2008 - continuing Education Bachelor of Business Administration, Kent State University, 1983 Juris Doctor, Cleveland Marshall College of Law, Cleveland State University, 1989 Admitted to practice before the Courts of the State of Ohio, the Federal District Court and the United States Supreme Court. Professional Organizations Lake County Bar Association Ohio State Bar Association Ohio Womenâs Bar Association Family Law Committee, Lake County Bar Association Ohio Association of Domestic Relations Judges (former member) Ohio Association...

Born in Youngstown, Ohio. Raised in Campbell, Ohio. Son of a union industrial painter.

Married with two children.

Six time Boston Marathon participant.
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Amanda graduated from Bowling Green State University with a bachelors in Criminal Justice and a masters in Special Education from Cleveland State University. After graduating from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law, Amanda passed both the Ohio and Michigan bar exams, and was admitted to practice law in both states. While attending law school, Amanda was a quarterfinalist in the renowned G. Mennon Williams Moot Court Competition and a member of the American Inns of Courts Program. While in law school, Amanda clerked for Wayne County Circuit Court Family Judge Richard B. Halloran. Amanda then went...

Thomas Schaffer comes from a family of eight, and started working at age twelve for his father’s farm and grain elevator. Earlier on, he saw how working families struggle to make ends meet and learned the value of hard work, dedication, and commitment to family. Attorney Thomas Schaffer was admitted to the Ohio Bar in 1990. He is also a member of the Toledo Bar Association, the Ohio Association for Justice, is the Board President of the Zepf Community Mental Health Center, and is a Board Member for the Advocates for Basic Legal Equality. Thomas graduated from Bowling Green State University...