Beth Berkowitz
Beth Berkowitz is a graduate of the University of Dayton and Capital University Law School. She has been practicing law since 2006. She began her career in a private law practice, focusing exclusively on family law, and then served as a Magistrate in the Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas, Division of Domestic Relations....
William A. Decenso – Retired
Bill DeCenso is a Cincinnati native, having graduated from St. Xavier High School. He concentrates his practice in Family Law, solving difficult issues that can arise at the end of a marriage. Bill retired after nearly 3 decades of practice with Santen & Hughes in June, 2024. Bill’s approach is simple. Whether he’s asked...
Sallee M. Fry – In Memoriam
Sallee M. Fry, a partner at Santen & Hughes who focused on family law, passed away peacefully in May 2022. In her decades of practice, Sallee represented clients in a wide array of matters, from litigated divorces to collaborative dissolutions. In her family law practice, she often referenced her favorite quote from Nelson Mandela:...
Richard E. Lamping
Richard Lamping is a partner at Santen & Hughes and routinely helps families and individuals through divorce, Collaborative divorce, custody, child/spousal support, and prenuptial agreement matters. Having clerked for a local Domestic Relations Court judge, Richard is able to provide his clients insight from the court’s perspective which further helps prepare his clients on...
J. Robert Linneman
Rob Linneman is a partner at Santen & Hughes. He works with his clients in all aspects of day to day decision making and formal legal proceedings. He represents people and businesses in strategic planning, negotiations, and legal proceedings. Rob's practice is focused on business counseling, contracts, personal injury, wrongful death, civil rights, and...
Brian P. O’Connor
Brian O’Connor’s clients trust him to solve their problems, both inside and outside of the courtroom. Brian represents many business owners in disputes concerning the ownership and operations of their business. Brian also has a special interest in cases involving stolen or hidden assets. In these cases, Brian works with his trusted network of...
Charles E. Reynolds
Since he moved to Cincinnati in 1980, Chuck Reynolds has concentrated his practice in business transactions and commercial litigation. He has represented buyers and sellers in hundreds of transactions, and both plaintiffs and defendants in scores of business-related matters in courts across the country. As a mediator, Chuck has successfully conducted numerous mediations (often...
William E. Santen, Jr.
Bill Santen, Jr. has a special interest as a lawyer in matters involving “workplace safety.” He developed this interest after working for three years in the general construction trade before attending law school. He works with injured workers and their families to recover for their injuries that they sustain in or around the job...
C. Gregory Schmidt
Greg Schmidt concentrates his practice in the areas of business and commercial law, representing clients in matters involving mergers and acquisitions, real estate and development, construction law, and construction litigation. Greg's experience focuses on solving business problems for his clients. He also works with his business clients in their estate and succession planning. Greg...
H. Louis Sirkin
H. Louis Sirkin is one of the nation's preeminent First Amendment and criminal defense attorneys. Over more than 50 years of practice, Sirkin has consistently defended the free speech and constitutional rights of countless individuals and businesses, including adult entertainment establishments, museums, artists, activists, and ordinary citizens in all types of cases. Lou is...
Nick E. Shaffer
Nick is an associate attorney with Santen & Hughes. He works in a variety of areas, including litigation and estate planning. Nick believes that a lawyer’s role is to protect and defend a client’s best interests, and he is committed to building and maintaining client relationships based on mutual trust and respect. Nick has...
Mark A. Tassone
Mark is an associate attorney at Santen & Hughes who focuses his practice on general civil litigation. Mark serves clients in a variety of areas of litigation, including nursing home abuse and neglect, personal injury, medical malpractice, commercial and business litigation, construction and real estate disputes, class actions, domestic relations, and civil rights cases....
