Criminal Law

• Criminal Defense
  Chuck Boyk has been licensed to practice law in Ohio since 1983. His major areas of practice involve plaintiff personal injury, including car accidents, wrongful death, medical malpractice, slip and falls (premises liability), and construction accidents. Chuck’s other areas of practice include workers compensation, criminal defense and general civil litigation.
• DUI/DWI
  According to Mothers against Drunk Driving, an average of 1400 college age students are dying every year from alcohol poisoning. Alcohol also brings secondary dangers from its use, including injuries (an average of 500,000 per year), sexual assaults (an average of 70,000 per year) and unprotected sex (an average of 400,000 per year.) With binge drinking (consuming more than five drinks in a row for men, four drinks in a row for women) practically considered part of college life, these alarming statistics start to make sense.
• Wrongful Death
  With law offices in Toledo, Bowling Green, Swanton, West Unity, and Findlay, Toledo wrongful death lawyers work to help surviving spouses and children file and pursue wrongful death claims, obtaining compensation from the responsible parties.
• Traffic Violations
• Sex Crimes
  The Law Offices of Charles Boyk are currently accepting cases involving those who have been injured or killed on or around Ohio college campuses. Incidents of hazing, sexual assaults or alcohol poisoning are a sadly common occurrence. You shouldn’t go through the aftermath of a traumatic experience alone. Call a Toledo school injury lawyer for a free legal consultation today.
• Assault
• Murder
  After graduation from The University of Toledo Law School in 1983, Mike became employed as an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney in the adult felony division of the Lucas County Prosecutor’s office. From 1983 to 1989 Mike prosecuted hundreds of cases including two death penalty murder trials. Since 1989, Mike has almost exclusively handled personal injury and insurance matters. All told, he has tried more than 100 jury trials throughout northwest Ohio, including a recovery of $1.25 million against a trucking company for a client seriously injured at a truck stop.
• Arson
  State Farm engages in such behavior when it comes to its fire insurance coverage. The International Association of Arson Investigators published a twenty-page book that could act as a guide in what to look for in order to prove that arson had been committed. State Farm revised it, reprinted it, and distributed it to police officers, prosecutors, and firefighters nationwide. The revisions, which were studded with inaccuracies and myths about arson, were made not out of any concern for the public good, but rather to institutionalize misconceptions about arson, which would make it easier for them to deny claims. This also has the unfortunate side-effect of making people with legitimate claims look like criminals.

Business and Corporate Law

• Intellectual Property
• Unfair Competition
  During law school, Andrea participated in the Student Bar Association which included co-chairing the Pro Bono Committee where she put on social and community service events. During the 2014-2015 school year Andrea held numerous fundraising activities to raise money for Lucas County CASA. She also participated in the Intellectual Property Moot Court team, which competed in the Saul Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition in Chicago, Illinois. The competition is known to introduce law students to important issues arising in U.S. trademark and unfair competition law. Students developed brief writing and oral advocacy skills in a mock courtroom experience.

Employment Law

• Workers Compensation
  With the many risks involved in construction work it’s not surprising that this type of work accounts for a larger percentage of workers compensation claims than any other profession. But in many of these cases, Ohio’s workers’ compensation laws simply don’t provide ample compensation to cover the full needs of severely injured construction workers. While Ohio workers compensation does provide a short-term stream of income to the injured worker, many workers compensation laws have fixed time limits and compensation levels for specific injuries.

Property Law

• Premises Liability
  Wrongful death claims can be brought against anyone who, through recklessness, carelessness, negligence or lack of skill, causes the fatality of another. Wrongful death can be the result of many types of circumstances, including drunk driving or reckless driving, medical malpractice (such as through surgical error or misdiagnosis of an illness), defective machinery or products, premises liability, or improper supervision.
• Property Damage
  In some cases, an injury victim could also damage their personal property in an accident, especially when a driver was operating a vehicle they owned. It could be possible to recover payments that cover the cost of repairing or replacing damaged items.

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  Joining Charles E. Boyk Law in 2022 as an associate attorney, Abagale calls on her skills, critical thinking, communication, and building trust to relate to clients under the most trying circumstances. She understands that personal injury law is a complex and often nuanced area that requires knowledge and empathy to succeed. Abagale works with clients and teammates to ensure that each case has the best outcome for the client.
• Medical Malpractice
  Fueled by the intense and relentless lobbying efforts of insurance companies, legislative agendas designed to limit the liability doctors, nurses, surgeons and other medical professionals face in cases of medical malpractice have been gaining substantial ground during the past ten years. Today, the medical establishment is pushing harder than ever before to make issues like patients’ rights and legal recourse for medical malpractice victims a distant memory. Backed by a sympathetic Republican administration and Congress, they are succeeding in their efforts. Luckily, a Toledo medical malpractice lawyer is available to fight for those injured and hold the negligent parties responsible. To get started with your claim, consult with a Toledo injury lawyer today.
• Auto Accidents
• Dog Bites
  Free books, tapes, CDs, and special reports will be available to you on subjects such as auto accident injuries, dog bites, trucking accidents, and workers’ compensation claims.