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THE DAILY REPORTER Friday, January 30, 2014
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The Official Weekly News of the Columbus Bar Association
THE LINCOLN COLLOQUIUM:
CONTINUING THE CIVIL RIGHTS CONVERSATION
“Those who deny freedom to
others deserve it not for themselves.” Abraham Lincoln
President Abraham Lincoln
died at 7:22 a.m. on April 15,
1865. He was 56 years old. The
“greatest funeral in the history
of the United States” began
when his cortege left Washington by train on April 21, 1865
and retraced essential stops he
had made during his 1,600 mile
trip as president-elect in 1861.
One of those stops was Columbus, Ohio. The Columbus
Bar Association, in association
with The Chester Professionalism Fund, is pleased to present
“The Lincoln Colloquium” on
April 27, 2015. The program is
designed to coincide with and
commemorate the 150th anniversary of Lincoln’s final trip
through Columbus, Ohio. Not
coincidentally, the program is
also designed to continue the
ongoing and important com-
munity conversations sparked
by recent events that seem to
threaten those very civil rights
that Lincoln understood to be
fundamental building blocks
of a strong and united nation.
Lincoln’s vision for a fledgling
nation is still being played out
in the headlines we read daily:
racism, marriage equality, human trafficking….all issues
that are rooted in the politics of
Lincoln’s tenure. What was his
vision and what is his legacy?
On April 27, 2015, Hon. Frank
J. Williams, Chief Justice (ret.),
Rhode Island Supreme Court,
Michael Les Benedict, professor
of law at The Ohio State University and Texas Law Schools, and
Sharon L. Davies, Esq., author
and director of The Ohio State
University Kirwan Institute for
the Study of Race and Ethnicity
will examine the topics of Lincoln & Constitutional Politics;
Lincoln, Race & Racism; Lincoln as a Lawyer; and Abraham
COMMITTEES
Lincoln and Civil Liberties in
Wartime.
A book signing event and
luncheon will conclude the
program. You will want to be
part of the continuing community conversations on important civil rights issues. This
event is expected to sell out, so
mark your calendars and register soon.
How Lawyers Can Avoid Social Media Pitfalls
More and more lawyers are feeling the pressure
to have a presence on social media these days.
The use of social media can be both a beneficial
marketing tool and a way to stay connected with
past, current, and prospective clients. However,
as with any client-development method, lawyers
who use social media must use caution to stay
within the bounds of their jurisdiction’s rules of
professional conduct.
One thing lawyers should think about when using social media is the unauthorized practice of
law. This can occur if you are giving online legal
advice to someone in a jurisdiction in which you
are not licensed to practice. Further, providing
legal services online means you could be dealing
with prospective clients outside of Ohio, or even
outside of the United States. Avoid this pitfall by
listing jurisdictions in which you are licensed to
practice law on your website, Facebook, or other
forms of social media that you use. Remember:
anything you post online can be read all over the
world.
On a related note, lawyers should avoid giving
any legal advice online. The line between giving general information versus legal advice can
easily become blurred when a lawyer and nonlawyer are communicating on a social network,
especially if the lawyer is providing answers to
specific questions. Keep responses general and
encourage social media visitors to seek legal
counsel.
Respecting and maintaining
a client’s privacy is another
important way to avoid
breaking any ethical rules.
Don’t talk about clients or
their matters and don’t talk
to clients about their matters on social networks. You
should assume that everything you post on a social
media site is available to ev- Jeckering
eryone on the Internet. Be
very cautious about writing
anything that could expose confidential client
information. Even a seemingly innocent post
about a case you are handling could waive the
attorney-client privilege and be a violation of the
rules of professional conduct.
Unless the social media accounts are being
used solely for personal purposes, the rules on
lawyer advertising apply. Further, lawyers should
not enlist others to post advertising material on
social media in an attempt to dodge restrictions
on advertising.
