CINCINNATI, OHIO – February 12, 2018 – Luper Neidenthal & Logan, an Ohio-based law firm, announced today that one its shareholders, Brett Renzenbrink, has been named to the Global Young Lawyer Board of Directors of Meritas, an inter-continental alliance of independent business law firms. The Young Lawyer Board boasts 13 members from all over the […]
Author Archive | Greg Melick
Halloween: The “Ghosts” of Jury Trials Past
Jury trials are the principal method by which we resolve legal disputes parties cannot settle themselves through less formal methods. Although alternative dispute resolution methods such as arbitration, mediation, summary trials, private trials, and the like are becoming increasingly important, jury trials in the federal and state courts remain the most important dispute-resolving method in […]
Business Owners: Be Careful of Continuing Personal Guarantees
ALERT: Sit down with your business clients and immediately inventory any unrevoked personal guarantees that may be lingering out there . . . Generally, in Ohio, a personal guarantor of business debt is liable on a continuing guaranty unless he or she revokes the guaranty agreement in the mode specifically anticipated by the agreement. Importantly, […]
Top 10 Do’s and Don’ts for Managing Employee Social Media Use
Everyone is on social media these days, including your employees. If employee social media use goes unmanaged, it can cause serious problems for your company. Applying these do’s and don’ts will help you manage social media use in an effective, responsible, and compliant manner. Continue reading…
To Open or Not To Open? – Consider Waiving or Reserving Your Opening Statement
For the first time in my 25 years of trying cases to juries, I recently became faced with a set of facts in a case in which the plaintiff’s theory of the case was so diametrically opposed to the theory of my defense – with the parties’ respective damage claims being mutually exclusive, in the […]