Legal Services & Lawyers

Attorney Bogen is a 1986 Business School Graduate from Kent State University (BBA with a dual degree in Business Management and Human Resources Management), and obtained his Juris Doctorate (Doctorate of Laws) from Washington University in St. Louis in 1989.

He is a recipient of the prestigious Carter-Tedrow Award and became the first law student in the history of the University to serve as Commencement Speaker at his own graduation ceremony. Attorney Bogen also completed coursework at Pepperdine University Law School's Alternative Dispute Resolution Center.

Attorney Bogen has served as a Trumbull County Probate Court Referee and an Acting Prosecutor in the City of Niles and Girard. He is a Member of the Ohio State Bar Association and the Trumbull County Bar Association, where he has served on the Executive Committee. He currently serves on the Trumbull County Bar Association Family Law Committee.

Attorney Bogen entered private practice in October 1989 in Niles, Ohio. He represents clients upon a wide range of issues, including:

Corporate Representation / Incorporation

Driving Under the Influence (DUI, OMVI)
Driving Under Suspension (DUS) and License Restoration

Divorce and Dissolution
Legal Separation & Annulment of Marriage
Child Custody, Companionship/Visitation
Child Support Establishment and Modification
Spousal Support Establishment and Modification
Establishment of Paternity
Emergency Custody Orders
Ex Parte Orders
Representation in Abuse,Neglect and Dependency actions
Contempt of Court and Defense of Contempt
Domestic Violence and Restraining Orders

Wills, Powers of Attorney, Living Wills & Durable Powers of Attorney for Health Care;
Guardianships and Adoptions

Personal Injury Representation

General Civil Litigation

Attorney Bogen has served with distinction upon the Boards of Directors of many local charitable and philanthropic organizations, including the American Heart Association, March of Dimes, SCOPE of Trumbull County, 2North Park(Treasurer), Community Solutions, Warren Sports Hall of Fame, Beth Israel of Warren (President), Coleman Group- Trumbull County Advisory Committee, among others.

Attorney Bruce Epstein is certifed as a specialist in consumer bankruptcy by the American Board of Certification. He has offices in Boardman and Warren Ohio.
A graduate of Northwestern University and the Ohio Northern University College of Law, Attorney Epstein was a Law Clerk to the Chief Judge of the US District Court for the Northern District of Ohio in 1978 and has been in private practice since then.
A free bankruptcy consultation is offered.