Pinales Stachler Young Burrell & Crouse Co., LPA

What Pinales Stachler Young Burrell & Crouse Co., LPA does

Pinales Stachler Young Burrell & Crouse Co., LPA is a privately held Cincinnati-based law firm organized as an Ohio limited liability partnership. The firm provides criminal defense (including white-collar and federal matters), civil litigation, appellate advocacy, corporate and business counsel, medical malpractice defense, and personal injury representation to both individual and business clients, primarily in the Cincinnati metropolitan area, Northern Kentucky, and broader Ohio market. The firm has historically positioned itself as a high-end litigation boutique with deep roots in the regional criminal defense bar, evidenced by Martin Pinales's recognition in Best Lawyers in America since 1987.

The practice is structured as a partner-led boutique with five named attorneys (Martin Pinales, Tom Stachler, Peter Burrell, Eric Eckes, Zach Hullinger) plus at least one associate (Stephanie Franxman Kessler). The firm has expanded into federal appellate practice, including arguments before the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals and a Petition for Certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court, and has cultivated institutional partnerships with the Ohio Innocence Project, the MacArthur Justice Center, and Families Against Mandatory Minimums. Notable case outcomes include a new trial for a client after 13 years of imprisonment for a wrongful conviction, an overturned life sentence via a 67-page appellate opinion, and a Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity verdict in a federal case. Marketing is conducted primarily through peer recognition, earned media, and Court TV legal analysis appearances rather than traditional advertising.

Revenue is generated through case-by-case legal fees, with no publicly disclosed pricing tiers or contract structures. The firm markets through its website, blog, professional reputation, and external awards (Best Lawyers in America, U.S. News Best Law Firms Tier 1 rankings, the Cincinnati Bar Association's John P. Kiely Professionalism Award, and PLEDGE recognition). Customer segments combine individual criminal defense clients with business clients requiring civil litigation, employment law, and contract counsel. The firm operates from a single Cincinnati headquarters at 455 Delta Avenue, Suite 105, with no disclosed satellite offices, subsidiaries, parent entities, or external ownership.

Name

Pinales Stachler Young Burrell & Crouse Co., LPA

Legal name

Pinales Stachler Young Burrell & Crouse Co., LPA

Website

https://pinalesstachler.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Pinales Stachler is a privately held Cincinnati-based law firm providing criminal defense, white-collar defense, civil litigation, appellate advocacy, and corporate counsel to individual and business clients across Ohio and Northern Kentucky.

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akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Criminal Defense (BPAHAAAN)

Keywords

• Criminal defense law
• Civil litigation services
• Appellate advocacy
• Corporate legal counsel
• White-collar defense

Headquarters

HQ city

Cincinnati

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Pinales Stachler Young Burrell & Crouse Co., LPA is a Cincinnati-based litigation law firm delivering criminal defense representation (including white-collar, federal, and post-conviction relief), civil litigation (business disputes, employment law, personal injury, wrongful death), appellate advocacy before state and federal courts, corporate and business counsel, and medical malpractice defense. The firm serves both individual and business clients across Ohio, Northern Kentucky, and the Cincinnati metropolitan region through a single coordinated practice.

Product overview

Pinales Stachler Young Burrell & Crouse Co., LPA is a Cincinnati-based law firm offering comprehensive legal services as a single unified practice. The firm's core service areas include Civil Litigation (covering business disputes, employment matters, and personal injury), Criminal Defense (including white-collar and federal criminal matters), Appellate Practice (both civil and criminal), and Corporate/Business Counsel services. The firm also handles specialized areas such as medical malpractice defense. The practice operates as a coordinated full-service litigation firm with attorneys collaborating across practice areas to serve clients in both boardroom and courtroom settings.

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Products and services

• Civil Litigation Strategic civil litigation representation covering business and commercial disputes, employment law matters, wrongful death and personal injury cases, and general civil matters.
• Criminal Defense Comprehensive criminal defense representation including white-collar criminal defense, federal criminal defense, criminal investigations defense, and post-conviction relief.
• Appellate Practice Civil and criminal appellate advocacy providing representation before state and federal appellate courts, including the Second District Court of Appeals and Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals.
• Corporate and Business Counsel Strategic business counseling and consulting services, including general counsel representation for business operations, contracts, and corporate governance matters.
• Medical Malpractice Defense Defense representation in medical malpractice litigation on behalf of healthcare providers and institutions.

Quantifiable outcome

• Secured new trial for Marcus Sapp after serving 13 years in prison for wrongful conviction
• +3 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• MacArthur Justice CentercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2021Eric Eckes teamed up with the MacArthur Justice Center to file a Petition for Certiorari to the United States Supreme Court on Fourth Amendment privacy issues regarding government access to emails.
• Families Against Mandatory Minimums (FAMM)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2020The firm partnered with FAMM to pursue Compassionate Releases pursuant to the CARES Act for clients at high risk of severe illness from COVID-19 in prison settings.
• Ohio Innocence ProjectcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe firm collaborates with the Ohio Innocence Project at the University of Cincinnati College of Law on wrongful conviction cases. Attorneys Martin Pinales, Eric Eckes, and Molly Tolbert teamed up with the project to secure new trials for wrongfully convicted individuals. Ohio Innocence Project fellows have also worked as law clerks at the firm.

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Frost Brown Todd: Large full-service regional law firm headquartered in Cincinnati with broad litigation, white-collar defense, and corporate practice. Competes with Pinales Stachler for regional litigation and white-collar matters, but operates at materially larger scale and service breadth.
• Dinsmore & Shohl: Cincinnati-headquartered full-service firm with strong litigation, white-collar defense, and government investigations practices. Operates as a regional incumbent competitor for the same Ohio-based individual and corporate clients Pinales Stachler serves.
• The Cochran Firm: National plaintiff-side and criminal defense firm with offices across multiple states. Operates as a broader criminal defense and civil litigation platform that competes for similar high-profile individual and white-collar defense matters.
• Taft Stettinius & Hollister: Major Cincinnati-based full-service law firm with deep litigation, white-collar, and appellate practices. A scaled competitor in the same Cincinnati legal market, with significantly larger headcount and broader geographic reach than Pinales Stachler.
• Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease: Ohio-based full-service firm with prominent litigation, white-collar, and appellate practices. Competes with Pinales Stachler across Ohio matters while offering much broader corporate, regulatory, and geographic coverage.
• Thompson Hine LLP: Ohio-headquartered full-service firm with established litigation, white-collar, and government investigations practices. A scaled regional incumbent that competes for similar Ohio-based litigation and white-collar engagements.

Regional players

• Geragos & Geragos: California-based criminal defense and civil litigation boutique with high-profile white-collar and trial work. Comparable boutique trial-law firm model with signature case-driven reputation, though operating on the West Coast rather than in Pinales Stachler's Ohio market.

Direct peers

• Barkan Meizlish LLP: Cincinnati-based boutique litigation firm specializing in criminal defense, white-collar defense, and civil litigation. Closely comparable in size, geography, and practice mix to Pinales Stachler, serving as a regional peer for individual and business clients in Ohio.
• Strauss Troy Co., LPA: Cincinnati-based law firm offering business litigation, criminal defense, and corporate counsel. Similar mid-sized Cincinnati boutique model with comparable practice areas to Pinales Stachler's civil litigation, criminal defense, and business counseling work.
• Markovits, Stock & DeMora: Mid-sized boutique firm with white-collar criminal defense and complex civil litigation practices. Comparable in scale and orientation as a high-end litigation boutique pursuing appellate and trial work similar to Pinales Stachler's practice.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

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Profiles6 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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Investments

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