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Summarizes news of interest to the local legal community. New Cleveland Ordinances and important local court cases (local municipal courts, Cuyahoga Court of Common Pleas, Eighth District Court of Appeals) are highlighted along with some Ohio Supreme Court, Sixth Circuit cases, U.S. Supreme Court and State and Federal Statutes.

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Last Entry: May 01, 2013 at 13:34:26

Celebrate Law Day with the Law Library-Free WestlawNext CLE, Thursday, May 2nd

Posted on May 01, 2013
Happy Law Day! This year, the American Bar Association (ABA) is celebrating Law Day by recognizing the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation and championing the theme of ?Realizing the Dream: Equality for All.? The ABA encourages everyone to "explore...

The State of Ohio Has Launched a New Site That Allow You to Track Agency Rule Changes and Receive Email Alerts

Posted on May 01, 2013
Ohio has launched a new website called RuleWatch Ohio that will allow you to track Agency Rules that affect you, your family, or your business. An OSBA News Release for the launch states that: "RuleWatch Ohio allows individuals to track...

Ohio Supreme Court Board of Commissioners on Grievances & Discipline Issues Opinion That Lawyers Can Solicit Clients via Text

Posted on May 01, 2013
The Ohio Supreme Court Board of Commissioners on Grievances & Discipline has issued a new ethics Opinion (No. 2013-2) that permits lawyers to solict potential clients via text messaing. The Syllabus of the Opinion specifically states that: "Prof.Cond...

CWRU Law School Professor Offers Free, Online, 8-Week Class on Introduction to International Criminal law

Posted on May 01, 2013
According to cleveland.com, CWRU Law School Professor Michael Scharf began teaching a free, online, 8-week class called Introduction to International Criminal Law today, May 1st. At least 17,500 signed up to participate in this venture, which is called a MOCC,...

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It is Not Too Late to Donate Books to "A Book of Your Own"

Posted on April 19, 2013
It is not too late to contribute to "A Book of Your Own." The Law Library is helping the local chapter of the Federal Bar Association with its spring book drive to collect new and gently-used books to give Cleveland...

Michigan Judge Holds Himself in Contempt and Orders a $25.00 for Courtroom Smartphone Violation

Posted on April 19, 2013
Cnet reports that a judge in Michigan had to follow his own courtroom policy when his new smartphone went off in court the other day during a prosecutor's closing argument. Michigan Judge Raymond Voet held himself in contempt and fined...

Two Law Schools are Offering Limited Refunds

Posted on March 22, 2013
According to law.com, two law schools are offering money-back guarantees to law students. Charlotte School of Law is offering law student graduates $10,000.00 if they do not pass the bar after two tries. In addition, "Florida Coastal School of Law...

The Law Library Welcomes a New Extern

Posted on February 08, 2013
The Cuyahoga County Law Library/ Cleveland Law Library has a new extern named Nathan Genovese. He is a student at Cleveland-Marshall College of Law and will be graduating at in May. He has a B.A. in Communication, has a paralegal...

Cleveland Municipal Court's Veterans Treatment Docket Graduates 1st Class

Posted on January 22, 2013
On January 15th, the Cleveland Municipal Court graduated its first class of veterans, who successfully completed the Court's Veterans Treatment Docket program. According to the Court's web site, this program, which was created in 2011, has the following focus: "In...

Seven (7) Federal Cases from the N.D. Ohio Can Now Be Viewed Online

Posted on January 22, 2013
As part of a pilot program of the federal Judiciary, seven (7) civil cases from the Northern District of Ohio were videotaped. The proceedings are now available for public viewing online in slices that include case summaries, the entire trials,...

Reorganized and Renumbered Ohio Supreme Court Rules of Practice Take Effect Today, 1/2/13

Posted on January 02, 2013
The Ohio's Supreme Court's newly reorganized and renumbered Rules of Practice take effect today, 1/2/13. According to the Court's news release: "The reorganization presents a more logical ordering of the rules for attorneys and self-represented litigants that is intended to...

Andrea Rocco Has Been Appointed as the Acting Clerk of Courts of Cuyahoga County, Ohio, eff. 1/2/13

Posted on January 02, 2013
Today, Andrea Rocco takes office as the acting Clerk of Courts of Cuyahoga County, Ohio. She has been appointed by Cuyahoga County Executive Edward FitzGerald to replace retiring Clerk of Courts Gerald E. Fuerst, who has served the Cuyahoga County...

Governor Kasich Has Signed HB 247 Regarding Court Costs and Fees

Posted on January 02, 2013
On December 20th, Ohio Governor Kasich signed HB 247, which is desiged to assist courts in the administration of costs and fines that are owed. According to an Ohio Supreme Court news release, what he bill actually does is: "......

The 6th Circuit Court is Now the Most Reversed Federal Court of Appeals

Posted on December 26, 2012
According to the December issue of the ABA Journal, the federal 6th Circuit Court of Appeals has passed the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals as the court most reversed by the United States Supreme Court. Since the Fall of 2005,...

Women Now Hold 33.4% of the Legal Jobs in the Country as Lawyers, Judges, Magistrates and Other Judicial Workers, But They Are Still Paid Less, and Many Are Leaving the Profession

Posted on December 26, 2012
According to the latest 2010 census figures, women now hold 33.4% of the legal jobs in the country as lawyers, judges, magistrates and other judicial workers. These stats are encouraging compared to the 2000 and 1970 figures of 29.2% and...