In order to avoid any of the above, lawyers should
simply be cognizant of what they post on social
media.
Kristina Jeckering is a 2014 graduate of Capital University Law School and is a professional Recruiter/Project
Manager for Dawson Legal.
Tuesday, February 3
Municipal Court
Noon - 1 p.m.
Magistrate Tony Paat, Chair
Speaker: Gene Edwards
Esq., Legal Research Director,
Franklin County Municipal
Court
Topic: A review of recent
decisions that affect your
practice in Municipal Court
Location: Judge’s Conference
room, 10th floor of Municipal
Court
Tuesday, February 3
Trust and Estate Planning
Noon - 1 p.m.
Brad Glover, Chair
Speaker: J. Bradley Britton,
J.D., LL.M., Director of
Planned Giving and General
Counsel,
The Columbus Foundation
Topic: Gifting Strategies for
Business Owners
Thursday, February 5
Employee Benefits
Noon - 1 p.m.
Stefan Thomas, Chair
Speaker: Larry Boord,
JD, CLU, ChFC, Boord &
Associates; Jacob, Haxton and
Boord
Topic: Qualified Plan
Governance and Fiduciary
Duties
Thursday, February 5
Common Pleas Court
Noon to 1 p.m.
Sean Alto, Chair
Speaker: The Honorable
Patrick E. Sheeran,
Administrative Judge, Franklin
County Court of Common
Pleas
Topic: Common Pleas Court
over the past year
Friday, February 6
Social Security Disability
Noon - 1 p.m.
Kelly Iacuzzo and Shannon
Bateson, co-chairs
Speaker: Dr. John Finch,
Vocational Expert
Topic: The Role of the
Vocational Expert and CrossExamination of the VE in SS
hearings.
Tuesday, February 10
Legal Research and
Information Technologies
Noon - 1 p.m.
Ingrid A. Mattson, Chair
Speaker: Timothy Sarko, Data
Dissemination Specialist with
the US Census Bureau
Topic: Tutorial on the
bureau’s revamped American
FactFinder database
PILF - Raising Awareness
By Mandi Grandjean, President of the Moritz
College of Law’s Public Interest Law Foundation
The Public Interest Law Foundation (PILF) at
The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
is a 501(c)(3) non-profit and one of the oldest
and largest student organizations. PILF raises
awareness about public interest work and solicits donations for summer fellowships to support
outstanding Moritz students who donate their
time and legal knowledge to public service.
Abigail Mack, a single-mother and secondyear law student made the most of the opportunity. With the support of a full PLIF Fellowship
and the Chief Justice Thomas J. Moyer Legacy
Fellowship, Mack spent the past summer in Jerusalem and Ramallah working for two prestigious
Israeli non-profits. Both organizations focus on
social justice and Palestinian rights in Israel and
the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
Mack traveled via public transportation from
Ramallah, in the West Bank, to West Jerusalem,
in Israel proper - a commute that taught her
many lessons in and of itself. She experienced
the checkpoints at the security barrier, the devastation on neighborhoods witness to protests,
and saw firsthand the discrepancies in quality of
life between the two territories. As a PILF Fellow,
Mack spent countless hours working with both
Israeli and Palestinian attorneys to research
the application of international law to punitive
housing demolitions and water rights, as well as
explore the applicability of the Crime of Persecution as it pertains to the treatment of Palestinians in East Jerusalem. Working directly with the
NGO’s supervising staff attorneys, Mack drafted
legal memoranda, culminating in the submission of a shadow report to the UN Human Rights
Committee in response to Israel’s submission on
the International Covenant on Civil and Political
Rights.
Although Mack gained real legal training in the
field of public international law, she also gained
a new perspective on the rule of law in the global
context – cementing her goal to passionately
pursue a legal career serving the public interest.
Abigail’s strong desire to help underrepresented
populations receive legal help is one reason she
was awarded the PILF Fellowship. In addition to
eight years of experience in affordable housing
development and neighborhood revitalization
here in Columbus, Mack holds a master’s degree
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boasts a sincere long-term interest in international development, human rights, and sustainable and equitable shelter development.
