Dayton Ohio Attorneys
Serving Your Family and Business – Solving Legal Problems Since 1941
The law firm of Holzfaster, Cecil, McKnight & Mues, LPA has been providing the Dayton, Ohio, region with exemplary legal services in the areas of estate planning, probate, elder law, divorce, custody, business law, DUI/traffic, wrongful death and personal injury for over 70 years. Our Ohio Attorneys regularly litigate cases in Dayton, Kettering, Miamisburg, Vandalia, Xenia, Beavercreek, and throughout Montgomery, Greene, Miami, Warren and Clark counties. Our Lawyers have established precedent-setting legal decisions both locally and throughout Ohio.
Our Firm is different from other law firms.
Our attorneys and staff of nine recognize the importance of providing outstanding individualized attention to every client’s legal matter. We think “outside the box” to help solve legal problems. Not only that, but we quickly respond to clients’ questions and concerns. Please take a look at our Mission Statement at Holzfaster, Cecil, McKnight & Mues.
Over the years we have forged strong relationships with various professionals from other disciplines, including accountants, mental health counselors, social workers and financial planners. These independent affiliates allow our ohio attorneys, in certain cases, to provide a holistic multi-disciplinary team approach to resolving our clients’ legal problems. For more detailed information on our firm, please see our FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) page and stop by our Client Reviews page to see what our past clients have said about us.
Our Firm and Lawyers are Highly Rated.

In 2011, the firm’s managing partner, Robert “Chip” Mues was recognized as having achieved the highest possible peer review rating for both legal ability and ethical standards from Martindale–Hubbell for 10 consecutive years. Receiving this AV PREEMENENT rating is a significant accomplishment attained by only a small percentage of lawyers in their life-time.

Attorney Joseph E. Balmer, III, is one of only 20 Dayton area lawyers certified as a specialist by the Ohio State Bar Association in Estate Planning, Trusts and Probate law.
Please check out our lawyer’s bio page for more rating information about each of the five Ohio Attorneys at the Dayton law firm of Holzfaster, Cecil, McKnight & Mues.
Have you seen our Ohio Family Law Blog?

Recognizing that there is a real need today for around-the-clock online information regarding family law and divorce issues, we launched the Ohio Family Law Blog in 2007. In our blog, we share not only divorce information, but advice from counselors, therapists and other professionals striving to help keep families together. Our blog has been recognized as one of the top divorce law blogs in the country!
How Can We Help You?
Choosing the “right” ohio attorney is a very important decision. In order to help, we have loaded our website with information about our accomplished group of attorneys and our wonderful support staff. Each attorney has also prepared a short introductory video which can be found on his or her biography page as well as in our Video Vault. We would welcome an opportunity to assist you with your legal concerns!
Contact our Dayton Law Firm to schedule an appointment today!