Ohio Supreme Court Justice-elect William M. O?Neill Will Be Sworn In At The Eighth District Court of Appeals in Cleveland at 7pm on December 27th

Posted on December 26, 2012
Ohio Supreme Court Justice-elect William M. O'Neill will be sworn in at the Eighth District Court of Appeals at 7pm on December 27, 2012. His ceremony would ordinarily take place in Columbus, but it was changed to Cleveland at his...

Governor Kasich Appoints Bratenahl Mayor's Court Magistrate Janet R. Colaluca to Cuyahoga County Domestic Relations Court

Posted on December 26, 2012
According to an Ohio Supreme Court press release, Governor John Kasich has appointed Bratenahl Mayor's Court Magistrate Janet R. Colaluca to fill a vacancy at the Cuyahoga County Domestic Relations Court. Magistrate Colaluca will take the seat created by the...

Governor Kasich Has Appointed Judge Judith L. French to the Ohio Supreme Court, eff. Jan. 1, 2013

Posted on December 26, 2012
Governor John Kasich has appointed Judge Judith L. French to the Ohio Supreme Court, effective January 1, 2013. Judge French will fill the vacancy that will be created by the retirement of Justice Evelyn Lundberg Stratton at the end of...

Ohio Employer's Law Blawg Written by Local KJK Attorney Jonathan T. Hyman Makes ABA Inaugural Blog 100 Hall of Fame

Posted on December 26, 2012
The Ohio Employer's Law Blog, which is written by local KJK attorney Jonathan T. Hyman, has made the ABA's inaugural Blawg100 Hall of Fame. Mr. Hyman posts almost every day on Ohio and federal court decisions related to employee and...

CSU Law School to Launch a Solo Incubator by the Time the Class of 2013 Passes the Bar Exam

Posted on December 05, 2012
Copying a model already in place at CUNY, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law has announced plans to create a $1.2 million dollar solo practice incubator inside unused space at the C-M law library. The project will construct a reception area and...

Big Changes Are Coming for Ohio Lawyer CLE in January 2014

Posted on December 05, 2012
The Ohio Supreme Court has just announced big changes for Ohio lawyer CLE in January 2014. Under the coming changes, attorneys will be able to double the number of self-study credits they can earn each biennial period from 6 to...

Cleveland Law Library to Host Annual Ethics, Professionalism & Substance Abuse CLE on Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Posted on December 05, 2012
The Cleveland Law Library will be hosting its annual CLE program on Ethics, Professionalism & Substance Abuse on Tuesday, December 11, 2012. This year's program features Benesch Friedlander partner Joseph N. Gross discussing conflicts of interest under the Ohio Rules...

The Law Library's December 6th CLE on Business and Commercial Law Has Been Cancelled

Posted on December 04, 2012
Regretably, the Law Library is cancelling its December 6th Business and Commercial Law CLE program scheduled for this Thursday. We are sorry for any inconvenience this causes.

The Law Library's November 29th Real Estate CLE Program Scheduled for Tomorrow Has Been Cancelled

Posted on November 28, 2012
Regretably, the Law Library is cancelling its November 29th real estate CLE program scheduled for tomorrow. We are sorry for any inconvenience this causes.

Ohioans Given More Time to Comment on Proposed, Standardized Domestic Relations and Juvenile Court Forms

Posted on November 19, 2012
At the suggestion of the Ohio State Bar Association, the Ohio Supreme Court has extended the deadline until December 14th for comments on proposed, standardized domestic relations and Juvenile Court forms. See our prior post for a list of the...

Ohio Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism Issues 1st List of Professionalism Dos and Don'ts

Posted on November 19, 2012
The Ohio Supreme Court Commission on Professionalism has released the first of a quarterly series of "Professionalism Dos and Don'ts." This issue covers best practices regarding depositions, including recommended guidelines for scheduling, conducting and attending depositions...

The Cleveland Law Library Is Hosting a CLE Program on Acquiring, Building & Leasing Commercial Real Estate

Posted on November 19, 2012
The Cleveland Law Library is hosting a November 29th CLE program on Acquiring, Building & Leasing Commercial Real Estate. This seminar will focus on the three (3) major phases related to commercial real estate. First, Elliott M. Kaufman from Buckley....

Practical Probate Practice CLE Program Will Be Held at the Cleveland Law Library on Friday, November 16, 2012

Posted on November 09, 2012
On Friday, November 16, 2012, the Cleveland Law Library is sponsoring a probate CLE captioned Practical Probate Practice for the Local Practitioner. Because changes are likely coming very soon for estate taxation, William A. Duncan plans to update attendees on...

The Cuyahoga County Clerk of Courts is Still Looking for a New Chief

Posted on November 07, 2012
I am not sure how long Gerald E. Fuerst has been the Clerk of Court in Cuyahoga County, but the County posted his job on August 15th, and it is still pending. According to the Clerk's employment web site page,...

Wearing an "Idiot" Sign is "Punishment for Cleveland Woman Who Drove on Sidewalk to Pass a School Bus Full of Children

Posted on November 07, 2012
The Cleveland Municipal Court has issued a creative sentence for a woman who drove onto a sidewalk in order to pass a school bus full of children-she will have to wear an "idiot" sign. ABC news reports that the woman,...