“I sought out a PILF Fellowship specifically
because of my interest in serving international
organizations working with refugees, land use
conflict, and displacement issues. The PILF Fellowship helped me pursue these interests by
off-setting the cost of travel and rent abroad,
assisting me with the cost of child care for my
daughter, and essentially ameliorating the lack
of any financial compensation for my work as an
unpaid Law Fellow. It made my dream of helping
others feasible.”
Mack is not alone in her commitment to the
public interest. Each year more than more than
200 Moritz students become members of the
Public Interest Law Foundation and help raise
funds to support summer fellowships. Last year,
PILF was able to award 13 full $3,500 fellowships and 10 $1,000 grants to deserving students.
Ranging from placement with the Children’s Defense Fund, the Legal Aid Society of Columbus,
and Disability Rights Ohio, PILF Fellows donated
an astounding amount of hours to non-profits
over the summer of 2014.
PILF’s most important event of the year is its
annual Auction, accounting for more than threefourths of all PILF funding. One hundred percent
of Auction proceeds support PILF fellowships.
As in years past, this year’s event promises to entertain attendees with a live auction emceed by
Moritz’s own Professor Greenbaum, and guest
appearances by Dean Alan Michaels. Among the
auction items up for bid are a trip to Las Vegas,
tickets to Cleveland Cavaliers games, and for a
(See PILF, Page B-2)
TURN THE PAGE FOR SERVING NOTICE
Wednesday, February 11
Professionalism
Noon - 1 p.m.
Doug Holthus, Chair
Speaker: Mike Valentine,
Esq., Reminger Co., LPA
Topic: Professionalism in a
Litigation Practice
Wednesday, February 11
Federal Court
Noon - 1 p.m.
Rex Miller, Chair
Speaker: The Honorable
Gregory L. Frost, U.S. District
Court, Southern District of
Ohio
Wednesday, February 11
Business Tax
Noon - 1 p.m.
Eleanor Palmer, Chair
Speakers: Courtney Sparks
White, Esq.
Topic: Business Sale:
Distinguishing Between
Business & Personal Goodwill
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PACO
Attorney Anne Marie
Sferra from Bricker & Eckler
presented during PACO’s GM
at the CBA on January 21,
2015: Appeals: The Basics
– Technical and Procedural
Requirements, Brief Writing,
and Oral Argument. As
local rules for each District
are constantly changing and
each is unique in some ways,
Ms. Sferra emphasized the
importance of reviewing
them to ensure your appeal
is timely and properly filed
with the correct clerk, you
have attached the required
documents, and have ensured
everything is in order in the
record.
