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- What You Need to Know: How to Use the Guardian’s Bond in Furtherance of a Maximizing Recovery in a Surcharge Motion, Probate Law Journal of Ohio, July/Aug 2024, Bizzarri-Mikhaiel
- FTC Final Rule Banning Non-Competes Is Struck Down, August 2024, Schauer
- Arbitration And Family Law, An Alternative Path To The End Of The Road, Bar Journal, July/Aug 2024, Nowlin
- Most Significant IRS Release In Decades. Is It The Death Of Irrevocable Trust Decantings, June 2024, Wills-Domingo
- Webinar: Brewing Business Success, Business Implications of the Recent Non-Compete and Overtime Rules, May 2024, Schauer
- Press Release: Jennifer L. Ayers et al v. KCI Technologies Inc. et al, $12.8 Million Class Action Verdict, May 2024
- FTC Rule Banning Non-Competes, Client Alert-0424, Schauer
- What To Know About The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), Client Alert, February 2024
- Automating Legacy-AI's Impact On Estate Planning, Bar Journal, December 2023, Garofoli-Payne
- Whose Lease is it Anyway? Bar Journal, October 2023, Jones-Vento
- Electronic Signatures Permanently Authorized for Some IRS Tax Filings, Client Alert, October 2023, Wills
- Signing Non-Testamentary Documents Electronically-OSBA Committee Considering the UEEPD Act, Probate Law Journal of Ohio (Sept./Oct. 2023), Gee
- Operating Agreements One Size Does Not Fit All, Bar Journal, September 2023, Johnson
- Respecting Wills–The Aretha Franklin Estate Dispute, September 2023, Garofoli-Bizzarri
- Unpacking Spousal Support Defining, Decoding, and Demystifying Divorce’s Financial Maze, Bar Journal, August 2023, Nowlin
- Lisa Marie Presley’s Amendment To “Promenade Trust” Challenged Under California Law—Lessons for Ohio Practitioners, Probate Law Journal of Ohio, Jul./Aug. 2023, Garofoli-Bizzarri
- FTC Noncompete: A Lasting Impact On Employment Contracts, Client Alert, June 2023, Schauer
- Firm’s managing partner helps his clients ‘solve problems in advance,’ Primerus Weekly, June 2023, Lenz
- So Your Client Becomes A Snowbird:Common Pitfalls And Traps In Their Estate Planning, Probate Law Journal of Ohio, April 2023, Stark
- Suspicious Minds–Lisa Marie Presley's Trust Ammendment Challenge, February 2023, Bizzarri
- Sell Your Company, Not Your Cybersecurity Risks, Crain's Cleveland Business, January 2023, Schauer-Jones
- Negotiating Gift Agreements-A Proactive Way To Address Difficult Gifts And Difficult Donors_Bar Journal, December 2022, Lenz-Campbell
- Book Review: Business Commercial Litigation In Federal Courts, Fifth Edition, Robert L. Haig, Editor, Bar Journal, November 2022, Vento
- The Dynamic Mindset Of Millennial Donors, Crain's Cleveland Business, November 2022, Lenz-Campbell
- Enhancing American Retirement Now Act (SECURE 2.0)-Client Alert
- 2023 Gift and Estate Tax Threshold-Client Alert
- What are the Best Practices to Avoid Being Sued for Malpractice, Bar Journal, October 2022, Mikhaiel
- Corporate Transparency Act-What Every Business Needs To Know, Bar Journal, September 2022, Anzevino
- Dealing with Separate Property in Divorce, August 2022, Nowlin
- Okta Data Breach, March 2022, Mikhaiel-Sharma
- Your iPhone Can (Finally!) Be Part of Your Estate Plan, March 2022, Lenz
- Cryptocurrency Estate Planning's Other Nightmare, Bar Journal, Dec 2021, Bizzarri
- You've Been Hacked! Now Who's Liable? Bar Journal, November 2021, Vento
- Ohio Revised Code Chapter 1706-What’s New and Why it Matters, Bar Journal, Sept 2021, Gianfagna
- Are Your Power Holders Independent? Dissecting Internal Revenue Code Section 672, Probate Law Journal of Ohio, July/August 2021, McHenry and Stein
- Ohio Enacts a Legal Malpractice Statute of Repose, Probate Law Journal, June 2021, Mikhaiel and Monihan
- Ohio’s Revised Limited Liability Company Act-Ohio Revised Code Chapter 1706, April 2021, Gianfagna
- How Women in Law can Embrace Their Personalities and Find Success in Their Practice, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Journal, April 2021, Barreto
