About DBL

A mid-size full-service law firm
Offices in Ohio and Kentucky

Depth And Breadth Of Experience
Dressman Benzinger LaVelle psc is a mid-sized full-service law firm with offices located in Cincinnati, Ohio and Crestview Hills, Kentucky. DBL attorneys represent private individuals and companies in many industries and areas of law including:

Administrative
Adoption
Agricultural
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Antitrust
Banking & Financial Institutions
Bankruptcy
Business
Commercial
Computer
Collections
Constitutional
Construction
Copyrights
Corporate
Criminal
E-commerce
Eminent Domain
Employment
Employee Benefits
Equine
Estate Planning
Family

First Amendment
Franchising
Government
Health Care
Information Technology
Insurance
International
Internet
Labor Relations
Libel & Slander
Licensing
Litigation
Personal Injury & Wrongful Death
Probate
Professional Liability
Real Estate
Taxation
Trademarks
Trade Secrets
Trials & Appeals
Workers’ Compensation
Zoning

A Tradition Of Excellence
DBL traces its roots to 1955, to the firm of Dressman, Dunn and Deters. Dressman and Dunn became judges, after which Charles Deters teamed with Gerald Benzinger and the late Jack LaVelle. In the years that followed, the firm grew to its present size, adopting the name Dressman Benzinger LaVelle psc in 2008. Today, DBL is the largest Northern Kentucky-based law firm, and one of the larger firms in Greater Cincinnati.

Full Service Includes Personal Service
DBL offers clients the same full scope and sophistication of client services as a large law firm, but retains the responsiveness and accessibility of a small firm. Though most DBL attorneys practice in multiple areas of law, the firm is organized into the following Practice Groups:

Admitted In All Levels
DBL attorneys practice regularly in Ohio and Kentucky. The firm’s trial attorneys are admitted to practice in:

State Courts of Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana
Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
Federal District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
Federal District for the Southern District of Ohio
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
United States Supreme Court

Excellence in Citizenship
The firm is actively involved in Kentucky state government and handles a substantial number of regulatory proceedings in Kentucky. Partners Gerald Benzinger and Bob Stevens have been frequently recognized in the book Best Lawyers in America. Partners David Kramer and Todd McMurtry serve as the authors of the leading treatise on Kentucky civil procedure, volumes 6 and 7 of West’s Kentucky Practice series.

Extracurricular Achievement
In addition to practicing law, DBL attorneys contribute to legal publications, lecture on practice-related topics, act as expert witnesses, and help improve our community by serving on the boards of numerous charitable and non-profit organizations. For more details on the attorneys of Dressman Benzinger LaVelle, click on an individual’s name on our Attorney Profiles page.