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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Defense
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Litigation
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Law
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Law
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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
New Expungement Law Works!
We write many articles about Expungement in Ohio, and we have already addressed the change that made true expungement possible in many cases. Before 2023, almost no adult cases could be truly expunged. Many could be sealed - that is, hidden from the public record....
Ohio’s Recent Changes to Victim’s Rights Laws (Marcy’s Law)
Earlier this year, the Ohio Supreme Court instituted a new law that majorly impacted the way the Ohio legal system approaches victim's rights. One of the biggest changes was that victims now have the ability to hire counsel to represent them in their own cases. In...
What factors does a judge consider for sentencing?
After a criminal conviction, the judge has the final say in what will happen to you. The sentencing phase of the legal process has a lot of rules, though. A judge must follow sentencing guidelines and adhere to the general criminal sentencing principles when deciding...
