What Can I Expect from My Ohio Criminal Defense Lawyer?
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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Making Educational Decisions for Your Child
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 …
The Entrapment Defense in Ohio Criminal Defense Cases
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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Validity of Estate Plans Made Before “Extreme” Events
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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Maximizing Your Initial Consultation With an Ohio Attorney
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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Can My Loved One’s Estate Planning Attorney Help Us Administer an Ohio Estate?
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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Differences Between an Estate Planning Lawyer and Probate Lawyer in Ohio
A qualified Ohio estate planning lawyer and a lawyer who handles probate matters are both professionals who can assist individuals with matters related to end-of-life planning and what to do following the death of a loved one. While there may appear to be some overlap in the subject matter these two groups of lawyers handle, …
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Constructive Possession in Drug Charges in Ohio
Most would not be surprised to learn that a person who is stopped by law enforcement and found with a baggie of methamphetamine in their pocket will be charged with – and likely convicted of – drug possession. What may be surprising to some, though, is that the prosecution need not prove that the person …
Consent in Ohio Sexual Criminal Defense Cases
Consent may be a valid defense to charges of rape or other sexual crimes, but establishing that an alleged victim consented to sexual contact on a specific occasion may not always be easy. In many cases, the only two individuals in a sex crimes case who have first-hand knowledge as to whether the alleged victim …