About A. Luca Paternostro
A. Luca Paternostro is a West Virginia native who joined the firm after beginning his legal career practicing in West Virginia. Luca earned his undergraduate degree from Xavier University before receiving his J.D. from West Virginia University College of Law. During his final year of law school, he worked in the Veterans Law Clinic representing disabled veterans in disability claims and litigation. He also served as President of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Society and Vice President of the West Virginia Association for Justice Student Chapter. After admission to the bar, he represented clients in personal injury matters and served as court-appointed counsel.
Proven verdicts and settlements at Rittgers & Rittgers
These results are credited to Rittgers & Rittgers. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.
A Cincinnati jury awarded $10 million on May 1, 2026, after finding that TriHealth's Good Samaritan Hospital placed 69-year-old Terri Price in a psychiatric unit instead of a medical unit, leaving her without the nursing care and IV antibiotics needed to treat her advancing sepsis.
A Hamilton County jury found JACK Cincinnati Casino 100% liable after a 69-year-old patron tripped over a collapsed wet-floor sign that a casino employee had walked past seconds before the fall, fracturing her kneecap and requiring surgery.
A Warren County jury acquitted Brooke Skylar Richardson on all serious charges, including aggravated murder and involuntary manslaughter, after Charles H. Rittgers and Charles M. Rittgers convinced jurors the newborn had been stillborn.
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.
