Brecksville Ohio Lawyer

What kind of work is taken?

Personal injury, OVI / DUI, criminal defense, traffic tickets, and estate planning and probate. Acceptance is case by case.

A crash plus an OVI is two files. An arrest plus a license issue is two files. A death plus a house and unpaid bills is a probate problem, not one form. Say both.

Personal injury

You treat. The insurer pays as little as the file will bear. Most Ohio injury lawsuits have to be filed within two years of the injury. Do not give the other driver’s insurer a recorded statement.

OVI / DUI

Ohio calls it OVI. Most people still say DUI. It is a criminal charge under R.C. 4511.19 and often a separate BMV license fight. Those two clocks do not wait for each other.

Criminal defense, traffic, estate

A criminal charge is read from the paper and the evidence, not from a volume plea script. A traffic ticket is points, insurance, and the code section on the citation. Estate work starts with a plain list of what you own and who you want to protect.

Criminal defense · Traffic tickets · Estate planning and probate

Who calls?

People call from Brecksville, Broadview Heights, North Royalton, Independence, Strongsville, Garfield Heights, Parma, Berea, Bedford, Rocky River, and Lakewood. Cases are handled in those courts and across Ohio.

What should you do first?

Injury: get treatment. Photograph the scene. Keep the bills.

OVI, criminal, traffic: read the papers. Write down every date. Do not talk about the facts on social media. Do not contact an alleged victim to “clear it up.” Bring the citation.

Estate or probate: make the list. Do not wait for a hospital bed or a funeral home to force it.

Then call (216) 867-0429.

Is this a solo practice?

Yes. Robert G. Stiefvater. No roster of lawyers.

Is the consultation free?

Yes. Even when the file cannot be taken.

Will every call be taken?

No.