Thompson Hine LLP | USA | 31 Oct 2022
Earlier this month, the Ohio Board of Professional Conduct (“Board”) issued an Opinion which provides guidance to attorneys engaged or contemplating…
Thompson Hine LLP | USA | 12 Sep 2022
Just last month, Ohio issued Opinion 2022-07, which allows lawyers to hold cryptocurrency in escrow, under certain conditions. It is no secret that…
Thompson Hine LLP | USA | 23 Jun 2022
The “no contact rule” set out in Model Rule 4.2 can be a source of confusion for many lawyers. The rule prohibits a lawyer from communicating with a…
Thompson Hine LLP | USA | 21 May 2020
Defense counsel did not act beyond the scope of their pro hac vice admission by contacting some of their client’s former employees and offering to…
Thompson Hine LLP | USA | 14 May 2020
An Ohio lawyer crossed a border and also a line, leading to a two-year suspension and a restitution order under an opinion the state supreme court…
Thompson Hine LLP | USA | 12 Mar 2020
A few weeks ago, we wrote about the Ohio bar applicant with mega-school debt, and the recommendation of the state character and fitness board that she…
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP | USA | 2 Mar 2020
The Ohio Board of Professional Conduct (the Board) recently issued an advisory opinion that in-house attorneys cannot agree to non-competition…
Thompson Hine LLP | USA | 21 Feb 2020
An Ohio law school grad might not be allowed to sit for this year’s bar exam partly because she and her husband have a combined educational debt of…
Thompson Hine LLP | USA | 19 Sep 2019
The practice of law comes in many forms and sizes. It may include giving advice about a legal right, representing a client in a legal proceeding…
Proskauer Rose LLP | USA | 7 Aug 2019
A federal district court in Ohio concluded that internal communications between a plan administrator and in-house counsel about a beneficiary’s…