Personal Service With A Cooperative Approach
With extensive experience and a reputation for excellence, we serve individuals, families and small-business owners throughout southwestern Ohio.
Top-Quality Legal Services For Individuals, Small Business & Families Throughout Southwestern Ohio
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Experienced Advocates On Your Side
Dearie, Fischer & Martinson LLC, was founded on the guiding principles of top-quality legal work and commitment to our clients. We strive to provide our community with incomparable legal services at a cost-effective price. Our firm is built to meet the highest standards of competence and professionalism, no matter what your situation is. With over 50 years of combined experience and diverse backgrounds, we have the ability to assist our clients with a variety of legal matters.
We Care About Your Goals
Our attorneys have worked at large firms that focus on complex litigation, and want to use that experience in a way that better serves our clients. The difference you will find working with us is that we believe in providing personal solutions by using a teamwork approach. We value the active participation of our clients. We will advise you of all of your options, explain any pitfalls and educate you so that you are informed every single step of the way. We strive to craft individualized, strategic solutions that are tailored to fulfill your best interests.
The Experience to Solve Your Complex Problems
Our lawyers have decades of experience in the state, federal, and even military courts. One of our lawyers teaches at the University of Dayton School of Law. Two have served in public office. All of our attorneys have held leadership positions on Boards serving in our community. These experiences have given us the skills to understand your real-world legal issues and to be able to resolve seven the most sophisticated legal problems.
Meet Our Attorneys
James A. Dearie
John A. Fischer
Amanda P. Martinson
Matt Nolan
Recent Articles by Our Attorneys
Proposed New Law Could Change Marijuana OVI in Ohio
Marijuana laws in Ohio have become rather complicated in recent years. When medical marijuana became legal, we wrote an article called "Medical Marijuana: an OVI Trap?" We saw medical marijuana as a potential OVI trap because marijuana, unlike alcohol, can stay in a...
Do not talk to police, even when innocent
Many people believe that if they are innocent of a crime, they have nothing to fear by talking to the police. However, this is not always the case. Even if you are innocent, it is crucial to understand your rights and the potential consequences of speaking to the...
DUI and OVI while Underage/Juveniles
As you are probably aware, you have to be 16 to obtain a driver's license, 18 to be considered an adult, and 21 to be considered of legal drinking age. Because these legal ages are all different, OVI is handled differently depending on how old you are. Most drivers...