- Moving Forward Facing the Reality of COVID-19, Primerus Paradigm, March 2021, Sharma
- Ohio Reduces Statute of Limitations for Contract Claims, March 2021, Vento
- Employer Required Vaccination Policies, Jan 2021, Schauer
- What data breach? Considering individual state law in data breach Representations and Warranties, Crain’s Cleveland Business ACG 2021, Schauer
- A Dementia Diagnosis Alone Likely Not Enough to Show Lack of Capacity to Invalidate Beneficiary Designation, Barreto
- The Inside Scoop on Choosing an Estate Planning Lawyer, By Jennifer A. Savage and M. Elizabeth Monihan
- Design Review Decisions Must Be Formalized In Writing, By Amanda A. Barreto
- Domestic Relations Practice in a Post-Covid-19 World, By Ryan P. Nowlin
- The California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), July 2020, By Michael W. Schauer
- Ohio Community Associations – Swimming Pools & Covid-19, June 2020, By Amanda A. Barreto
- Who Cares About Being Secure? Estate Planning with Retirement Plan Assets in A Rapidly Changing Legal Environment, By J. Paul Fidler
- The Attorney-Client Privilege: Three’s A Crowd? By Mark M. Mikhaiel
- Changes to Ohio’s Statute of Limitations House Bill 197, March 2020, Mark M. Mikhaiel
- Families First Coronavirus Response Act Update, March 2020, By Michael W. Schauer
- Neutralize deal killers through early planning, By Michael W. Schauer
- The Impact of the New SECURE Act, and Other IRA Ideas, J. Paul Fidler
- Ethical Considerations For Officers Of The Court, Amanda A. Barreto & Mark M. Mikhaiel
- Effectively Using Beneficiary Designations on Retirement Accounts, J. Paul Fidler
- A Solution to access to Justice: Pro Bono Requirement for Admission to the Ohio Bar, Mark M. Mikhaiel
- Changing Environment May Necessitate Trust Revisions, Justin L. Stark
- Real Estate Investment Companies: A Friend or Foe to a Community Association? Amanda Barreto
- Effectively Using Beneficiary Designations on Retirement Accounts, J. Paul Fidler
- DOL Proposes New Overtime Exemption Rule, Legal Update, March 2019
- Donor-Advised Funds Gain Popularity, Legal Update, November 2018
- Advisors, Protectors, Directors, Oh My: An Overview of the Uniform Directed Trust Act, By Kimberly Stein
- Dissolution Versus Divorce: What's the Difference? By Ryan Nowlin
- The Assisted Reproductive Technology ("ART") and the "ART" of Inheritance, Lisa Monihan and Colleen Meredith
- Is the Cloud Finally Lifting? Planning for Digital Assets
- Exploring Electronic Will Cases around the World and Re-visiting Ohio’s Harmless Error Statute
- Inherited IRAs and Creditor Protection - The Supreme Court Speaks
- Ohio Asset Management Modernization Act
- Spendthrift Provisions: Wouldn't You Like to be a Spendthrift Too?
- Rules of Engagement
- Afterlife on the Cloud
- “Portability” of Estate Tax Exemption
- Don’t Let Uncertain Times Lead to Uncertain Planning
- Business Opportunities in Changing/Challenging Environments
- Employment Taxes in the Land of LLCS and Partnerships
- Don't Let Divorce Destroy You
- When Probate Goes Wrong
- Cleveland Already Prohibits Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Buyer's Remedies for Breach of Contract under the Uniform Commercial Code
- The Grapes of Roth
- Estate Planning Checkup- How to Get Organized
- Seller's Remedies For Breach Of Contract Under The Uniform Commercial Code
- Social Networking and Employers
- Tax Exemption and Charity Care in the Long-Term Care Context
- Tax Court Rules Against IRS and Increases Deductibility of Business Losses
- Workplace Wellness Programs- What’s Legal, What’s Not & Why Your Company Should Have One
- Changes to the Americans with Disabilities Act
- In Depth- Asset Protection Planning
- Contemplating Divorce
- Real Estate Taxes Too High
- When Waivers Don't Actually Waive - Inadvertently Leaving a Retirement Plan to a Former Spouse
- Asset Protection Strategies for Organizations and Individuals
