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Ohio Is the New Hot Spot for Oil and Gas Leasing
Construction Law – Termination of the Construction Contract
Know What You Are Guaranteeing Before Becoming a Guarantor
Working With your Lawyer to Get the Best Results*
Mechanics’ Liens Can Turn a Dream Home Improvement Project into a Nightmare, but There Are Legal Remedies
Buckingham adds new securities law expertise
Ohio Budget Bill offers incredible amnesty opportunity to consumers for Ohio use tax
275,000 organizations lose tax exempt status
GRATs Remain a Viable Estate Planning Vehicle
Landmark Florida Supreme Court Ruling Significantly Affects Singular Member LLCs
New Clothes for an Old Trust
Mergers & Acquisitions Updates
Nonprofit Law Update
Intellectual Property Update
Tax Update
Why Let Your Insurance Company Pick Your Attorney?
Ohio Department Of Taxation Announces Its Use Tax Initiative
The War on Employers: Three Big Labor and Employment Issues for 2011
Ohio May Require Disclosure of Methamphetamine Contamination
Real Property Values are Declining. Is your Tax Bill?
Contractors: Are you Correctly Addressing Ohio Sales/Use Tax Pertaining to your Construction Contract?
Tax Updates
Nonprofit Law Update
Business Succession Planning: Time to Take Action Despite Congressional Inaction?
Florida Property Appraisers Get Tough on Dual Homestead Filers
Long-Awaited Bilski Decision Leaves Many Issues Unresolved
Is an ESOP Right for You?
When Someone Dies, Do Creditors Always Get Paid?
Trusts May Be Good Beneficiaries for IRA’s after Roth Conversion, But Watch Out for How the Trust Is Structured
Catch 1022: The Dilemma of the Carryover Basis
Ohio Planned Community Law Gives New Powers and Responsibilities to Homeowners’ Associations
The United States Supreme Court Continues to Grapple with Property Rights and the Constitution.
Mr. Contractor: Are You Correctly Addressing Ohio Sales Tax on Your Construction Contracts? (Part I)
Proposed Regulations Type III Supporting Organization
Selling Real Property at a Gain?
Businesses Take Advantage of County and City Small Business Certifications
No Good Deed...
U.S. Supreme Court Holds that Superfund Liability May Not be Joint and Several
Oh I forgot that person was a beneficiary...!
Estate Planning First Steps
Estate Planning for Retirement Benefits
FOREIGN INCOME
STIMULUS BILL LOOSENS TAX EXEMPT BOND RESTRICTIONS
OHIO CHANGES RULES ON CHARITABLE ENDOWMENT FUNDS
Tips for Restructuring Distressed Corporations
Industrial Development Bonds Updated and Expanded by the Recovery Act of 2009
I Know Who Gets My Property, But Who Gets ME?
Life Changes – Your Estate Plan Should Keep Up
Passing On Your Identity
Will the Federal Estate Tax Really Be Repealed on January 1, 2010
Health Care Alert: Significant Victory for Health & Medicine Group in Hayes v. The Oakridge Home, Slip Opinion No. 2009-Ohio-2054
Small Employers Beware: Ohio Amends Mini-COBRA Law
Radical Changes to Form 990
Business Finders Beware
Oil and Gas Lease Considerations
Immigration Law Development: Employers Must Use New I-9 Form Beginning April 3, 2009
Environmental Marketing Initiative
Is Your Business Covered?
Minimum Required Distributions
Consignment Precautions
Be Wary of Company-Owned Life Insurance (COLI)
Sale of Company in Financial Distress
Ohio Enacts the Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act (“UPMIFA”): Changing the Rules for Charitable Endowment Funds
"Emerging Litigation Trends Under the Ohio and Florida Trust and Probate Codes or 'Mom always liked you best' Revisited'
Significant Changes in Estate Tax Law
Monitoring Irrevocable Trusts - Trustee Responsibililty
OBAMA ADMINISTRATION PROMISES ASSISTANCE TO ORGANIZED LABOR
NEW FMLA REGULATIONS OFFERS EMPLOYERS TOOLS TO CONTROL ABUSE
OSHA Proposes Rule to Reshape Crane Use in Construction
Ohio HB 626 – Help to Residential Tenants Facing “Foreclosure Eviction”
Court Affirms Power of Statutory Immunity for Public Owners
Court Determines Issues of Priority and Prejudgment Interest as to Mechanics’ Liens
Builders Beware: Union Card Check May Become Law
Buckingham's Workers' Compensation Group: One of the Best in Ohio!
MIRA II is Implemented
Supreme Court Rules on Two Age Discrimination Claims
The ADA Amendments Act of 2008 on a Fast Track to the White House
The Ohio Healthy Families Act: What Does It Mean for Your Business?
Case Summaries: Two recent Court of Appeals cases provide important considerations for those involved in zoning matters and purchasing and reselling subdivision lots.
