Law Firms: Legal Job Searching in Cincinnati The Cincinnati Legal market includes numerous law firms, many of which are headquartered in Cincinnati. Cincinnati is the seat of the 6 th Circuit Court of Appeals and Hamilton County has a strong legal community. Large Firms or National Firms: Dinsmore & Shohl 255 East Fifth Street, Ste 1900 www.dinslaw.com 400 + attorneys in the Cincinnati office. Other offices throughout the Midwest. Main Cincinnati law firm for Proctor and Gamble. Baker & Hostetler 312 Walnut Street, Ste 3200 www.bakerlaw.com 15-20 attorneys in the Cincinnati office. Large AmLaw Top 200 Firm with headquarters in Cleveland and offices throughout the nation. Frost Brown Todd LLC 2200 PNC Center 201 E. Fifth St. www.frostbrowntodd.com Roughly 145 attorneys in Cincinnati. Other offices throughout the Midwest. They also run a special program with GE Aviation where summer associates can split summers working in the GE legal department in Cincinnati. 1
Graydon Head & Ritchey LLP 1900 Fifth Third Center 511 Walnut Street www.graydon.com 50-75 attorneys with only office in Cincinnati. Their summer program is only for 1Ls. Greenebaum Doll & McDonald PLLC 2900 Chemed Center 255 East Fifth Street Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 http://www.greenebaum.com/ Offices throughout the MidWest. Multi-practice firm. 150 total attorneys. Jackson Lewis LLP 312 Walnut Street Scripps Center, 25th Floor www.jacksonlewis.com Cincinnati Office is 5-10 attorneys. Over 250 attorneys nationwide. Concentrates on workplace and employment law. Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL One East Fourth Street Ste 1400 www.kmklaw.com 100-150 attorneys all located in Cincinnati. Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP 250 East Fifth St., Ste 2200 Cincinnati, OH 45230 www.porterwright.com 150-200 attorneys nationally. Headquartered in Columbus, OH. Cincinnati office has 20 attorneys. 2
Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP 221 E. Fourth Street Ste 2900 Cincinnati, OH, 45202 www.ssd.com Very large national firm. The Cincinnati Office has 20-30 attorneys. Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP 425 Walnut St. Ste 1800 www.taftlaw.com Midwest firm headquartered in Cincinnati. Cincinnati Office has 100-130 attorneys. Thompson Hine LLP 312 Walnut St. 14th Floor www.thompsonhine.com Midwest Firm headquartered in Cleveland. Around 50 attorneys in the Cincinnati Office. Ulmer & Berne LLP 600 Vine Street Ste 2800 www.ulmer.com Cleveland firm with an office in Cincinnati, Columbus, and Chicago. 200 attorneys total, 50 in Cincinnati. Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP East Fourth Street Ste 2000, Atrium Two Cincinnati, OH 45201 www.vorys.com Offices in Ohio, DC, and Texas. Headquartered in Columbus. Cincinnati Office has around 50 attorneys. 3
Medium/Local Firms Cors & Bassett 537 East Pete Rose Way Suite 400-3502 http://www.corsbassett.com/index.html Cincinnati firm, roughly 45 attorneys. Freking & Betz 525 Vine St. http://www.frekingandbetz.com/ 20 attorneys. Mostly PI and plaintiff law firm. Katz, Teller, Brant & Hild 255 East Fifth Street, Ste 2400 www.katzteller.com 20-30 attorneys. Only office is in Cincinnati. Firm focuses on every attorney becoming a partner. The firm has 21 partners and 4 associates. Kohnen & Patton LLP PNC Center, Suite 800 201 East Fifth Street http://www.kohnenpatton.com/index.html Banking, litigation, employment, etc. Offices in NKY and Cincinnati. 30 attorneys. Manley Burke LLP 225 West Court Street http://www.manleyburke.com/index.html 13 attorneys. Multi-practice firm with specialty in fraternal law. 4
Rendigs, Fry, Kiely & Dennis LLP 1 West Fourth St. Suite 900 Cincinnati OH 45202 http://www.rendigs.com/index.php Cincinnati firm that has nearly 50 attorneys. Large amount of practice groups. Strauss & Troy The Federal Reserve Building 150 East Fourth Street Cincinnati, Ohio 45202-4018 http://www.strausstroy.com 30-40 attorneys. Focus on corporate but also includes other areas. Wood, Herron & Evans 2700 Carew Tower 441 Vine Street Cincinnati, Ohio 45202-2917 http://www.whepatent.com/ Patent Law Firm. Waite, Schneider, Bayless & Chesley 1513 Fourth & Vine Tower 1 West Fourth Street http://www.wsbclaw.com/ Mostly plaintiff law firm. Handles numerous class action lawsuits. Well known attorney Stan Chesley. Small/Boutique Firms Donald W. Aaron Law Offices 6900 Houston Road, Suite 12 Florence, KY 41042 http://www.donaldaaron.com/ General Practice including business, criminal, family law. Located in Kentucky but also admitted in Ohio. 5
Bailey & Gunderson LPA Offices in Norwood, Western Hills, and Anderson http://www.baileyandgunderson.com/ Family Law, Bankruptcy, PI. Douglas A. Ball Attorney at Law 233 E Main St. Batavia, OH 45103 http://douglasaball.com/ DUI, CrimLaw, Divorce, PI. Michael J. Bergman Law Office LLC 6020 Cheviot Rd. Cincinnati, OH 45247 http://www.cincinnatilawfirm.com/ Solo Attorney. Business Law, Employment, Estate, Real Estate. Blankenship, Massey & Steelman 504 Erlanger Rd. Erlanger, KY 41018 http://www.abmslaw.com/ Criminal, Bankruptcy, PI, Workers Comp. Marcus Carey & Associates 3814 Dixie Highway Erlanger, KY 41018 http://www.marcuscarey.com/ Also works as a conservative political activist and motivational speaker. General practice legal shop including criminal defense. 6
