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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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PACER Turns 20 Years Old

Posted on November 26, 2008
According to the Federal Court's Newsletter, PACER (Public Access to [federal] Court Electronic Records) just turned 20 years old. It began in September of 1988 when the Judicial Conference authorized an experimental program to permit electronic access to federal court...

Welcome to Ohio's Newest Attorneys

Posted on November 21, 2008
Almost 1,000 new attorneys were admitted to the Bar of Ohio this week at a ceremony at the Ohio Theatre in Columbus. The Court's Press Release indicates that in all 1,016 attorneys passed the July Bar Exam, which represented an...

Attorneys Should Report 2008 Pro Bono Activities to Ohio Supreme Court

Posted on November 21, 2008
The Ohio Supreme Court will soon be sending all "active" Ohio attorneys a request for a report on 2008 pro bono contributions and service. According to the Court's Press Release from November 20, 2008, this program, called Justice in Action,...

Cuyahoga County Judges Adopt Open Discovery Rules Prosecutor Plans to Appeal

Posted on November 21, 2008
Last week, the Plain Dealer reported that the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court Judges voted to amend the rules governing criminal prosecutions. In 90 days, Rule 23.1 will require prosecutors to give defense counsel a discovery "packet" containing witness statements,...

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Ohio General Assembly to Consider Accountant-Client Privilege

Posted on November 05, 2008
A new bill (SB 371) that has been introduced in the Ohio Senate would create an accountant-client testimonial privilege. This privilege would be added as an amendment to O.R.C. sec. 2317.02, which already contains several privileges for attorney-client communications, physician/dentist-patient...

Judge4yourself.com Rates 2008 Judicial Candidates

Posted on October 27, 2008
If you have not already voted and need help deciding which judges to vote for locally and on the Ohio Supreme Court, check out judge4yourself.com. This website provides biographical information on each of the candidates running for office in Cuyahoga...

Fred Nance-An Inspiration for Cleveland's Diverse, Legal Community

Posted on October 27, 2008
Fred Nance, who many know as LeBron James' attorney, is an inspiration for Cleveland's diverse, legal community. A recent profile on Nance in the Plain Dealer reinforced what I saw on a DVD prepared by the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association...

New Survey Says Law School and GPA Don't Always Guarantee Success

Posted on October 27, 2008
A new study by Kerma Partners and Redwood Think Tank (Part of LexisNexis) recently concluded that law school pedigree and GPA are not the best predictors of success on the job. Click here for a summary of the survey. Without...

New Guide Available on Changes to Ohio Public Records Laws

Posted on October 27, 2008
The Ohio Legislative Service Commisson has just issued a new pamphlet entitled Public Records Law in Ohio. This guide defines what constitutes a public record, how to request public records, the costs to obtain public records, confidentiality rules that must...

Lexis is Bringing Back Ohio Jurisprudence Online

Posted on October 27, 2008
To quote a famous phrase from Fiddler on the Roof, "Wonder of wonders, miracle of miracles"--- Lexis will soon be bringing back Ohio Jurisprudence online. As you may already know, Westlaw is currently the sole provider of Ohio Jurisprudence. The...

Ohio Supreme Court Approves 16th Specialization for Ohio Attorneys

Posted on October 27, 2008
Today, the Ohio Supreme Court announced that it has approved a 16th specialization for Ohio attorneys who practice social security disability law. Ohio lawyers were already able to become certified in the following areas: administrative agency law; appellate law; business...

Get Help from Findlaw's Interactive Guide to Electronic Discovery

Posted on October 09, 2008
If your practice involves complex discovery issues, Findlaw's Interactive Guide to Electronic Discovery might help. It covers topics such as records management, identification, preservation, collection, processing, review, analysis, and actual production...

Should Legal Interns Be Allowed to Represent Felons?

Posted on October 09, 2008
The Ohio Supreme Court is considering amending Rule II of the Rules for the Government of the Bar of Ohio to allow law students who become certified legal interns to represent alleged felons or juveniles who are accused of committing...

Ohio Governor Strickland Issues Prevailing Wage Guidelines

Posted on September 22, 2008
On September 10th, Governor Strickland issued prevailing wage guidelines for public works projects in Ohio. An article from cleveland.com indicates that both the ABC (Associated Builders and Contractors of Ohio) and the Republican party are upset, claiming that the new...

Local Law Firm Sues Over Use of Its Name on the Internet

Posted on September 22, 2008
A large law firm based in Cleveland has sued BlockShopper.com (a source for online real estate news) for alleged trademark infringement over use of the law firm's name when two (2) firm lawyers bought expensive condos in Chicago, Illinois. According....

