About Ronald

Biography

Nationally known Lemon Law trial attorney, "Mr. Burdge and his staff were always there to answer any and all questions we had. Mr. Burdge always put what was in OUR best interest first and that’s hard to find when dealing with attorneys. We cannot thank him enough for everything he did for us to get our case resolved. We would highly recommend his services to anyone looking for a 5 star Lemon Law Attorney." 30+ years experience, epresented thousands of consumers in lemon vehicle and sales fraud cases, over 50 reported case decisions, Ohio Super Lawyer from 2005. 2004 Consumer Trial Lawyer of the Year Award by National Association of Consumer Advocates. Widely lectured and taught on Lemon Laws, Consumer Laws and other legal subjects to lawyers, judges, private groups and law students.

Ron is the founder of the Burdge Law Office. As a young attorney starting out in 1978, the first case he worked on involved a used pickup truck where he represented an older consumer against an insurance company that didn’t want to pay $1,200. That case went all the way to the Ohio Supreme Court. He won the case.

His second case was a "lemon" car case against Chrysler Corporation (before there even was a lemon law) and that case started a lifelong career of representing consumers against car dealers and manufacturers over defective vehicles and auto sales fraud.

Success can be measured in lots of different ways and for Ron it’s not just winning a case but sometimes it’s running a crooked car dealer out of business too.

Of course, sueing car dealers all the time can make it harder for the staff of Burdge Law Office to buy a new car, too. In fact, one legal assistant was told to "go elsewhere" when the car dealer found out where she worked. But that turned out okay, because she got a better deal somewhere else anyway.

Ron has testified numerous times before the state legislature on Consumer Protection issues and has successfully represented consumers in thousands of Consumer Law cases all over Ohio. Often asked if he ever gets bored handling just these kinds of cases, Ron says "Never. Every case is different, every person is different. I don’t get bored. If anything, it just gets better."

"When you handle cases in just one area of law, you get to know it forwards and backwards. You get a chance to help change the law that businesses live by, and you get to help people solve their problems every day. I wouldn’t do anything else."

Lately though the associate attorneys at the Burdge Law Office have begun handling a broader range of Consumer Law cases, including Identity Theft and Credit Rights cases. "This is an area of law that has naturally come out of handling auto sales fraud and car cases," Ron says. "Credit is critical in nowadays and identity thieves can ruin a good person’s credit faster than a car dealer can rip you off — and that can be pretty fast!"

Ron is a voracious reader and loves reading car magazines and business books sitting on a beach (islands are his second love). In fact, if there were more cars on Carribean islands, Burdge Law Office would probably have an office there and Ron would be running it.

To view Ron’s complete resume, click here.

Handling Lemon RV, Motor Vehicle, and Vehicle Sales Fraud cases for more than 35 years. It's what we do.

We help people who have been victimized by sales fraud every day. For over 30 years, it's what we do

Helping consumers get rid of lemon cars, trucks, and Rv's and get their money back.

Practice Areas

Lemon Law 95%

A nationally known Lemon motor vehicle attorney handling cases in Ohio (state, federal courts), Kentucky (state, federal courts), Indiana (federal courts), Colorado (federal courts), Pennsylvania (federal courts), New York (federal courts), etc

48 years

95%

Consumer Protection 5%

Handling consumer law, consumer fraud, and consumer protection cases on behalf of consumers in Ohio and Kentucky

48 years

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Awards

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Licenses

Licensed in Indiana for 15 years

State: Indiana

Acquired: 2010

Temporary Admission Expired

No misconduct found

Licensed in Kentucky for 20 years

State: Kentucky

Acquired: 2005

Inactive

No misconduct found

Licensed in Ohio for 47 years

State: Ohio

Acquired: 1978

Inactive

No misconduct found

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Location

Burdge & Wells Law Office Co. LPA

8250 Washington Village Drive, Dayton, OH, 45458

burdgelaw.com

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Ronald Lee Burdge's Reviews

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4.9 /5.0

86 Client Reviews

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Posted by Jerry | September 20, 2024 | Hired Attorney

Excellent Legal Team

After two years of dealing with a defective motorhome, the Burdge Law staff helped us settle our case. They are very knowledgeable, professional and extremely dedicated to making sure you are legally represented. The best!

Posted by Ivor | August 4, 2023 | Hired Attorney

Suing Nexus RV

Ron and team did a wonderful job in representing my wife and in suing Nexus RV, one of the sleaziest RV manufacturers. They were competent, capable, thorough, and professional. We could not have been more pleased with their work.

