About Gus Lazares
Gus Lazares is a trial lawyer known for his intense, focused, and detail-driven approach to litigation. He represents clients in serious injury and wrongful death cases, often against large corporations and insurance companies that expect cases to resolve quietly. Gus's approach has produced seven- and eight-figure recoveries, including $12 million, $7 million, and $6 million results in cases where defendants aggressively tried to hide evidence. Before joining the firm, Gus worked at Haughey Deters and Niehaus, Dinsmore and Shohl, and Graydon Head and Ritchey.
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.
