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A mobile payment app, such as VENMO, can provide a free digital wallet to allow payments between friends and trusted individuals.  Mobile payment apps may use Facebook or similar platforms.  However, if a lawyer uses a mobile payment app, the lawyer must still protect the client confidences as required by Prof Cond R 1.6. If […]

Two of the many CLE’s offered by the Ohio State Bar Association stand out as “don’t miss” seminars. For probate and estate planning attorneys, the Marvin R. Pliskin Advanced Probate and Estate Planning Seminar offers 6.50 hours of CLE credit, including 1 hour of professional conduct credit, on September 15, 2017 at the Nationwide Hotel […]

OBLIC is proud to support the All -Ohio Legal Forum this week – August 23-25 – at the Cleveland Convention Center. Visit us at our booth in the Exhibit Hall. Attend OBLIC-sponsored CLE’s: Succession Planning:  What You Need To Know to Appoint a Successor Attorney for Your Practice 5 Things You Can Do to Rock Your Practice – Co-sponsored […]

The FBI issued Flash Alert Number ML-000084-DM as a TLP:AMBER alert (which OBLIC received as an ABA Member Cyber Alert) warning that malicious cyber actors- likely located in Iran- are using email spear phishing, social engineering, and malicious websites to compromise computer networks. Click here to check IP addresses and domain names associated with the cyber attacks […]

With all the buzz about cyber scams, it is often assumed that mailing a paper check for payment via the United State Postal Service remained safe.  Until now! The latest scam involves the theft of checks from the “blue boxes” used to collect mail.  The thief removes the envelope containing a check from the U.S. […]

In accordance with the Ohio Constitution, amendments to the Ohio Rules of Civil Procedure, Ohio Rules of Criminal Procedure, Ohio Rules of Appellate Procedure, and Ohio Rules of Evidence took effect on July 1, 2017.   Of particular note: Amendments to Civil Rule 19.1 Compulsory Joinder, added the claims of adult emancipated children who may recover […]

Past annual meetings of your Ohio State Bar Association were typically held in May. The event, formerly the OSBA Convention, moved from spring to late summer this year. The AllOhio Legal Forum (click to go to Registration page) will take place from August 23-25, 2017 at the Cleveland Convention Center in Cleveland, Ohio. This annual […]

OBLIC will again partner with the OSBA Solo, Small Firm and General Practice Section to present a morning CLE at the All-Ohio Legal Forum on Friday, August 25, 2017. In this fast- paced 90 minute CLE program you will learn: *  Quick Tech Tips – Baron Henley *  Practice Management Pointers – Gretchen Mote & […]

The Ohio Board of Professional Conduct recently issued the Ohio Ethics Guide:Succession Planning.  The Board indicates the ethics guide is a preventative tool to assist Ohio attorneys in developing a succession plan. This ethics guide does not discuss the sale of a law practice. The ethics guide addresses the ethical reasons for having a succession plan […]

Another practice challenge is presented by a request to serve as outside counsel. For example, you are contacted by a new client, a bank or sizable business, and they send you a long and detailed agreement that defines every aspect of your representation, from your hourly rates and staffing, to limiting your firm’s  recourse. The mega-law […]