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, 2014
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CLE At-A-Glance
Friday, January 30, 2015 (9:00am - 4:30pm)
Wednesday, March 11, 2015 (1:30-4:45)
Know
3rd Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial
Civil Rights Symposium
Business Valuation Basics: What Every Lawyer
Needs to Know-Part 1 of 3
3.0 CLE Hours (Pending Approval)
Event #150311OT
CLE Easy Pass Eligible
(Video Replay from 12/11/14)
Event #150302OT - 3.0 CLE Hours (Pending Approval)
Pricing: M: $120/$135 -NM: $170/$185 - P/Non-Attorney:
$90/$105
CLE Easy Pass Eligible
Friday, January 30, 2015 (8:00-9:30am)
Friday, March 13, 2015 (8:00-9:30am)
Tuesday, March 3, 2015 (9:00am-12:15pm)
Approval Pending for 6.0 CLE Hours
Event #150130OT
Pricing: M $175/$195 - NM $195/$215 - Non-Attorney $115/$130
PREP-Probate Session 4-Administration with
the clients & beneficiaries, Understanding the
Law-Part 1
1.5 CLE/NLT Training Hours
Event #150130PR
Pricing: M $60/$67.50 - NM $97.50/$95 - Non-Attorney
$45/$52.50
CLE Easy Pass Eligible
Thursday - Friday February 5-6 (Day One 8:30am-4:45; Day Two
8:30am-12:15pm)
2015 Real Property Law Institute
Approval Pending for 10.5 CLE Hours
(Day One - 7.00 Hours; Day Two - 3.5 with 1.5 Hour Professional
Conduct)
(Approved for Real Estate, Real Estate Appraisal & Title Insurance
Credit hours)
Event #150205RP
Pricing - Full: M: $310/$335 - NM $360/$385 - P: $255/$280
Day One Only: M: $255/$270 - NM $295/$310 - P: $230/$245
Day Two Only: M: $120/$135 - NM $170/$185 - P: $90/$105
Friday, February 6, 2015 (8:00-9:30am)
PREP-Probate Session 5-Administration with
the clients & beneficiaries, Understanding the
Law-Part 2
1.5 CLE/NLT Training Hours
Event #150206PR
Pricing: M $60/$67.50 - NM $97.50/$95 - Non-Attorney
$45/$52.50
CLE Easy Pass Eligible
Friday, February 13, 2015 (8:00-9:30am)
PREP-Probate Session 6-Administration with
the Court, Step by Step through the Forms
1.5 CLE/NLT Training Hours
Event #150213PR
Pricing: M $60/$67.50 - NM $97.50/$95 - Non-Attorney
$45/$52.50
CLE Easy Pass Eligible
PREP-Probate Session 10 - Land Sale
Bench Tips for the Bar – Part 1: Spousal Support
1.5 CLE/NLT Training Hours
Event #150313PR
Pricing: M $60/$67.50 - NM $97.50/$95 - Non-Attorney
$45/$52.50
CLE Easy Pass Eligible
(Video Replay from 11/21/14)
Event #150303DRa – 3.0 CLE Hours (Pending Approval)
Pricing: M: $120/$135 -NM: $170/$185 - P/Non-Attorney:
$90/$105
CLE Easy Pass Eligible
Tuesday, March 17, 2015 (1:30pm-4:45pm)
Tuesday, March 3, 2015 (1:30-4:45pm)
(Video Replay from 11/18/14)
3.0 NLT CLE Hours (Pending Approval)
Event #150317NL
Pricing: M: $120/$135 -NM: $170/$185 - P/Non-Attorney:
$90/$105
CLE Easy Pass Eligible
(Video Replay from 11/21/14)
Event #150303DRb - 3.0 CLE Hours (Pending Approval)
Pricing: M: $120/$135 -NM: $170/$185 - P/Non-Attorney:
$90/$105
CLE Easy Pass Eligible
New Lawyer Training: Practice Area Sampler
Friday, March 20, 2015 (8:00-9:30am)
Thursday, March 12, 2015 (1:30PM-4:45pm)
1.5 CLE/NLT Training Hours
Event #150320PR
Pricing: M $60/$67.50 - NM $97.50/$95 - Non-Attorney
$45/$52.50
CLE Easy Pass Eligible
(Video Replay from 10/10/14)
3.0 CLE Hours (Pending Approval)
Event #150312EN
Pricing: M: $120/$135 - NM: $170/$185 - P/Non-Attorneys:
$90/$105
CLE Easy Pass Eligible
PREP-Probate Session 11 - Adoption
Friday, March 27, 2015 (8:00-9:30am)
PREP-Probate Session 7 - Guardianship,
Overview
1.5 CLE/NLT Training Hours
Event #150220PR
