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Ohio State Bar Foundation welcomes new class of Fellows
Ohio State Bar Foundation
A new group of Ohio attorneys has joined the Ohio State Bar Foundation (OSBF) through its honorary Fellows Program.
Date Published: July 14, 2020
Are online search results misleading? Attorney General Dave Yost wants your opinion
Ohio Attorney General's Office
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost wants the public to weigh in on whether internet search engines should be allowed to favor their own products and services in search results.
Date Published: July 14, 2020
DOJ announces $3.6 million in funding to combat illegal manufacture and distribution of opioids in Ohio
The United States Attorney's Office Northern District of Ohio
U.S. Attorneys Justin Herdman, David DeVillers and Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced recently that the Department of Justice Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) has awarded the Ohio Attorney General’s Organized Crime Investigations Commission $3,658,998 in funding to combat the illegal manufacture and distribution of heroin and prescription opioids in Ohio.
Date Published: July 14, 2020
Great ways to make the most of your time spent outdoors
StatePoint
(StatePoint) It’s the perfect time of year to get outdoors. Whether you stick close to home or go on an adventure, here are some tips to make the most of your time:
Date Published: July 14, 2020
Last of six sentenced in scheme to defraud Medicaid of millions
The United States Attorney's Office Northern District of Ohio
Jennifer Sheridan of Braking Point Recovery Center sentenced to 27 months imprisonment and ordered to pay $15,957,148 in restitution
Date Published: July 13, 2020
Introducing the 529 2040 Advantage Age-Based Portfolio fund
Ohio Tuition Trust Authority
Ohio’s 529 Plan, CollegeAdvantage, offers many investment options, like our Advantage Age-Based Portfolios (AABP), which are a blend of actively managed and passive-index based portfolios. The AABP funds are based on your child’s closest projected year of college enrollment utilizing the his or her date of birth. For an example, if your child was born in 2011, you would be placed in the 2030 Fund. To see for yourself, here’s a link to Investment Option Choices chart.
Date Published: July 13, 2020
ABA issues new report capturing impact of privatization of fines and fees on the poor
American Bar Association
The American Bar Association Working Group on Building Public Trust in the American Justice System released a report recently providing a comprehensive look at the effect of the private industry growing out of the nation’s criminal justice system, noting that about 10 million low-income residents owe more than $50 billion in often unaffordable additional costs.
Date Published: July 13, 2020
Office for Victims of Crime awards nearly $2 million to respond to elder fraud
Office of Justice Programs
The Office of Justice Programs’ Office for Victims of Crime recently announced that it has awarded nearly $2 million for law enforcement training and technical assistance to improve the identification of elder fraud victims and connect victims to available resources.
Date Published: July 13, 2020
World Justice Project founder William Neukom awarded American Bar Association's ABA Medal
American Bar Association
The ABA Medal, the American Bar Association’s highest honor, will be awarded to William H. Neukom, an international champion for justice who has devoted his life and career to public service, access to justice and advancing the rule of law.
Date Published: July 10, 2020
Two identity thieves sentenced to a collective 7 years
The United States Attorney's Office Northern District of Ohio
Justin E. Herdman, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, announced recently that Ricardo Labrador-Ortiz, age 46, was sentenced to 31-months imprisonment after pleading guilty to one count of misuse of a social security number and one count of aggravated identity theft on January 17, 2020. Renzo Bienvenido Pimentel-Arias, age 49, was sentenced to 54-months imprisonment after pleading guilty to two counts of false claim of citizenship to obtain a federal or state benefit and two counts of aggravated identity theft on January 17, 2020.
Date Published: July 10, 2020
What's behind your walls? 3 household dangers you can't always see
BrandPoint
(BPT) When it comes to keeping your family and home safe, you're probably familiar with the most common household hazards that can occur. And chances are you have taken precautions to prevent most hazards by installing devices like smoke alarms, carbon monoxide detectors and fire extinguishers.
Date Published: July 10, 2020
Do your part to prevent prescription drug abuse
StatePoint
(StatePoint) With many Americans asked to stay at home to help curb the impact of COVID-19, there’s a higher risk of potential prescription drug abuse or prescription drugs accidentally falling into the wrong hands, like those of children.
Date Published: July 10, 2020
We all have to make this work
Lee Hamilton, Center on Representative Government
Center on Representative Government
These are uncertain, divided times for our nation. Unemployment is at mind-boggling levels, a virus we still don’t fully understand is stifling the course of ordinary life, many businesses are struggling, nationwide protests continue against systemic and deep-seated racism, and local policy makers face rising questions about policing and public safety. It’s no surprise that this is one of those rare moments of national reflection about our future course.
Date Published: July 10, 2020
Man sentenced to nearly 42 years in prison for sex trafficking minor girl
The United States Attorney's Office Southern District of Ohio
A registered sex offender was sentenced recently in U.S. District Court to 500 months in prison for crimes related to sex trafficking a 14-year-old girl.
Date Published: July 9, 2020
Ohio academic’s labors part of U.S. Supreme Court debate
Csaba Sukosd, Supreme Court of Ohio
Supreme Court of Ohio
An Ohio professor’s careerlong research about the Electoral College placed his work in the middle of recent U.S. Supreme Court oral arguments.
Date Published: July 9, 2020
Ohio Long-Term Care Ombudsman among 25 experts chosen for national commission to assess nursing home response to COVID-19 public health emergency
Ohio Department of Aging
Beverley Laubert, State Long-Term Care Ombudsman for Ohio, was among 25 experts and advocates selected to serve on the national, independent Coronavirus Commission on Safety and Quality in Nursing Homes. The commission will review and help inform current and future responses to COVID-19 and potential infectious disease outbreaks within nursing homes.
Date Published: July 9, 2020
ABA report examines experiences, challenges faced by women lawyers of color
American Bar Association
A new report from the American Bar Association, “Left Out and Left Behind: The Hurdles, Hassles, and Heartaches of Achieving Long-Term Legal Careers for Women of Color,” reveals the experiences and challenges faced by women lawyers of color.
Date Published: July 9, 2020
Debt collection and COVID-19
Amy Kaufman and Cory Steinmetz, Ohio Attorney General’s Office, Collections Enforcement Section
Ohio State Bar Association
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has caused financial hardship for many Ohioans, especially those facing debt collection.
Date Published: July 9, 2020
