About Michael Weisensel
Michael Weisensel has dedicated over two decades of his legal career to representing individuals who have suffered life-altering injuries due to the negligence of others. He has served as lead counsel in dozens of first-chair jury trials and has secured tens of millions of dollars in settlements and verdicts for his clients. His practice covers serious cases involving car accidents, truck crashes, medical malpractice, wrongful death, premises liability, and product liability. Mike has been recognized as a Super Lawyers selectee.
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.