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Crates & Brown Educate New Lawyers On Importance Of Professionalism
Firm members Clay Crates and Jennifer Brown were invited to give a presentation among the distinguished speakers at The Ohio Association for Justice’s Annual Winter Convention in Cleveland, Ohio. During the hour-long speech, Crates and Brown educated new lawyers and fielded questions from the audience on the importance of professionalism and ethics in the practice […]
Crates Invited As Distinguished Speaker On Leadership At Ohio Northern University
On September 20, 2014 Clay Crates of Arthur, O’Neil, Mertz, Michel & Brown was asked to take part on a discussion panel for Ohio Northern University law students. Mr. Crates spoke with students about some of the tools they can use to become more effective leaders in their lives.
Crates Honored As Graduate Of Ohio State Bar Association Leadership Academy
Attorney Clay Crates of Arthur, O’Neil, Mertz, Michel & Brown graduated from the Ohio State Bar Association’s Leadership Academy in July of 2014. The Leadership Academy is a six month program that focuses on teaching and enhancing the leadership qualities of the participates in order to make them more effective leaders in their profession and […]
Dan Michel Named President Of Ohio Association For Justice
The law firm of Arthur, O’Neil, Mertz, Michel & Brown posed with Robert Kennedy, as they celebrated Dan Michel’s new leadership role as President of the Ohio Association for Justice. At its annual convention, May 7-9 in Columbus, Ohio, the membership of the Ohio Association for Justice will elect by acclimation Daniel R. Michel to […]
Jennifer Brown Listed On The 2014 Ohio Rising Star List
The law firm of Arthur, O’Neil, Mertz, Michel & Brown is proud to announce that Jennifer N. Brown was selected for inclusion in the 2014 Ohio Rising Stars list featuring outstanding young lawyers in Ohio. Jennifer is a partner with the law firm of Arthur, O’Neil, Mertz, Michel & Brown Co., L.P.A., where she focuses […]
Ohio’s New Expungement Law
Have you ever been denied new employment due to an old conviction of a criminal offense? If your application has been denied under the previous Ohio expungement law, you may be eligible to have your convictions sealed under the new Ohio law. Prior convictions which were not eligible to be sealed in the past may […]
Ohio’s New Ovi Law (Annie’s Law)
On July 4, 2013 Annie Rooney a 36 year-old attorney from Chillicothe, Ohio was killed by a drunk driver at around 9 pm. Prior to returning to her hometown, she had spent time prosecuting domestic violence and DUI cases in Bozeman, Montana. Her death struck the community and in response to this tragic accident Annie’s […]
The Truth And Consequences Of Sexting
Sexting, as it is called, means sending text messages or photographs that are sexually suggestive. It includes transmission of sexually suggestive messages by cell phone or other electronic devices. Currently, there are no specific sexting laws in Ohio, however, there are serious legal ramifications of engaging in sexting. While sexting includes the transmission of both […]