John K. Rinehardt

“When you hire us, we work every case as a team, so you get the whole team working for you.”
Attorney John Rinehardt earned his law degree at the Ohio State University College of Law and was admitted to the practice of law in 1986. Ever since, John has devoted his legal knowledge to helping the victims of wrongdoing obtain justice in the courts of Ohio. In his extensive experience, John has successfully handled cases where someone has been hurt or killed in cases involving defective products, unsafe industrial machines, reckless driving, vicious dog attacks, unguarded factory machine malfunctions, slip and falls, car wrecks caused by drunk drivers, electrocutions, nursing home neglect, and many other situations.

Based on positive client reviews, John received the Clients’ Choice Award by Avvo and the Client Distinction Award from Martindale-Hubble. Less than 1% of the 900,000+ attorneys listed on Lawyers.com and Martindale.com have received this distinction. Avvo is an online legal services marketplace that provides attorney ratings. John is rated 10/10.

John donates time and money to many local causes including MADD, inner-city youth basketball leagues, Mid Ohio Youth Mentoring, and DARE. John also serves on the Board of Directors for the Richland County Humane Society. John and Hillary were the attorney advisors for Lexington local school’s mock trial team for six years. When he isn’t fighting for his clients, John loves to spend his time fishing and hiking.
Litigation Percentage
  • 95% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
  • Ohio, 1986
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of Ohio, 1987
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio, 2013
Education
  • Ohio State University College of Law: Columbus, Ohio, 1986
Honors and Awards
  • 2015 Client Distinction Award from Martindale-Hubbell for a 5.0 client review rating score
  • SuperLawyers, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018
  • AVVO Clients’ Choice Award
  • Martindale-Hubbell Client Distinction Award
  • National Board of Trial Advocacy, 2001, 2011, 2016
  • Million Dollar Advocates Forum
  • Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
  • AV Preeminent Attorney, Martindale-Hubbell
Professional Associations and Memberships
  • Richland County Bar Association
  • Ohio Association For Justice
  • Ohio State Bar Association
  • American Association for Justice
  • Central Ohio Association For Justice
  • Injury Board
  • NBTA (National Board of Trial Advocacy)

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