Earlier this month, the Ohio Department of Commerce released the list of the twelve entities who received a provisional Level I Cultivator License. And, controversy followed. The Department received 109 Level I cultivator applications, but only 36 met the minimum …

A female partner at the law firm of Proskauer Rose, LLP, filed a $50 million gender discrimination claim against the firm in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. The Plaintiff was granted leave to litigate the …

If you have pushed your school’s search protocol to the bottom of the to-do list, make sure you move it to the top, as now is the time to review this protocol as it relates to unattended bags. Recognizing “what’s …

In an article published in the June 2, 2017 print edition of Columbus Business First, John Jolley is profiled and discusses his legal practice as well as a few fun facts his clients and peers may not know about him. When …

Many families establish custodial accounts at a bank or a broker for the benefit of the minor child or grandchild. A donor may make a lifetime transfer to a custodial account.  A testator under a will or settlor under a …

One of the few tax incentives still available to manufacturers, assemblers and distributors of goods that are produced in the United States and exported for sale is the interest charge domestic international sales corporation (IC-DISC). An IC-DISC can be used …

In an article published in the print and digital editions of Columbus Business First on March 10, 2017, John Lucas discusses what steps that business owners should take when approaching the process of discussion about the future of the family …

Last week, the 6th Circuit Court of Appeal issued a landmark decision prohibiting local government bodies from opening its meeting with a prayer said by one of its own. The facts of the case were undisputed and similar to countless …

In an article published online by the Ohio Restaurant Association on Feb. 8, 2017, Jeff Stankunas and Carrie Gutowski provide insight on the legal considerations that restaurant owners and managers should recognize when interviewing job applicants with a criminal history. …

In an article published by Columbus Business First on Feb. 10, 2017, Brian Zets discusses the implications of medical marijuana laws for employers. While the use of medical marijuana became legal in Ohio in June 2016, the process has been …

Since last September, you have been hearing about medical marijuana in Ohio. For months, it was nothing more than a foggy haze of generalities. Now, things are beginning to take shape. The Department of Commerce received public comment on the …

For years, I have been advising municipal clients to avoid email and text messages.  Not because I am anti-technology (I could not live without my iPhone), but because of its implication of Ohio’s Open Meetings Act.  And last week, the …