About Eric Allen

Eric P. Allen has a track record of success representing injury victims and disabled persons for over twenty years. Eric has been representing injured and disabled individuals since graduating from law school at the University of Toledo in 1987. As a skilled negotiator, Eric has achieved thousands of successful settlements for his clients. When settlements cannot be reached, Eric has aggressively litigated numerous cases to favorable jury verdicts.

Eric has also won claims for Social Security Disability and SSI benefits for thousands of disabled persons since 1987. Eric is licensed to practice law in Ohio, Kentucky, and West Virginia. He has successfully argued in numerous appellate courts including the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals and before the Ohio Supreme Court.

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.

$10 millionVerdict

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.

Hamilton County Common Pleas Court, Cincinnati, OH · 2026Medical MalpracticeRead the full story →
$3 millionVerdict

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.

Hamilton County Common Pleas Court, Cincinnati, OH · 2019Premises LiabilityRead the full story →
Verdict

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.

Warren County Common Pleas Court, Lebanon, OH · 2019Read the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

University of Toledo College of Law
J.D., 1987
Ohio University
Undergraduate, 1984

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of West Virginia, admitted 1987
State Bar of Ohio, admitted 1989
State Bar of Kentucky, admitted 2002

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