Conese Law Office 26 South Third St. Hamilton, OH 45011 http://www.coneselawoffice.com/ General practice, DUI, family, Crimlaw. Law Office of Elizabeth Corr 7243 Wooster Pike Cincinnati, OH 45227-3830 http://elizabethcorr.com/ Elder law, probate, wills & trusts. Lance S. Cox Attorney at Law 480 Ohio Pike Cincinnati, OH 45255 http://www.lancescoxlaw.com/ Tax Law, Probate, Estate Planning, Business & Corporations. Ernst & Associates 11 S Broadway St. Lebanon, OH 45036 http://ernstandassociates.net/ PI, CrimLaw, Family Law. Daniel W. Gehr, Attorney at Law 1040 Symmes Road Fairfield, OH 45014 http://dwgehr-law.com/ Divorce, Criminal Law, Probate. Mark Godbey & Associates 708 Walnut Street, Suite 600 http://www.godbeylaw.com/ Comments Family Law, Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Bankruptcy. 5 total attorneys. 7
Herbert J. Haas, Attorney at Law 114 E 8th St, http://www.arrestedincincinnati.com/ Mostly Criminal work, but some bankruptcy, PI. Katzman, Logan, Halper & Siegel 9000 Plainfield Rd. Cincinnati, OH 45236 http://www.seriousinjurylawyers.org/index.html Divorce, CrimLaw, Probate, Business, Employment. Lane, Felix & Raisbeck LPA 4931 Delhi Pike Cincinnati, OH 45238 http://www.lfrlaw.com/ General Practice, Criminal Law, Personal Injury, Zoning, Elder Law. Laufmen Jensen & Napolitano 30 Garfield Pl http://www.ljnlawfirm.com/ 4 Attorneys. Criminal Law, Veterans, DUI, PI, Employment, Workers Comp. Lyons and Lyons 8310 Princeton-Glendale Rd. West Chester, OH 45069 http://www.lyonsandlyonslaw.com/ contact@lyonsandlyonslaw.com 6 attorneys. General Practice including criminal, family, business, and wills/trusts. 8
Meizlish & Grayson 830 Main St. http://www.meizgray.com/home Employment & Labor Law. Mulvey & Muller LLC 35 E 7th St. http://www.mulveymuller.com/ 4 Attorneys, general practice. O Connor, Mikita & Davidson LLC 8035 Hosbrook Rd. Cincinnati, OH 45236 http://www.omdlaw.com/ Family, Bankruptcy, PI, Criminal, Workers Comp. 4 total attorneys. Otis, Braun & Johnson 118 W 5th St. Covington, KY 41011 http://www.ojlawfirm.com/ DUI, Family, PI. Parrish Fryman and Marcum LPA 300 High Street, Suite 704 Hamilton, Ohio 45011 http://www.parrishattys.com/index.html Business, Banking, Real Estate, Probate, Creditors Rights. Robison Law Firm 11353 Reed Hartman Hwy., Suite 300 Cincinnati, OH 45241 http://www.robisontaxlaw.com/ They specialize in tax law. 9
Suhre & Associates 1014 Vine St. http://www.suhrelaw.com/ Mostly DUI Defense. Tekulve Law Office 785 Ohio Pike Cincinnati, OH 45245 http://tekulvelaw.com/ PI, Criminal Defense, Probate, Family, Land Takings. Mark Wegford Law Office 8333 Alexandria Pike Alexandria, KY 41001 http://www.markwegfordlaw.com/ Criminal, Bankruptcy, Social Security. Maury White Attorney at Law 5750 Gateway Blvd. http://www.collaborativefamilylaw.biz/ Divorce, Family Law. Businesses: Chiquita Banana 250 East Fifth Street http://www.chiquitabrands.com/companyinfo/careers.aspx No real opportunities available for current law students. 10
Federated Department Stores (Macy s) 7 W. Seventh Street, http://www.macysinc.com/aboutus/emp.aspx Headquartered in Cincinnati. Fifth Third Bank 38 Fountain Square Plaza, Cincinnati, OH 45263 https://www.53.com Large Midwestern bank headquartered in Cincinnati. Health Alliance of Greater Cincinnati 3200 Burnet Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45229 http://www.health-alliance.com/jobs/ Management positions available. Most legal work handled by outside counsel. Kroger Co. 1014 Vine Street Cincinnati, Ohio 45202\ http://www.kroger.com/company_information/careers/pages/default.aspx Some openings available in the legal department on occasion. The Proctor and Gamble Co. 1 Procter & Gamble Plaza http://www.pg.com/en_us/careers/index.shtml Mostly in-house legal department. Highly competitive hiring process and direct contact with the legal department is needed for legal jobs. Also does some work with the Cincinnati firm of Dinsmore & Shohl. 11
TriHealth Inc. 619 Oak Street Cincinnati, OH 45206 http://www.trihealth.com/car/car_index.aspx Large group of hospitals. Has some legal/management positions. University of Cincinnati https://www.jobsatuc.com Often have positions for undergraduate professorships or assistant professors that JDs may qualify for. Government: Hamilton County Jobs http://www.hamiltoncountyohio.gov/hr/jobopeningslist.asp City of Cincinnati Jobs http://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/cityhr/pages/-37243-/ Hamilton County Prosecutor s Office http://www.hcpros.org/ Hamilton County Public Defender http://www.hamilton-co.org/pub_def/default.htm Clermont County Prosecutor http://www.clermontprosecutor.org/ 12