Harris Law Firm, LLC

Harris Law Firm, LLC We are a boutique, Central Ohio practice focusing on Appeals and Post-trial Motions for clients chal

People say their attorney failed them all the time. But to win an appeal on it, you have to meet a specific two-part tes...
09/02/2026

People say their attorney failed them all the time. But to win an appeal on it, you have to meet a specific two-part test.

One: your attorney's performance fell below an objective standard of reasonableness.

Two: that failure actually affected the outcome of your case.

Both parts have to be true. A mistake alone isn't enough. It has to be a mistake that changed things.

This is one of the hardest arguments to make and one of the most important to get right.

📞 (614) 887-8958
🌐 https://harrislawappeals.com/

08/31/2026

Your best chance at winning your case is at trial. Put everything you've got into winning there. But if you lose despite your best efforts, that is when you call me. We will put everything we have into your second best chance: winning on appeal.

📞 (614) 887-8958
🌐 https://harrislawappeals.com

People think an appeal means a do-over. New witnesses, new evidence, a fresh jury. It doesn't work that way.An appeal is...
08/28/2026

People think an appeal means a do-over. New witnesses, new evidence, a fresh jury. It doesn't work that way.

An appeal is a review of the trial that already happened. No new testimony. No new evidence.

The appellate court reads the record and answers one question: did a legal error affect the outcome?

That's why the record is everything. And it's why who reviews it matters.

📞 (614) 887-8958
🌐 https://harrislawappeals.com/

King wrote those words from a jail cell in Birmingham.The appellate process exists for the same reason he believed in: a...
08/26/2026

King wrote those words from a jail cell in Birmingham.

The appellate process exists for the same reason he believed in: a system that never corrects itself isn't justice at all.

Every reversal, every sealed record, every plea vacated is the system admitting it got something wrong and fixing it.

📞 (614) 887-8958
🌐 https://harrislawappeals.com/

In Ohio, a direct appeal has to be filed within 30 days of your sentencing entry. Not 30 days from when you find a lawye...
08/24/2026

In Ohio, a direct appeal has to be filed within 30 days of your sentencing entry. Not 30 days from when you find a lawyer. Not 30 days from when you decide.

30 days from the judgment.

Miss it and your options narrow fast. A delayed appeal is possible, but now you have to convince the court why you were late before they'll even look at your case.

If you or someone you love was just sentenced, don't sit on it.

📞 (614) 887-8958
🌐 https://harrislawappeals.com/

Somebody had a long week. 😂
08/21/2026

Somebody had a long week. 😂

A direct appeal is limited to what happened in the courtroom. If the problem lives outside the record, an appeal can't t...
08/19/2026

A direct appeal is limited to what happened in the courtroom. If the problem lives outside the record, an appeal can't touch it.

That's what a post-conviction petition is for.

New evidence. A witness who recanted. Ineffective trial counsel. DNA proving innocence.

The deadline is 365 days from when the trial transcript was filed. Miss it and the court loses authority to hear you.

If you have something that wasn't in the record, the clock is running.

📞 (614) 887-8958
🌐 https://harrislawappeals.com/

08/17/2026

Your attorney doesn't want you on the stand. But you want to testify. Three questions to ask yourself first.

Are you too angry, too sad, or too guilty to be a good witness? Be honest.

Can you stay on topic? A good witness answers the question asked. Nothing more.

Is there evidence that can only come in through you? If nobody else can put it in front of the jury, that changes things.

Answer these honestly and you'll know whether taking the stand helps you or hurts you.

📞 (614) 887-8958
🌐 https://harrislawappeals.com/

Under R.C. 2923.13, a felony drug offense or offense of violence makes you legally disabled from owning a firearm in Ohi...
08/14/2026

Under R.C. 2923.13, a felony drug offense or offense of violence makes you legally disabled from owning a firearm in Ohio.

Most people assume that's forever. It isn't.

R.C. 2923.14 lets you petition the court for relief. If granted, your Second Amendment rights are fully restored.

Two requirements: you must be fully discharged from all supervision, and you have to show the court you're rehabilitated and fit for relief.

The burden is on you to prove it. How you make that case matters.

📞 (614) 887-8958
🌐 https://harrislawappeals.com/

When Mom says let's go, you go. 🚢🌊Somewhere between ports and no deadlines. Recharged and ready.
08/12/2026

When Mom says let's go, you go. 🚢🌊

Somewhere between ports and no deadlines. Recharged and ready.

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6480 E. Main Street, Suite A
Reynoldsburg, OH
43068

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 6pm
Tuesday 9am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 9am - 5:30pm
Thursday 9am - 6pm
Friday 9am - 6pm

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