Many Ohio drivers have experienced being pulled over by a law enforcement officer. While any driver can be stopped if they commit a traffic infraction or if the officer believes other criminal activity is afoot, drivers still retain certain rights. The driver must be permitted to go on their way in a timely manner if …
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Law enforcement officers do not need to know a person has consumed alcohol before stopping that person’s vehicle and commencing an OVI investigation. Similarly, a driver need not be under the influence of alcohol in order for an officer to place that person under arrest. Drivers may be arrested and face OVI charges if there …
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Finding a lawyer that one can trust is not easy. Oftentimes, individuals choose attorneys based upon the recommendations and experiences of friends and family members. So it should be no surprise, then, if the surviving family members of a decedent reach out to the attorney who prepared the decedent’s estate plan for assistance in administering …
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A living will or advance care directive is a powerful part of any estate plan. When properly drafted and enacted, such a document provides medical providers such as doctors, nurses, and specialists called upon to provide care to you guidance as to the type of care you desire when you cannot make your wishes known. …
Under ideal circumstances, a decedent’s estate in Ohio should be settled within six months after the probate case is initially opened. This is, in fact, the quickest that a probate case can be settled. There are benefits to being able to wrap up a probate case quickly. For example, assets tend to lose value over …
Does an Ohio Estate Plan Help My Family Settle My Affairs More Quickly? Read More »
Like any other relationship, the professional relationship between a lawyer and their client can turn south and deteriorate if the parties do not have a clear understanding of what each can expect from the other. Nowhere is this truer than in the context of the criminal case. Both the criminal defendant and the defense attorney …
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Governor DeWine recently announced his intention to open schools for the fall, even though there is some evidence that COVID-19 could still be a threat to students and staff at that time. This may mean parents of young children will need to decide whether they intend to send their children back into an environment that …
Law enforcement agencies throughout Ohio as well as the rest of the nation often depend on undercover officers and informants to help identify criminal behavior and make arrests. The angry cry of the person caught in the snare of an investigation involving an undercover officer or informant usually is, “I’ve been set up!” Most who …
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There is an old adage: “There are no atheists in foxholes.” In other words, when someone is under extreme duress and facing certain death, even skeptics tend to find a higher power to which to pray for deliverance. The validity of this saying is questionable, but there is little doubt that people tend to become …
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Even the most complicated estate plan begins with an initial consultation with an Ohio estate planning lawyer. The initial consultation can set the tone for the lawyer-client relationship and may foreshadow how long the estate planning process will take. Those who put in the time to prepare for their initial consultation are likely to make …
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