About Kristopher Burgess
Born and raised in Ohio, Kris Burgess fights for injured Ohioans and pursues full compensation and accountability. As an injury attorney with the firm, Kris stands up for people who have been hurt because someone else failed to take safety seriously. Before law, he toured Japan as a musician, taught mathematics, and learned what it means to be part of a great team. He brings that perspective and discipline to his practice today, handling personal injury and catastrophic injury cases with steady focus and clear communication.
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.
