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WILLIAM J RAPP
Bill is a retired Colonel, United States Marine Corps Reserve (1987-2016) having served in such legal and non-legal billets as senior Defense Counsel, Admin Officer, Trial Advocacy Instructor, and as Military Judge presiding over Special and General Court Martial including a tour in Iraq as the Sole Military Judge in Theatre. A graduate of the University of Cincinnati (UC Clermont Class Valedictorian 1982/ UC Bachelor of Science Summa Cum Laude 1984/UC Law School 1987), Bill began Rapp Law in Hamilton County Ohio in October 1991, where he quickly
established himself as a leader amongst criminal defense lawyers, providing zealous, aggressive representation before State and Federal Courts involving all types of criminal charges. He earned his first Murder jury trial Acquittal in Hamilton County in 2000. Known as a straight shooter and a persuasive trial attorney, his many clients feel comfortable when explaining their legal issue, and are given an honest assessment and seasoned advise based on more than 31 years of legal experiences in the legal trenches. In 2001, Bill moved the Rapp Law Office to his hometown of Amelia Ohio and today, together with his like-minded team of outstanding Associate Attorneys, the Rapp Law proudly serves as the Clermont County “Go-To” law firm for the entire community’s legal needs,
JOSHUA CROUSEY
Joshua Crousey is a 2004 Graduate of Grove City College and attended the University of Pittsburgh Law School on a Dean’s Scholarship, clerked for the US 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals, the United States Western District of Pennsylvania and worked for a medium sized law firm in
Minneapolis. Since moving to Clermont County, he has focused the majority of his practice on OVIs and other traffic related cases as well as cases involving drugs, manslaughters, rapes, weapons and weapons while under disability. In 2020 he was selected to speak at the Peace Officer Research Association of California Conference in Las Vegas about responding to officer involved vehicular manslaughter and assault cases. Josh has been named to the National Trial Lawyers 40 Under 40 and the National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Criminal Defense Lawyers. Josh loves his work and it shows.
ALICIA GIFFORD
Alicia M. Gifford of Brown County, Ohio, graduated from Georgetown Jr. / Sr. High School in 2014. Alicia received a Bachelor of Arts from Wilmington College with a major in Criminal Justice and then went on to attend Salmon P. Chase College of Law. Alicia earned her law degree in 2022 and was admitted to the practice of law.
While in law school, Alicia worked full time for the Brown County Municipal Court and later completed an internship at the Brown County Prosecutor's Office. In both positions Alicia became well acquainted with the functioning of the court system and legal process. She is currently an active member of the Ohio Bar Association and the Cincinnati Bar Association.
Alicia currently works on Domestic Relation matters such as Divorces and Custody cases. She also works with Last Will and Testaments, Expungement of Records and some Small Claim Matters. As with the rest of Rapp Law, Alicia is dedicated to her clients and their needs and devotes herself to providing quality legal representation in all matters.
