Kokensparger & Ryan

After long and distinguished careers as solo legal practitioners, the firm’s founding attorneys, Robert D. Bergman and Andrew Yiangou, decided to combine their resources and knowledge to establish the Columbus law firm of Bergman & Yiangou in 1998. These two attorneys worked together for over a decade on many legal matters prior to the firm’s official formation, providing affordable legal services to ordinary citizens in the Columbus, Ohio area, preferring to help people over corporations, government, and big business. We have three attorneys with over 90 years of combined legal experience and our resourceful, attentive team of paralegals are willing to listen to your concerns and direct your legal needs to our attorneys so that prompt resolutions are found. Additionally, your initial legal consultation is always free. Below are the areas of law our attorneys’ practice: Bankruptcy - Chapters 7 and 13 Divorce and Dissolution Child Support and Custody Social Security Disability Criminal Defense Probate Law - Wills, Estates, etc. We have earned a reputation for providing exceptional client service, and since July 2002, we have been an Ohio Better Business Bureau accredited business, where we maintain an A+ rating.

Established in 1869, the Columbus Bar is the first and oldest Bar Association in the State of Ohio. Through the active involvement of a broad and diverse membership, we focus on professionalism, education, advocacy and community service in order to advance the justice system for all.

The Ohio Legal Rights Service (LRS) is an independent agency of the State of Ohio. It protects and advocates the rights of people with disabilities and as the Client Assistance Program under the Rehabilitation Act. The agency mainly provides legal advocacy and rights protection to a range of people with disabilities. It assists individuals with problems, such as abuse, neglect, discrimination, access to assistive technology, special education, housing, employment, community integration, voting and rights protection issues with the juvenile and criminal justice systems.