Ohio Public Defender Seeks Injunction to Prevent Execution by Lethal Injection

Posted on September 22, 2008
On Thursday last week, the Ohio Public Defender filed suit in Franklin County Common Pleas Court seeking an injunction to prevent the execution of death row inmates with a 'cocktail' composed of 3 different drugs. The PD's office claims that...

Cuyahoga Common Pleas Court Issues 2007 Annual Report

Posted on September 22, 2008
The Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court has issued its 2007 Annual Report. In addition to reporting detailed statistics on the numbers of cases filed and terminated, the Report indicates that the Court's 34 judges tried 704 jury trials and 448...

'Concealed Carry' Guns Allowed in Public Parks

Posted on September 22, 2008
On Thursday, the Ohio Supreme Court struck down an attempt by the City of Clyde, Ohio to ban concealed weapons from its public parks (Ordinance 955.07). Rejecting the doctrine of home rule by a 4-3 margin, the Supreme Court held...

Cuyahoga County CP Considering Open Criminal Discovery Rule

Posted on September 22, 2008
On the heels of a controversy that recently took place in Judge Eileen Gallagher's Courtroom (see our prior post), the Judges of the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court are presently considering an incredible change to local criminal discovery rules. By...

Humorous Video on YouTube about Hiring Law Students

Posted on September 05, 2008
If you are looking to hire a law student, or have done so recently, you will find this video hilarious. I was laughing out loud by the time it was over: http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/law_librarian_blog/2008/08/friday-fun-welc.html

Cuyahoga County to Start New Business Docket

Posted on September 04, 2008
In January, the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court and 4 other county courts (Franklin, Hamilton, Lucas and Montgomery) in the state are going to start specialized, business dockets to handle complex business litigation. Crain's Cleveland Business online reports that 2...

East Cleveland Sues Former Mayor and Businessman

Posted on September 04, 2008
The City of East Cleveland has sued its former Mayor, Emmanuel Onunwor, and a local businessman named Nathaniel Gray, in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court for $14 million in damages the City claims it lost over a Water Department contract....

Divorce Takes a Long Time in Cuyahoga County CP Court

Posted on September 04, 2008
According to an article from the Plain Dealer online, it takes a long time and almost $1,000 dollars of taxpayer money to get a divorce in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court-more than twice the cost of a divorce in Summit...

Cuyahoga County Sheriff Finds Solution to Over-Crowding in Jail

Posted on September 04, 2008
Local complaints about the Cuyahoga County jail being over-crowded have been swirling around for years.The Cuyahoga County Sheriff's Office recently did something concrete about it by implementing Phase I of a new plan to ship inmates who are charged with...

ABA Endorses Outsourcing Legal Work

Posted on September 04, 2008
Unbelievably, the American Bar Association has just issued an ethics opinion endorsing the outsourcing of legal work. Ethics Opinion 08-451 indicates that legal outsourcing to India and elsewhere is permissible as long as client confidentiality and attorney-client privileges are protected...

11th Congressional District Residents Will Have to Vote 3 or More Times

Posted on August 25, 2008
In the wake of the Congressional vacancy created by the untimely death of respected U.S. Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones, (see our prior post), the Plain Dealer reports that the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections is going to have to schedule...

Ohio Supreme Court Seeks Help Drafting Lawyer-Client Guide

Posted on August 25, 2008
According to a Press Release issued today, the Ohio Supreme Court is looking for help in drafting a lawyer-client guide currently called A Consumer's Practical Guide to Managing a Relationship with a Lawyer. The guide, which is already 15 pages...

SEC Is Migrating from Static "EDGAR" System to Interactive "IDEA" Database

Posted on August 25, 2008
According to an SEC Press Release, by the end of this year, the Securities and Exchange Commission hopes to migrate its information on public companies and mutual funds from the EDGAR system to an entirely new database called IDEA. IDEA...

New Associates Raking in the "Big Bucks" at Big Firms

Posted on August 25, 2008
A shocking Plain Dealer report indicates that brand new attorneys are being offered $160,000 to join big, metro-based lawfirms. That translates to a 28% increase, or $35,000 more than big firms were offering new associates 3 years ago. These huge...

Copley Is Banning Ice Cream Trucks

Posted on August 22, 2008
Like most kids, my children used to love buying ice cream from ice cream trucks that drove through our neighborhood. Now, the kids who live south of Cleveland in Copley Township are going to have to get their ice cream...

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