Family Law

• Divorce
• Child Support
  Although working with an attorney for your family law case may seem like an unnecessary expense, not doing so can prevent you from getting the assets, custody, visitation, and child support orders that you are seeking.
• Child Custody and Visitation
  Child Custody/Visitation: In Ohio, several factors are taken into consideration when determining a child custody and visitation schedule. Generally, unmarried mothers are automatically granted full custody of their children. When divorcing couples are tackling custody matters, there are several things that can influence which parent is granted custody and what the visitation schedule should look like. It is imperative to work with a knowledgeable Cincinnati family law attorney. Call The Green Law Firm to ensure you and your children are afforded a custody and visitation schedule that reflects the best interests of everyone involved.
• Adoption
  Adoption: The process of adopting a child is extremely complex and time-consuming. Courts will conduct investigations, schedule numerous interviews, and evaluate the health and wellbeing of the children and parents. Whether you are adopting a child, going through a step-parent adoption, or dealing with another complicated situation, our domestic relations attorneys in Cincinnati work diligently to ensure the process goes as smoothly as possible so that you and the child involved can move forward in the best position possible.
• Paternity
  Family law cases are often extremely emotional and can bring forth some unanticipated changes. Whether a couple is going through a divorce, trying to set up a custody schedule, or establishing paternity, the emotions surrounding the unexpected change can have an overwhelming impact on a family. When dealing with complex family law cases, it is crucial that you retain representation from a team of skilled and knowledgeable family law attorneys in Cincinnati, Ohio that will fight to help you protect your legal rights.
• Spousal Support
  Spousal Support: There are many situations where one spouse lacks an adequate income to support themselves as they move forward after a divorce. For this reason, Ohio provides the spouse who earns less, regardless of gender, the ability to obtain spousal support during their divorce procedures. Our team is dedicated to helping out clients get the spousal support they need and deserve throughout their divorce.

Criminal Law

• DUI/DWI
  Impaired Driving: More than 26,000 arrests are made each year in Ohio related to drunk and impaired driving. Regardless of the laws in place to prevent drivers from entering roadways while drunk or high, hundreds of people lose their lives in drunk driving accidents while thousands more are left injured. Driving impaired jeopardizes a person’s ability to control their vehicle and react to hazards in the road.
• Wrongful Death
  There are few things more tragic than dealing with the unexpected loss of a loved one. Learning that your loved one lost their life as a result of another person’s negligence can make the situation even more challenging to accept. Although there is nothing that can bring back those taken away, there are some options available for families to help them after the loss of a loved one. Working with a wrongful death attorney in Cincinnati can help grieving families obtain the financial security they need in order to move forward in the aftermath of their tragic loss.
• Traffic Violations
  Tens of thousands of people are injured in auto collisions in Ohio each year. Accidents involving semi-trucks are more likely to result in catastrophic injuries for the people involved. These vehicles are not only extremely large, but they often weigh up to 10-times more than most other vehicles that are sharing the roadways. Combining the size and weight of these vehicles with reckless drivers and speeding and you have a disaster waiting to happen.
• Sex Crimes
• Assault
  An “intentional tort” refers to a personal injury caused by a person who has the intent to cause harm. It may also refer to injury caused by willful or reckless conduct. Intentional torts include assault and battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, libel and slander, etc.
• Hit and Run
  If you are in an automobile accident with an uninsured driver who is at fault, the uninsured motorist provisions of your own policy will apply if you purchased such coverage. This coverage would also apply if you were hit by a “hit and run” driver. This insurance acts just like the insurance the uninsured driver should have had. Underinsured motorist coverage picks up where the liability coverage of the other driver leaves off. If your personal injuries exceed the amount of the other driver’s liability insurance, your underinsured motorist insurance covers the excess damages under current law.

