Wooster DUI & DWI Lawyers

Hello, my name is Jim Slater. Thank you for your interest in my law firm.

If you’re looking for a highly experienced team of lawyers and legal professionals who are focused on their clients, I can assure you that you’ve come to the right place.

Rick Zurz and I formed this law firm over 25 years ago. We each brought very unique experience and backgrounds to our firm for the benefit of our clients.

Our style of practicing law and the culture of our law firm is one that is based on intense preparation and careful planning in order to secure the outcome...

We are located in Avon, Ohio - just 10 minutes west of Cleveland. Se habla espanol.

Sherry A. Pidala is a sole practitioner and has been an attorney for over 25 years. She serves clients in most all communities of the tri-county area of Cuyahoga, Portage and Summit. Sherry provides a broad range of legal services to individual clients, families and businesses in matters of family law, including divorce, dissolution, restraining orders, custody, visitation, shared parenting plans, child support, alimony, and asset division, post decree divorce issues such as modifications, and contempt proceedings, criminal matters, DUI / DWUI's, driving under suspension, and other traffic matters, personal injury cases including auto accidents and...

As of November 2014 I will have been engaged as a full time practitioner for forty years. Over those years I have had the opportunity to represent clients in a wide variety of cases of many stripes. Plainly I have learned that giving my clients good counsel and wise advice based on reliable information is the best path to securing a result that is the best of the available outcomes.

Born and raised in Akron, OH, John Watters graduated from the University of Akron in the spring of 2013 with a bachelor’s degree in English, a minor in Pre-Law Philosophy, and a profound desire to help those in need. After taking some time off to enjoy being a new father, John enrolled in the University of Akron School of Law.

While attending law school, John was a member of Akron’s nationally-ranked mock trial program, where he and his team became regional champions in the American Association for Justice Trial Advocacy Competition in 2017.

Having been both an intern for...

I started my criminal defense legal practice with the belief that everyone is entitled to aggressive, quality representation. If you have been charged with a misdemeanor, felony, assault, domestic violence, homicide, drug offense, DUI, OVI, DUS or other criminal charge, I will fight for your legal rights. If you have been accused of a crime, I will aggressively negotiate for you or take your case through trial. If you have been accused of a crime, do not talk to the police. I am a criminal defense trial lawyer dedicated to maintaining close relationships with all my criminal, traffic, OVI, DUI, and...

I am a former prosecutor with the Cuyahoga County Prosecutors Office that now is a partner with the Criminal & DUI Defense Law Firm, Patituce & Associates.

Jennifer Scott is a former Prosecutor that assists clients throughout the state of Ohio that have charged with Federal Crimes.

Ohio counties of Practice: Richland, Perry, Crawford, Morrow, and Ashland

Makridis Law Firm brings over 40 years of legal experience to Criminal, Personal Injury, Bankruptcy, Employment, Workers' Compensation, Social Security Disability, Estate Planning, and Domestic cases. Schedule your free consultation today by calling (330) 394-1587.

Brian Joslyn’s decision to become a criminal defense attorney was shaped by unique personal hardship. His life has been and remains a testament to the pursuit of justice for those subjected to overzealous law enforcement. He firmly believes in the dignified, respectful treatment of every person before the law. In Brian’s Pursuit of justice, he has become one of Ohio’s most recognized and skilled criminal defense attorneys. His success has been heralded by many reputable organizations including Columbus CEO Magazine naming him as a top lawyer, the National Academy of Criminal Defense Attorneys selecting him as one of the 10...

Ian Friedman is a partner at the law firm of Friedman & Nemecek, L.L.C., based in Cleveland, Ohio. He has earned a fierce reputation for successfully defending individuals and organizations in complex criminal and white collar matters. He is a frequent author and lecturer on matters related to criminal justice. He represents individuals and entities across the United States and has served as counsel in Europe, Asia, and South America.

Ian is the current President of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, and past-President of the Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. He was the first lawyer to...

Andrew H. Stevenson takes great pride in being a criminal defense attorney. He feels honored to defend his clients and respects the trust his clients place in him. Combining his strong trial skills with his empathetic concern for each client, he works hard to help achieve the best possible outcome for each client. In order to more effectively defend his clients, he has limited his practice to criminal and DUI defense. Andrew has successfully defended clients charged with capital murder, aggravated murder, murder, rape, robbery, kidnapping, drug offenses, domestic violence and child abuse. He is experienced...

Amanda Burgess is a Keating Firm LTD. associate that practices in the areas of personal injury, criminal defense, and traffic/OVI defense. Burgess is a member of the Ohio State, Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky and Kentucky Bar Associations.

Mr. Shaver is an experienced and aggressive attorney practicing primarily in the are of family and criminal law. He graduated in 1986 from Capital University law school (Magna Cum Laude) and is a member for Phi Beta Kappa from Denison University (also Magna Cum Laude). He has served as President of the Fairfield County Bar Association and as an Acting Judge in the Fairfield County Municipal Court. His public service includes being the Mayor of Pickerington and a city councilman. He also serves as a Guardian Ad Litem in Juvenile and Domestic cases.

Mr. Shaver and his staff...

Attorney Bryan Bowen is from Worthington, Ohio, where he was a National Merit Scholar and played volleyball on the 1990 Boys State Championship-winning Worthington High School team.

After graduating from Worthington High School, he attended The Ohio State University, graduating magna cum laude with a degree in History.

Law school followed, at The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, where Mr. Bowen was awarded the distinction of being named a Public Service Fellow for his commitment to providing legal representation to underserved communities through the Legal Aid Society of Columbus.

The focus of the Dominy Law Firm is representing clients for criminal offenses, DUI / OVI charges, and serious vehicular crimes in Columbus, Ohio (Franklin County) and the central Ohio are. The Dominy law firm is one of only four firms in Ohio ranked by U.S. News & World Report as a "Tier 1 Best Law Firm" for DUI/OVI defense and also ranked as a "Best Law Firm" for general criminal defense. We recommend educating yourself about your situation before making any decisions about your case. One great way to do that is the website of the Dominy Law...

For more than fifteen years, Kristina has protected and counseled clients during the most difficult periods in their lives. She has developed a sophisticated federal and state practice with a particular focus on internet-based crimes. Her experience is regularly enlisted for complex cases involving allegations of sexual assault, and she has worked on national defense teams representing students and executives facing prosecution in the United States and abroad. Kristina is also extremely adept at working with families and defending juveniles facing prosecution, particularly when the child has a physical or mental disability.

Kristina has achieved great success protecting students and...

Douglas Riddell's practice is devoted to defending clients facing DUI / OVI, traffic and criminal misdemeanor charges. With of years of experience practicing criminal defense in Central Ohio, he personally reviews, analyzes and implements a unique proactive defense strategy in each and every case that comes into to his office.