Carin Bigley is a civil litigation attorney with more than a decade of experience representing clients in complex matters involving creditors' rights, finance law, commercial litigation, corporate governance, administrative law, and public policy. She is known for a practical, strategic approach to litigation and for developing legal solutions that are both cost-effective and minimize risk to her clients on the front end. Her experience includes matters involving creditors' rights, medical malpractice, civil rights, negligence, contracts, and regulatory compliance. Her main goal is to ensure both efficacy and efficiency throughout the legal process.

Carin handles all civil litigation proceedings from inception through resolution. Her practice includes drafting pleadings and motions, conducting discovery, attending hearings, and managing appellate issues involving finance law and commercial transactions. She has also maintained a solo practice focused on child welfare law, small business formation, and governance, and previously advised municipalities on compliance, risk management, and executive-order related issues during emergency public health mandates during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Carin also handles complex litigation services for credit unions, local banks, and national financial institutions throughout all eighty-eight (88) counties across the State of Ohio, including but not limited to, collection matters (both consumer and commercial), foreclosures, and probate-related cases.

Carin earned her Juris Doctor from the University of Dayton School of Law in 2013, where she received CALI Awards in Administrative Law and Remedies. She obtained a Bachelor of Science in Paralegal Studies from the University of Cincinnati with a minor in Public Communication in 2010. Her background also includes experience in corporate governance, compliance, contracts, due diligence, and risk management through her work with GE Aviation.

Outside of her legal practice, she serves as President of the Montgomery County Chapter of Merit Republicans and Interim President of Merit Republicans, a 501(c)(4), where she has helped candidates develop legally grounded policy initiatives for implementation as of day one in office.

Notable cases: Day Air Credit Union, Inc. vs. The Estate of Marvin L. Thevenin, 2025-Ohio-1488 (2nd Dist).