Law firm data
Law firms in Licking County, Ohio
We counted 15 law firms, all with a website we read.
What these numbers say
Licking County holds 15 of the 1,643 firms we counted in Ohio (<1%). It ranks 22nd, tied with 1 more, among the 33 areas of the state with a firm page.
We read the website of 15 of its 15 firms (100%).
With 181,837 residents, that is about 0.8 firms counted per 10,000 residents. The federal count is 2.05 law offices per 10,000 residents.
On the websites we read here, the practices advertised most are estate planning, family law and personal injury. Across the state, the most advertised is estate planning.
This page joins our dataset of law firm websites (November 9, 2026) with official state registries and the Census Bureau's County Business Patterns 2023 counts. How this data is built and checked.
Practices advertised on the websites read
- Estate planning market data
- Family law market data
- Personal injury market data
Firms with an office here
Names appear as the firm’s site or the registry gives them, and can include a lawyer’s name. A row that is only one person’s name, or a registry status such as “retired”, is counted above and not listed here.
Handelman Law Office
Checked November 4, 2026
- Website
- handelmanlawoffice.com
- Offices
- Newark 43055; Newark 43058
- Practices
- Estate planning, Personal injury, Probate and estate administration, Real estate, Social Security disability (SSDI and SSI)
- On its site
Karen Wentworth Law
Checked November 4, 2026
- Website
- wentworth.law
- Offices
- Newark 43055
Knisley Law Offices
Checked November 4, 2026
- Website
- www.ohiobwclawyers.com
- Offices
- Newark 43055
- Practices
- Car accidents, Dog bites, Insurance claim disputes and bad faith, Mass torts, Motorcycle accidents, Pedestrian and bicycle accidents, Personal injury, Premises liability (slip and fall), Social Security disability (SSDI and SSI), Toxic exposure and asbestos, Truck accidents, Workers' compensation…
- On its site
McCoy & McCoy, Attorneys at Law, LLC
Checked November 4, 2026
- Website
- www.mccoymccoylaw.com
- Offices
- Newark 43055
McFadden Law and Consulting, LLC
Checked November 4, 2026
- Offices
- Granville 43023
Schaller Campbell & Untied Attorneys
Checked November 4, 2026
- Website
- www.scu-law.com
- Offices
- Newark 43055; Newark 43058
Sheppard Law Offices, Co., LPA
Checked November 4, 2026
- Website
- sheppardlawoffices.com
- Offices
- Newark 43055
- Practices
- Bankruptcy, Business bankruptcy (Chapter 11), Child custody, Child support, Personal bankruptcy (Chapter 7 and 13), Divorce, Estate planning, Family law, Foreclosure defense, Guardianship and conservatorship, Probate and estate administration, Real estate…
- On its site
The Fitch Law Firm LLC
Checked November 4, 2026
- Website
- www.johnfitch.com
- Offices
- Newark 43055
The Law Office of Seth R. Smith LLC
Checked November 4, 2026
- Website
- www.740law.com
- Offices
- Newark 43055
- Practices
- Child support, Criminal defense, Divorce, Domestic violence and protective orders, Drug charges, DUI and DWI, Record sealing and expungement, Family law, Personal injury
- On its site
Vernau Law
Checked November 4, 2026
- Website
- vernaulaw.com
- Offices
- Granville 43023
- Practices
- Estate planning, Family law, Probate and estate administration, Tax disputes and IRS problems
- On its site
Licking County in figures
Residents, law offices and the demand agencies count in this county, from the open datasets behind the market pages.
| Measure | Value | Period | Place | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bankruptcy cases filed | 357 cases, 12 months | 12 months ending 2026-09-30 | Licking County, OH county | bankruptcy v2.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23962892 record bankruptcy-39089 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Fatal crashes | 17 crashes | 2024 | Licking County, OH county | fatal-crashes v2.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23963480 record fatal-crashes:39089 · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Federal civil cases filed by county of the plaintiff: employment | 5 cases filed, fiscal year | FY2025 | Licking County, OH county | federal-filings-county v2.0.1 doi:10.5281/zenodo.24024299 record federal-filings-county:39089 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Federal civil cases filed by county of the plaintiff: personal injury | 0 cases filed, fiscal year | FY2025 | Licking County, OH county | federal-filings-county v2.0.1 doi:10.5281/zenodo.24024299 record federal-filings-county:39089 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Law offices per 10,000 residents | 2.05 per 10,000 residents | 2026-Q1 | Licking County, OH county | law-offices v2.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23963687 record law-offices-39089 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Self-employed lawyers (nonemployer firms) | 87 firms | latest Nonemployer Statistics year | Licking County, OH county | law-offices v2.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23963687 record law-offices-39089 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Private law offices | 38 establishments | 2026-Q1 | Licking County, OH county | law-offices v2.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23963687 record law-offices-39089 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Residents | 181,837 residents | 2020-2024 | Licking County, OH county | legal-need v1.1.1 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23957291 record legal-need-39089 · status P · checked 2026-10-31 |
| Spanish speakers with limited English | 512 ±185 people age 5+ | 2020-2024 | Licking County, OH county | legal-need v1.1.1 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23957291 record legal-need-39089 · status P · checked 2026-10-31 |
| Veterans | 11,370 ±779 civilians age 18+ | 2020-2024 | Licking County, OH county | legal-need v1.1.1 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23957291 record legal-need-39089 · status P · checked 2026-10-31 |
Data and licences
Firm rows: CSV downloads under the Open Database License 1.0 (ODbL), with © OpenStreetMap contributors. Counts by state, county and practice: CC BY 4.0 dataset.
What each fact means
- Practices
- Practice areas the firm names on its own site: links, headings or practice pages.
- Spanish pages
- A Spanish version of the site, a page read in Spanish, or a link labelled Español.
- 24/7 intake
- The site says it answers around the clock (for example "available 24/7").
- Free consultation
- The site offers a free consultation or case review.
- No fee unless they win
- The site states a contingency fee or no fee unless the case is won.
- Chat, booking
- A chat tool or an online booking tool on the site.
- Structured data
- schema.org LegalService or Attorney markup on the pages read.
- Registry firm
- Listed in an official state registry; the registry facts are shown.
- Checked
- The date we last read the firm's site or the registry.
A label appears on a firm's card when its own site says so, and links to the page we read it on when we kept that page. These are statements on websites, not ratings: we never score or rank a firm. A firm can ask for a correction or to be left out on the data corrections page; we act within 7 days.