Employment Law

• Employment Discrimination
  Sexual discrimination is one form of employment of discrimination that The Green Law Firm deals with frequently. Our staff provides complete assistance to individuals with sex harassment and sex discrimination complaints based on sex, or gender. This service includes counseling individuals, filing formal complaints, conciliation efforts and hearings and court actions if necessary to stop discrimination.
• Sexual Harassment
  In Ohio, instances of sexual harassment and assault impact roughly 86.9 per 100,000 people each year. These incidents can occur at any time and in any location, leaving individuals particularly vulnerable. When people are subjected to sexual harassment, they are often overwhelmed with the mental and emotional consequences of the harassment. These traumatic experiences can result in devastating self-esteem issues and cause victims to have problems concentrating and moving on. When victims are sexually harassed here in Hamilton County, it is imperative that they understand that there are legal options available for them.

Property Law

• Premises Liability
  Premises Liability: Thousands of people across Ohio are forced to deal with overwhelming pain and suffering as a result of negligent property owners. When victims pass away due to their injuries, our wrongful death attorneys in Cincinnati fight to protect the legal rights of their families moving forward.
• Property Damage
  Although most of us would prefer to avoid filing a lawsuit or going to court, it is sometimes necessary to pursue litigation to get full value for your claim. Lawsuits usually become necessary when there are disagreements with the other party’s insurance company over who caused an accident or how serious the injuries are. You should be sure not to sign any documents without prior review by an attorney. You need to attend all scheduled doctor appointments in order to document your injuries. Accurate records should be kept of time you missed from work, medical bills, and property damage repairs. You can document your damages with photographs of your injuries or photos of property damage.

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  The law of personal injury is concerned with determining who may be responsible for your injuries and how much they should be required to pay for your damages. Personal injury is part of the law of torts, the legal term that includes many types of injuries to people and their property. Every tort claim must include four basic elements including duty, breach of duty, damages, and proximate cause. The defendant must have a legal duty toward the plaintiff. The defendant must have violated that legal duty. The plaintiff must have suffered some harm for which the law allows an award of monetary damages. The defendant’s breach of a legal duty must be related to the plaintiff’s injury closely enough to be considered a proximate cause of the injury.
• Medical Malpractice
  Have you or a loved one been affected by medical malpractice in Cincinnati? Contact the medical malpractice attorneys at The Green Law Firm today.
• Auto Accidents
• Dog Bites
  If you were injured at someone else’s home or a commercial establishment, the person or entity responsible for the premises may be found liable. This can cover a variety of situations including slip and falls, dog bites, assaults, among others. The person liable for your damages is the party in control of the property. That party is responsible for the care, maintenance and inspection of the property. For example, an owner may not be the responsible party if he or she has leased the property to another party who actually has control over the premises. The responsible party must pay for damages if the injured party proves that (1) the condition of the property was dangerous; (2) the owner knew, or should have known, about the dangerous condition; and (3) the owner had a reasonable opportunity to correct or warn of the condition, which was not reasonably open and obvious to the injured party at the time of the accident.

Finance Law

• Bankruptcy
  Chapter 7 Bankruptcy: Chapter 7 bankruptcy is the most common type of bankruptcy filed each year. Nearly 63% of all cases filed fall under this category. A Chapter 7 bankruptcy is often referred to as liquidation bankruptcy. These bankruptcies are used to wipe out specific types of unsecured debt held by the debtor. Nearly 93% of filers are able to have their debts wiped out by filing under this chapter.
• Foreclosure
  Those who decide to file a Chapter 7 bankruptcy must file actions in court. Once the procedure is initiated, the Courts automatically place a stay on all of the filer’s debts. This stops companies from making any collection attempts throughout the duration of the bankruptcy process. Once a stay is issued, all wage garnishments, foreclosure proceedings, and repossession or eviction orders will be immediately stopped. A trustee will be assigned to review your finances and determine what assets you have. The trustee is in charge of overseeing your bankruptcy proceedings and will determine what property is exempt and nonexempt.