Court Expands Fiduciary Liability for Employer-Sponsors of Retirement Plans
IRS Crackdown on Tax Avoidance of Repatriated Earnings
Securities Registration Exemption
Strategies for Nonprofits
Reducing Statute of Limitations
Sales Terms--Communicate Early
Governor Strickland Signs New Energy Bill Into Law
Terms of Sale
Private Equity Transactions: Increasing Liquidity for Entrepreneurs
Non-Cash Gifts Can Generate Big Tax Benefits
Eminent Domain in Florida: Kelo Has Not Impacted Shopping Centers in Florida
Florida Market Conditions--First Half of 2008
Understanding Your Disclosure Rights and Responsibilities When Hazardous Chemicals Are Also Trade Secrets
Florida’s “Bring Your Guns to Work” Law Passes
DOL Proposes Revisions to FMLA Regulations
Ohio Requirements for the Employment of Minors
FIN 48 Disclosures: Tax Impact on Audits
Revising the Definition of “Accredited Investor”
New Guidelines for Non-Profits
Buying the Rights to Intellectual Property
European Data Protection – Transfer vs. Collection
Hedging Your Interest Rate Bets
U.S. Supreme Court Divided in Three Key Environmental Cases During 2007
Multiemployer Pension Plans: Potential Pitfalls for Employers
Insuring Your Business
Form 990 Gets a Makeover
Buy-Sell -- A Must
Mandatory Compliance with FACTA Identity Theft Rules by November 1, 2008
The Ohio Supreme Court Upholds Damage-Cap Provisions of Tort Reform Law
Preventive Care
Legislative Update: Criminal background checks to be required on employees and contractors who work in school districts.
Case Summary: Local hiring preferences can result in withdrawal of federal funds on a city project
Don't "Waive" Goodbye to the Jury
Cellular Tower Leases: Terms & Tips
Why Estate Planning?
Providing for a Disabled Child
Providing for Your Pets When You Are Gone
Forecast 2006
State Caps on Medical Malpractice Awards are Not Unconstitutional
IRS Establishes System of Cyclical Remedial
Enforceable Forum Selection Clauses
OHIO SUPREME COURT AFFIRMS PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA EXCLUSION FROM WORKERS' COMPENSATION COVERAGE
Paperless Hearings Before the Industrial Commission
BEWARE OF EMPLOYEE RETALIATION CLAIMS: HOW TO MINIMIZE YOUR LIABILITY EXPOSURE
Tax Tip: Caution When Outsourcing Payroll
Key Questions Answered: The Employer's Responsibilities in a Natural Disaster
Updating Emergency Procedures in the Post-Katrina World
Affiliated Business Arrangements: Real Estate Agents and Title Companies, Be Careful!
E-Discovery Series: A New Era of Document Preservation
U.S. Supreme Court “Muddies” the Waters on Which Wetlands are “Waters of the United States” for Purposes of the Clean Water Act
Commercial Landlords Now Have A Duty To Mitigate Damages
Rain, Rain, Go Away!
Understanding Legal Issues Surrounding Control of Surface Water Runoff
“Contractors Beware – Failure to Abide by Prompt Payment Rules”
Put Your Claims on Solid Footing
Avoiding Software Piracy Charges
When Records Are Subpoenaed
Limit Your Risk of Being Sued
Your Web Site and the Law
Tracking Expired Medications
Not Your (Legal) Problem?
Protect an Invention with a Patent
How to Buy Used Equipment
YOU PICK THE TIME AND PLACE--- I WILL BE THERE!
Forum Selection Clauses in Commercial Leases
2003 Joint Policy Agenda Set
Tort Reform
Promises Made—Promises Kept?
Federal Campaign Finance Reform
Workplace Tensions and September 11th
Legislators' Mid-Year Report Card
Family Financial Planning - The Best Tax Shelter
Reconciling Recent Regulatory Takings and Development Moratoria Decisions
Ohio Sales Tax: Recent Decisions Limit Scope of Taxable Employment Services
Yes, You Can Fight City Hall – When Zoning Is a “Regulatory Taking”
Real Property Tax: Assessment and Appeals
Can the Government Stop Development Without Compensating You?
Common Pitfalls to Avoid in Commercial Leases (Part II)
Family Limited Partnerships & Family Limited Liability Companies - Estate Planning Vehicles for the Masses
Toxic Mold: A Liability Nightmare for the Real Estate and Construction Industry
Common Pitfalls to Avoid in Commercial Leases
Hiring An Independent Contractor Does Not Always Protect, an Employer From Liability
OSHAs New Recordkeeping Rule Takes Effect
New Law Opens Opportunities to Ohio Real Estate Salespeople
CONSTRUCTION ACCIDENTS: How To Minimize Your Potential Liability
Refund of Sales Tax on Equipment Used to Provide a Website
Selling an Interest in a Partnership
Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plans for Tax-Exempt Employers — IRC Section 457
Ohio Sales/Use Tax on Employment Services
Congress Votes to Delay Portions of HIPAA
Shareholders'' Liability for Corporate Debts
When an Agreement to Arbitrate is Binding
Grab The Brass Ring: A Financial Plan that Meets Your Goals
OIG Releases FY2002 Work Plan
Recovering Economic Losses Related To Unmarked Underground Utility Lines
Law Of Unintended Consequences - Internet Jurisdiction
Tilting The Balance Toward Employers: Workplace Injuries And Substance Abuse
Recent Legislation Regarding Construction
Phase I of Final Stark II Regulations Issued
Blanket Prohibition of Discussion Concerning Wages
NLRB Rules That Non-Unionized Employees Have Right to Have Co-Worker Present During Pre-Disciplinary Investigatory Interview
Transfer On Death Deed- A New Tool To Avoid Probate
Ohio Estate Tax Changes
Tax Law Changes Provide Phased-In Estate Tax Relief, New Planning Opportunities for Closely Held Businesses
Physician Compliance Plans

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