Pricing: M $60/$67.50 - NM $97.50/$95 - Non-Attorney
$45/$52.50
CLE Easy Pass Eligible
Friday, February 27, 2015 (8:00-9:30am)
PREP-Probate Session 8 - Guardianship
Administration
1.5 CLE/NLT Training Hours
Event #150227PR
Pricing: M $60/$67.50 - NM $97.50/$95 - Non-Attorney
$45/$52.50
CLE Easy Pass Eligible
Friday, March 6, 2015 (8:00-9:30am)
PREP-Probate Session 9 - Administration of
Person & Administration of Estate
1.5 CLE/NLT Training Hours
Event #150306PR
Pricing: M $60/$67.50 - NM $97.50/$95 - Non-Attorney
$45/$52.50
CLE Easy Pass Eligible
PREP-Probate Session 12 - Ethics
Wednesday, March 18, 2015 (9:00-12:15pm)
Friday, March 27, 2015 (1:30:-4:45)
(Video Replay from 12/8/2014)
3.0 CLE Hours (with 0.5 Professional Conduct)
Event #150318OT (Pending Approval)
Pricing: M: $120/$135 - NM: $170/$185 - P/Non-Attorneys:
$90/$105
CLE Easy Pass Eligible
1.5 CLE/NLT Training Hours
Event #150327PR
Pricing: M $60/$67.50 - NM $97.50/$95 - Non-Attorney
$45/$52.50
CLE Easy Pass Eligible
On Target: Gun Law
Managing the Media: Lawyers & the Press
(Approval Pending)
Event #150327OT
Pricing: M: $120/$135 -NM: $170/$185 - P/Non-Attorney:
$90/$105
CLE Easy Pass Eligible
Tuesday, March 31, 2015 (1:30-4:45pm)
(Video Replay from 12/17/14)
3.0 NLT CLE Hours (Pending Approval)
Event #150331NL
Pricing: M: $120/$135 - NM $170/$185 - P: $90/$105
CLE Easy Pass Eligible
Tuesday, April 14, 2014 (1:30-4:45pm)
New Lawyer Training: Litigation 101
(Video Replay from 9/16/14)
3.0 NLT CLE Hours (Pending Approval)
Event #150414NL
Pricing: M: $120/$135 -NM: $170/$185 - P/Non-Attorney:
$90/$105
CLE Easy Pass Eligible
Tuesday, April 28, 2014 (1:30-4:45pm)
New Lawyer Training: The Core Curriculum
(Video Replay from 10/21/14)
3.0 NLT CLE Hours (Pending Approval)
Event #150428NL
Pricing: M: $120/$135 -NM: $170/$185 - P/Non-Attorney:
$90/$105
CLE Easy Pass Eligible
Monday, March 2, 2015 (1:30-4:45pm)
Financial Statements, Tax Returns & Closely
Held Businesses: What Every Attorney Needs to
SERVING NOTICE
The Franklin County Common Pleas Court - General Division Judges nominated and approved Judge Patrick E.
Sheeran to serve as Administrative Judge for 2015.
The Franklin County Common Pleas Court - General Division, Domestic Relations/Juvenile Division and Probate
Courts Judges nominated and approved Judge Charles A.
Schneider to serve as Presiding Judge during 2015.
Assistant City Attorney Jaiza Page was appointed to serve on
City Council on January 12, 2015.
Schneider
Thanks to our ABC 6
TV “Ask the Attorney”
volunteers L-R, David
Hasselback, Benjamin
Wright and David Lowe
If you would
like to volunteer for
any
Wednesday
57 pm, contact Marion
Smithberger at
Page
[email protected] or
call 340.2070. All conversations with callers
are private and confidential. You will not be
required to answer questions outside of your
area of expertise. The 100 + callers are very
grateful for the free advice.
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Thursday, February 12
Health Care Law
Noon - 1 p.m.
Shakeba DuBose, Chair
Speaker: Maritsa Flaherty,
Associate Assistant Attorney
General, Health Care Fraud
Section, Ohio Attorney
General’s Office
Topic: State level health care
fraud enforcement and an
overview of how cases are
brought against healthcare
providers as well as examples
of cases where health care
providers defrauded the
Medicaid program and were
prosecuted
Friday, February 13
Workers’ Comp
12:15 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.
