About Samantha Rittgers
Samantha K. Rittgers practices in all areas of employment law. She counsels management on discipline, workplace harassment, compliance with federal and state laws, termination, and wage and hour issues, and defends employers in employment litigation before state and federal agencies involving race, gender, national origin discrimination, and sexual harassment claims. She also conducts in-house training sessions for managers and employees on respectful workplace, discrimination, and human resources policies. Samantha previously worked in the legal departments of GE Aviation, Luxottica, and Kroger, and interned for U.S. District Judge Michael Barrett. She has been recognized on the Ohio Super Lawyers Rising Stars list.
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.
