Nicholas G. Gounaris

A Reputation of Dedication and Success

Attorney Nicholas G. Gounaris is a founding partner at the law firm. As a skilled attorney, Mr. Gounaris has experience handling cases involving all forms of complex litigation. Mr. Gounaris has successfully tried cases in Municipal, State and Federal Courts.

His law practice at the firm of Gounaris Abboud, LPA, was built by being a strong advocate for his clients. In the past he’s acted in the capacity of prosecutor, magistrate and acting Judge.

As such, Mr. Gounaris is able to understand legal issues from many different vantage points and that experience has proved invaluable in assisting his clients.

A member of the Gounaris family has been serving the Dayton and Miami Valley community for the past fifty years as Nick’s father, George J. Gounaris, was not only an attorney in Dayton but also served as a Judge at the Dayton Municipal Court, the Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas, General Division as well as the Probate Judge for Montgomery County.

In order to stay on top of new developments in the legal field, Mr. Gounaris has been involved as a member of many legal associations including the Dayton Bar Association, The Ohio State Bar Association, The American Bar Association, The Miami Valley Trial Lawyers Association, and The Federal Bar Association. Mr. Gounaris served two years as the President of the Federal Bar Association, Dayton Chapter.

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Exemplary Skill & Proven Defense

In 2011, Mr. Gounaris was included in the list of Super Lawyers® in the field of Criminal Defense. In order to be recognized by Super Lawyers®, an attorney must illustrate exemplary skill in the courtroom and have their efforts lauded by their peers.

Mr. Gounaris has since been nominated by his peers to the Super Lawyers® list consecutively in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and most recently 2021.

In 2011, Mr. Gounaris was awarded a 10.0 “Superb” rating by Avvo, which is an attorney rating website recognized around the nation.

Further, Mr. Gounaris has been recognized by the National Academy of Criminal Defense Attorneys (NACDA) as a “Nationally Ranked Top 10” in 2014 and 2015 and was named as a recipient of the “10 Best Client Satisfaction” Award for Criminal Law by the American Institute of Criminal Law Attorneys™ in 2014 and 2015.