In modern society, the lingering effects of a criminal conviction often include the digital impact that your arrest will have on your career or future job prospects. Commonly, a sealed or expunged record can still have online echoes through online police blotters,...
Month: May 2018
A Settlement Against the Odds
newest personal injury attorney, Barbara Strady won a battle against State Farm after mediating a motor vehicle collision this week. Our client walked away from this controversial collision with a pain and suffering settlement of...
Trial Lawyers in the Era of the Vanishing Trial
Much to the disappointment of the great trial lawyers at , very few cases in the modern era are tried in front of a jury. This trend was analyzed in depth in the now seminal article The Vanishing Trial: An Examination of Trials and Related...
Does Post-Conviction House Arrest Count for Jail Time Credit?
The answer is no according to the most recent decision released by the Twelfth District Court of Appeals. In State v. Hurst (2018), 93 N.E.3d 1007, 2018-Ohio142, the Court issued a decision seemingly in conflict with the decision it issued roughly a year prior to...
Does it help that I’m “a good kid” when I’m charged with a crime?
Many college students that are charged with criminal offenses are quick to point out the highlights of their resume when they first meet with me: a high GPA, a clean record, community service, and a professional aspiration that simply cannot tolerate a criminal...
Fifty-Fifty Custody
People often tell me that their goal for the resolution of their case is 50/50 custody. I hear the term almost daily in this area of the law. This term is actually incorrect.In both Ohio and Kentucky, the courts determine which parent will be the custodial...