Stephanie Franckewitz

Stephanie Franckewitz has devoted her legal career to advocating for medical professionals, showcasing substantial expertise in defending against complex, multi-million-dollar medical malpractice and wrongful death lawsuits across Ohio and Kentucky. Her track record includes successfully litigating numerous cases to verdict, as well as defending several cases in appellate courts – some decisions having state-wide impact in favor of medical defendants.

Ms. Franckewitz brings her passion for defending medical professionals and her extensive experience in preparing witnesses for deposition and trial to CogentEdge. Her strategy revolves around empowering each client by emphasizing their control within the legal realm. She skillfully draws upon their confidence and expertise from the medical field to bolster this approach. Through showcasing their existing strengths, she aims to instill a profound sense of empowerment, enabling them to navigate legal complexities with assurance and poise.

Furthermore, she provides a strategic game-plan to steer them through deposition and trial proceedings with success.

Ms. Franckewitz has been consistently recognized by her peers as a “Super Lawyer” and “Best Lawyer” in 2019-2024, indicating a ranking amongst the top 5% lawyers in the state of Ohio. She was also awarded Best Lawyer in Medical Malpractice Defense-Cincinnati and was ranked amongst the Top 25 Women Attorneys-Cincinnati in 2023. Ms. Franckewitz is a graduate of Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Northern Kentucky University, where she was awarded the Bratton-Wirthlin Award for Excellence in Trial Advocacy. She earned her MBA at Katz Graduate School of Business, University of Pittsburgh. She is licensed to practice in Ohio and Kentucky. Ms. Franckewitz is a former Member of Calderhead, Lockemeyer & Peschke in Cincinnati, Ohio. Stephanie and her family live in Cincinnati, Ohio.