Big plans STart here.
We’re deeply embedded into the fabric of this community.
As a mid-sized firm, we have the necessary perspective to deliver personalized legal solutions larger firms can't offer. As attorneys who live and work alongside you, we understand your goals and have the resources to get the job done.
More than just legal experts.
With decades of experience in this community, we've built longstanding relationships throughout Ohio and Northern Kentucky. And if your legal needs expand beyond the Tri-State area, we have connections there, too.
A team-centered model.
A long time ago we learned that delivering the best legal representation meant collaborating with the best legal minds. At Strauss Troy, we possess an entrepreneurial spirit and utilize the expertise of other attorneys within our practice to guide our legal solutions for every client.
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From humble beginnings to market leader.
At Strauss Troy, we pride ourselves on delivering innovative solutions that stand the test of time. With our experienced team and community-oriented approach, we go above and beyond to meet the needs of our clients.
1953
- The foundation is laid. In 1953, four local attorneys recognized they are better together: Orville Troy, his son, Ken Troy, Gene Ruehlmann, and Lucien Strauss
- The firm opens its first office in the Fountain Square Building in downtown Cincinnati, OH, an area that the firm will later help transform and revitalize.
1954 – 1981
Over the years the firm implemented strategic growth and expanded its reach beyond the region by adding lawyers in diverse practice areas. The client relationships deepen as the firm victories stack up. In 1981, Gene Ruehlmann leaves the firm and it was renamed Strauss & Troy.
1990 – 1999
- The firm’s vision, passion, and commitment to the region expands with the addition of the Covington, Kentucky office in the Covington RiverCenter Complex. The firm enjoys continued success in an area that it worked with its client partners to help develop.
- The firm’s commitment to the people of this area is cemented with the creation of the Make A Difference (MAD) team specifically founded to sponsor and support at-risk populations, arts and entertainment, health and wellness, and new business – all causes important to the firm and the local community.
- With growth and in mind, the Cincinnati office moves to the Federal Reserve Building on 4th Street.
2000 – 2013
- Strauss Troy becomes the title sponsor of Market on the Square, a nod to the revitalization of the Central Business District and our humble beginnings in the Fountain Square Building.
- The firm rebrands as Strauss Troy, dropping the & and with it, what was left of the expected corporate law firm experience.
- The firm continues to help revitalize the region through its real estate practice as Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky experience their own renaissance.
- The firm proudly becomes the presenting sponsor of the Cincinnati Business Courier’s Fast 55 awards, an event celebrating the region’s fastest-growing companies.
2018 – Today
We continue to sponsor many community interests in various categories that are near and dear to us.
The firm continues today as the preeminent midsized firm in the region with the stated goal of providing a different legal experience.
community growth STarts here.
Helping our local community thrive.
Greater Cincinnati is our home. We demonstrate our commitment to the community by serving on numerous boards and by sponsoring, volunteering, and partnering with organizations that support arts and entertainment, at-risk populations, education and opportunity, health and wellness, and more.
Cincinnati Nature Center
Inspiring conservation through developing personal connections to nature in all seasons.
Wyoming Village Green Project
A permanent performance pavilion for Wyoming, Ohio.
Zoofari
Supporting the Cincinnati Zoo.
Welcome House of Northern Kentucky
Working to end homelessness.
Community Matters
Investing in residents in the community of Lower Price Hill.
Legal Aid Society
Resolving serious legal problems for low-income people, promoting economic and family stability and reducing poverty through effective legal assistance.
Children’s Home of Northern Kentucky
Providing of mental health and addiction treatment services for children, adolescents, adults, and families.
Build-a-Backpak
Ending childhood hunger one backpack at a time.
Corporate Olympics
Benefitting the Special Olympics, whose goal is for all persons with intellectual disabilities to have the opportunity to become useful and productive citizens who are accepted and respected in their communities.
Life Learning Center
Building a caring and serving community by helping people learn, secure, and sustain a better way of living through gainful employment.
Activities Beyond the Classroom
Providing a broad range of athletics and extracurricular programs at no cost to Cincinnati Public School students.
Villabration
Benefiting St. Ursula Villa’s outstanding educational programs.
Corporate Fun Run
Benefiting the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Ohio.
American Heart Association of Greater Cincinnati
Building a culture of health in the Cincinnati community.
Helping our local community thrive.
Greater Cincinnati is our home. We demonstrate our commitment to the community by serving on numerous boards and by sponsoring, volunteering, and partnering with organizations that support arts and entertainment, at-risk populations, education and opportunity, health and wellness, and more.
Our attorneys are also volunteers.
Supporting the community is more than just the firm’s commitment. Our attorneys also offer their personal time, money, and support to the causes that impact them:
Ault Park Advisory Council
Partners for Belize, board
Catholic Inner City Schools Fund, board
Fort Thomas Forest Conservancy, board
Congenital Heart Alliance of Cincinnati, board
Helping Hearts Kentucky
Hamilton County Elderly Services Program for the Council on Aging, board
Pro Bono Partnership of Ohio, including assignments for 1N5, HER Cincinnati
Market on the Square
Strauss Troy is proud to be the annual sponsor of the Market on the Square, which runs every Tuesday from 11:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. April through October.
Spend your lunch hour at Fountain Square enjoying one of the city’s most unique experiences featuring local food trucks and vendors. Food trucks will rotate each week.
Visit Street Food Finder’s website to view the daily lineup.
Look for our bright blue umbrellas and you’ve found the right place!
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