C. Stephen Kilburn
Top rated Criminal Defense attorney in Lebanon, Ohio
Rittgers Rittgers & Nakajima
Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI-DWI; view more
Licensed in Ohio since: 2013
Education: University of Dayton School of Law
Selected to Rising Stars: 2018 - 2024 Call today:
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Steve Kilburn is an attorney at Rittgers Rittgers & Nakajima, in Lebanon, Ohio. Mr. Kilburn practices in the areas of criminal defense, traffic defense, and civil protection orders. He represents clients throughout Southwest Ohio.
Mr. Kilburn has defended clients at both, state and federal levels and has handled a variety of cases including but not limited to: drug offenses, DUI/DWI/OVI, motor vehicle offenses, sex offenses, assault and domestic violence offenses, trespass, tampering with evidence, obstruction, resisting arrest, disorderly conduct, public intoxication, and underage purchase and consumption of alcohol, and juvenile delinquency and traffic cases.
Mr. Kilburn has extensive trial experience. Throughout his career, he has handled misdemeanor and felony matters, effectively litigating and resolving cases for his clients.Â
He is a member of the Warren County Bar Association and the Ohio State Bar Association.
Mr. Kilburn graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor’s degree from Eastern Kentucky University. He earned his law degree from the University of Dayton School of Law and served as a staff writer and comment editor for the University of Dayton Law Review.
Before practicing at Rittgers Rittgers & Nakajima, Mr. Kilburn worked as a law clerk at the Warren County Court of Common Pleas Probate-Juvenile Division. He was licensed to practice law in Ohio in 2013 and is qualified to appear before all Ohio state courts and the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.
He lives in Loveland, Ohio with his fiancee.
Practice areas
Criminal Defense, Criminal Defense: DUI/DWIFocus areas
Arrest & Arraignment, Criminal Domestic Violence, Criminal Fraud, Criminal Law, DUI/DWI, Drug & Alcohol Violations, Expungement, False Accusations, Felony, Juvenile Delinquency, Misdemeanor, Motor Vehicle Offenses, Probation, Sex Offenses, Theft, Traffic Violations
- 50% Criminal Defense
- 50% Criminal Defense: DUI/DWI
First Admitted: 2013, Ohio
Professional Webpage: https://www.rittgers.com/attorney/steve-kilburn/
- Warren County Bar Association, 2013 - PresentÂ
- Ohio Bar Association, 2013 - Present
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Ohio, 2014Â
- Ohio, 2013
- Mr. Kilburn was nominated to and accepted a position on the board of trustees for the non-profit organization, Warren County Community Services., 2016
- B.A., Eastern Kentucky University, 2010
- J.D., University of Dayton School of Law, 2013
- Successfully completed his first year as a staff writer on the University of Dayton Law Review., Certificate of Completion as a Staff Writer on the University of Dayton Law Review, University of Dayton Law Review, 2012
- Successfully completed the requirements of the Eastern Kentucky University's Honors Program and obtained a bachelor's degree in broadcast news., Eastern Kentucky University Honors Scholar, The Board of Regents of the Eastern Kentucky University, 2010
- Successfully completed his second year on the law review, serving as a comment editor on the University of Dayton Law Review's editorial board., Certificate of Completion as Comment Editor of the University of Dayton Law Review, University of Dayton Law Review, 2013
- Received the highest grade in the class., CALI Award- Torts II, The Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction, 2011
- Received the highest grade in the class., CALI Award: Capstone- Estate & Tax Planning, The Center For Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction, 2013
- Mr. Kilburn filed a pro bono appellate brief  and argued on behalf of his client in Ohio's 12th District Court of Appeals., 2015
- Mr. Kilburn filed a motion for jail time credit on behalf of his client in the Warren County Court of Common Pleas.  This was a pro bono project through the Ohio Public Defender's office.  The court granted the defendant's motion and as a result, his projected release date was 63 days earlier than it would have been had the motion not been successfully briefed and argued., 2015
- Mr. Kilburn represented the plaintiff in Vipperman v. JNZ Wrecker Service LLC, a pro bono case in which the plaintiff's vehicle was wrongfully confiscated by a local police department. Â The court ordered the vehicle be returned to the plaintiff and that plaintiff was not liable for any towing and storage fees. Â Â , 2015
- This paper is designed to help educate non-lawyers as to what happens when an individual is charged with an OVI in Ohio and what can be expected throughout the legal process, Operating a Vehicle Under the Influence of Drugs or Alcohol: A Summary of Ohio OVI Law, 2015
Selections
- Rising Stars: 2018 - 2024