Katherine Ivan, Chair
Speaker: John V. Cattie, Jr., MSP
Compliance Attorney, Garretson
Resolution Group
Topic: Updates to Medicare SetAside Requirements
Friday, February 13
ADR
Noon - 1 p.m.
David Cohen, Chair
Speaker: George Albu, mediator
for the Columbus office of
the Federal Mediation and
Conciliation Service. Recently
served as mediator in the
Notice to Attorneys
Who Practice In Municipal Court
The Judges of the Franklin County Municipal
Court hereby give notice of their intention to
amended Loc. R. 4.12 to authorize the approval
of search warrants and the issuance of investigative subpoenas by electronic means. You may
view the proposed amendments at http://www.
fcmcclerk.com. All comments regarding these
2014 Ohio Oil & Gas Law Update
New Lawyer Training - Employment Law
Friday, February 20, 2015 (8:00-9:30am)
Sheeran
Bench Tips for the Bar – Part 2:
Temporary Orders
amendments must be submitted to Magistrate
Kathleen E. Graham at the Franklin County Municipal Court, 375 South High Street, 10th Floor,
Columbus, Ohio 43215 or through email at
[email protected] by the close of business on Friday, February 13, 2015.
Reynoldsburg dispute between
teachers and Administration.
Topic: Multiparty mediation, the
FMCS, and some war stories.
Wednesday, February 18
Construction Law
Noon - 1 p.m.
Andrew Fredelake
Speaker: Stan Dobrowski,
Calfee, Halter & Griswold
Topic: Public Private Partnerships
in the Construction industry
Thursday, February 19
Transportation Law
Noon - 1 p.m.
Gary Tober, Chair
Speaker: W. Martin Midian,
Ross and Midian, LLC.
Topic: The effects of an OVI on
CDLs and provide an update
on recent developments and
changes in OVI law.
Friday, February 20
Government Agencies
Noon - 1 p.m.
Allan Showalter, Chair
Speaker: John Barron, Casino
Control Commission
Topic: The progress of the
Commission and the work
and challenges that went into
building a new state regulatory
entity
Wednesday, March 4
Government Agencies/
Environmental Law Joint
Meeting
Allan Showalter, Government
Agencies Chair
Rees Alexander, Environmental
Law Chair
Speaker: Justice French , Ohio
Supreme Court
Thursday, March 5
Employee Benefits
Noon - 1 p.m.
Stefan Thomas, Chair
Speaker: Robert E. Peirce,
Senior Sales Executive, Oswald
Companies
Topic: Middle Market Health
Care Plan Designs and Trends
Wednesday, March 11
Professionalism
Noon - 1 p.m.
Doug Holthus, Chair
Speaker: Bill MacBeth, Esq., Odd
Lots
Topic: Professionalism; General
Counsel’s perspective
Thursday, March 12
Health Care Law
Noon - 1 p.m.
Shakeba DuBose, Chair
Speaker: Patrick Beatty, VP
of Public Policy, Government
Relations and Director of the
Ohio AIDS Coalition, AIDS
Resource Center Ohio
Topic: The impact of the
Affordable Care Act (ACA) on
healthcare for people who are
HIV+.
PILF
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more personal auction item - lunch with Chief Justice O’Connor. A silent auction with hors d’oeuvres
and beverages will also be held simultaneously. Many Moritz students have a desire to provide legal
services to underserved populations and PILF raises funds to ensure these nascent attorneys are
able to begin their careers by contributing to the public interest. Members of the Columbus Bar and
greater community are cordially invited to this year’s Auction on March 5, 2015 at 6:00 P.M. at the
Huntington Club in Ohio Stadium. Please visit http://moritzlaw.osu.edu/students/groups/pilf/ for
more information on how to contribute to the mission of PILF or contact Meagan VanBrocklin at
[email protected] for Auction specific inquires.