Posted by Chris | March 9, 2023 | Hired Attorney

Successful Resolution

We had a problem with our new RV and brought it back to the dealer for repair multiple times. After the first few, it became clear that they never really attempted to find the root cause but simply did the minimum to get us off their backs. The manufacturer was totally unsympathetic with our situat...ion and kept pointing us back to the dealer. After we found Ron, we were finally listened to and had someone who cared and advocated for us. Ron and his team were incredibly thorough and efficient. He was able to cut through all the red tape and got the manufacturer’s national service manager’s attention. Our problem was subsequently diagnosed and fixed. Ron literally saved us from going crazy. If you are ever in an unfortunate situation like ours, Ron is your man.

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Posted by anonymous | June 2, 2022 | Hired Attorney

Successful motorhome lemon law case

Mr. Burdge and his team represented us with professionalism and dedication to working towards a solution to our motorhome problem that we were all happy with. Will definitely recommend him to anyone who has some of the same motorhome issues we had.

Posted by DAVID | September 8, 2021 | Hired Attorney

MOTOR HOME LEMMON

I tried to deal with the manufacture of the motor home , and got nowhere , I hired the Burdge law firm. My Burdge team convinced the manufacture they were wrong. The case was settled. I could not got the same results with out them. Special thanks to my Burdge team, Beth Wells, Alana James, and Lind...a Montgomery. All are outstanding. I highly recommend this firm

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Ronald Lee Burdge's Lawyer Endorsements

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Howard Lewis

Lemon law lawyer | Dec 10

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer. Attorney Burdge is the finest Lemon Law Attorney in Ohio and one of the top in the entire United States. He is the only attorney I would refer clients to. He is a strong and zealous advocate for his clients and a credit to the legal profession."

Michael Donovan

Lemon law lawyer | Jun 30

Relationship: Friend

"I endorse this lawyer's work. Ron is one of the preeminent consumer lawyers in the country. He tries cases and wins. He also contributes generously to the consumer bar and to the advancement of consumer law and justice."

Nova Levante

Lemon law lawyer | Apr 07

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer."

Rahul Aggarwal

Unknown lawyer | Mar 13

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"An excellent lawyer who treats clients with patience, care, understanding, and utmost professionalism - an even better person and I wholeheartedly recommend for future services."

John Ellem

Lemon law lawyer | Sep 14

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer. Ron is one of the most highly respected lemon law and consumer attorney's in the entire country."

Jeffrey Perry

Consumer protection lawyer | May 24

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"From Mr. Burdge's contributions to Avvo users’ questions, he’s clearly a skilled and highly knowledgeable lawyer. Given his excellent advice, I recommend Mr. Burdge to provide best-in-class legal guidance and representation."

Mark Clay

Consumer protection lawyer | Aug 21

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I highly endorse Mr. Burdge. Truly exceptional and caring attorney who gets great results in representing clients! I want all people with legal problems to contact him first."

Adam Studnicki

Unknown lawyer | Aug 19

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Mr. Burdge is a valuable asset to this community. His dedication to the law and his clients is admirable."

John-Russell Pate

Class action lawyer | Jun 30

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"One of the highest compliments in the legal profession is to be able to say that the opposing counsel was intelligent, professional, ethical and courteous. Litigation can involves very serious matters, but in civilized society, the administration of justice is best served by "civil" litigation with true civility. Attorney Burdge is all of the above."

Catherine Eranthe

Lemon law lawyer | Mar 16

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"I endorse this lawyer. He has a wealth of information and knowledge about Lemon Law and is a nationally known consumer law attorney."

Nicholas Andersen

Consumer protection lawyer | Feb 06

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"I endorse this lawyer. He is a respected member of the legal community."

Robert von Dohlen

Lemon law lawyer | Jan 26

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"I endorse this lawyer.I endorse this lawyer. Great source of help with your Lemon Law or Consumer concerns!"

Lyle Dickson

Unknown lawyer | Jan 12

Relationship: Other

"I endorse this lawyer."

Judd Nemiro

Unknown lawyer | Jan 09

Relationship: Other

"If you want the best results look no further. I highly recommend and endorse this lawyer."

Austin Vowels

Lemon law lawyer | Nov 20

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"I endorse this lawyer."

Richard West

Lemon law lawyer | Nov 05

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"I endorse this lawyer.Ron is "a lawyer's lawyer. I have had several cases with Ron and he is a true expert, and a true gentleman. I cannot recall being thoroughly beaten by an attorney and yet enjoying our relationship as much as I have enjoyed working with and being beaten by Ron."

Hovanes Margarian

Consumer protection lawyer | Jul 06

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"I endorse this lawyer."

John O'Brien

Consumer protection lawyer | May 01

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"I endorse this lawyer. A brilliant and highly respected attorney in the legal community."

Sean Cleary

Consumer protection lawyer | Apr 24

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"I endorse this lawyer. A brilliant and highly respected attorney in the legal community."

Mark Mikhaiel

Lemon law lawyer | Mar 20

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"I have enjoyed reading Mr. Burdge's responses to client questions on the Avvo Q+A. He is a very competent lawyer who is providing great service."

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