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UB Greensfelder Earns Top Rankings in Chambers USA 2026 Edition
June 4, 2026
Fritz brings more than 35 years of litigation experience and the knowledge of a degreed engineer to his much-honored practice representing parties in construction, environmental, product liability, and toxic tort litigation.
Recognized by Chambers USA as one of Ohio’s leading commercial litigators and given Martindale-Hubbell’s® highest ranking (AV Preeminent), Fritz is consistently acknowledged for his excellence in construction and product liability litigation. Since 2009, he has been named annually to The Best Lawyers in America’s list of top lawyers in those fields, and was named Best Lawyers 2019 Construction Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Cincinnati. American Lawyer Media also named him a top-rated lawyer in construction law, for his representation of both plaintiffs and defendants across a wide range of construction-related disputes, including those involving claims of defective construction, defective design, fraud, and negligence.
Fritz has substantial experience in environmental litigation, toxic tort litigation, and the defense and prosecution of personal injury claims, including his work securing the largest known, single victim, personal injury settlement in the history of Kentucky or Ohio for a plaintiff who suffered burns from a spontaneous explosion of pool chemicals.
Outside the courtroom, Fritz is the proud father of five children and has trained for and participated in more than 20 triathlons.
- University of Notre Dame (B.S., 1978)
- Electrical Engineering
- University of Notre Dame Law School (J.D., 1981)
- Ohio
- Illinois
- Kentucky
- Indiana
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Ohio
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Indiana
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
- Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel
- The Fellows of the American Bar Association
- Construction Lawyers Society of America (Fellow)
- Former Group Leader, Construction Litigation
- Ranked as one of Ohio’s “Leaders in Their Field” in Construction (2019-2026) and General Commercial Litigation (2012-2016) by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business
- Named to Top Lawyers, Litigation - Construction by Cincinnati Magazine (2026)
- Named to BTI Client Service All-Stars (2025)
- Named a “Litigation Star” in Ohio by Benchmark Litigation (2016-2026)
- Named to the Ohio Super Lawyers list (2004-2011; 2014-2023, 2025; 2026)
- Named to The Best Lawyers in America©, Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Construction Litigation; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants (2009-2026)
- Named Best Lawyers Construction Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Cincinnati (2019)
- Designated Best Lawyers Litigation – Product Liability “Lawyer of the Year” in Cincinnati (2012)
- Named to the National Law Journal’s Construction Trailblazers (2021)
- Ranked a Top 50 Cincinnati attorney in the Super Lawyers list (2021)
- AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated – Martindale-Hubbell
- Named a Top Rated Lawyer in Construction Law by American Lawyer Media (2012)
- One of 63 Leading Cincinnati Lawyers named by Cincy Business (2005)
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