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829 ABA Journal Ohio articles.

Death of King of Torts Threatens Ohio Law Firm’s Lush Life

The untimely death of one of Cleveland’s best-known plaintiffs lawyers has sparked an ugly court spat that could require dissolution of his super-profitable firm and the sale of its private…

Pregnant Lawyer ‘Resigns’ from Law Practice

The pregnant Toledo lawyer who pleaded guilty to faking her own kidnapping is admitting to misusing client funds and plans to give up her law license.

Karyn…

Women Take Majority Status at Ohio Firm

After 40 years in business, a Toledo, Ohio, law firm is getting attention because a majority of its attorneys, including shareholders, are women.

“It’s just something that happened naturally over…

Pregnant Lawyer Pleads to Faking Abduction; May Face More Charges

A pregnant Ohio lawyer who claimed she was kidnapped pleaded guilty today to one count of making false alarms.

Karyn McConnell Hancock, 35, was missing…

In 15 States, DNA Innocence Claims Die With Prisoner or When Inmate Released

Ohio remains one of 15 states in which the convicted lose their option for DNA testing once they get out of prison or die.

In a lengthy feature about innocence…

Man Who Stole Salvation Army Kettle Spends Night Homeless on Judge’s Orders

A man who stole a Salvation Army donation kettle containing $250 the week before Christmas was sentenced by a Cleveland-area judge to spend the night homeless.

Last Thursday, Painesville Municipal…

Lawyers Argue Over Right to Autopsy Organs

Lawyers for the parents of a man who died in a van accident argued yesterday they have a constitutional right to the return of his organs removed in an autopsy.

Local Officials Suggest New Ideas for Saving on Legal Fees

Local officials have advanced several cutting-edge concepts lately about how to save money on legal fees. However, the lawyers concerned may not be jumping for joy over the innovative ideas.

Ohio Supreme Court: Surrogate Mom Has No Parental Right to Triplets

In a cutting-edge case that has spotlighted the gap between traditional family law principles and state-of-the-art medical options for dealing with infertility, a Pennsylvania woman who carried triplets to term…

Pregnant Lawyer Charged Over Fake Kidnap Story

A pregnant lawyer who—according to police and her own husband—falsely claimed that she was kidnapped has been charged with making false alarms.

If Karyn McConnell Hancock, 35, is convicted, she…

‘Finders Keepers,’ Says Contractor Who Found $182K in Walls

A contractor who found $182,000 in cash in a homeowner’s bathroom walls has hired a lawyer and threatened a lawsuit asserting a right to the money.

Contractor Bob Kitts was…

Pregnant Lawyer Wasn’t Kidnapped

A pregnant lawyer who claimed she had been kidnapped has recanted her story.

It isn’t clear exactly what Karyn McConnell Hancock, 35, is now saying happened during the several days…

Pregnant Lawyer May Have Been Kidnapped Due to Dad’s Case

A pregnant Ohio lawyer’s kidnapping and release may have involved a case involving her father, who is a municipal court judge, the lawyer’s husband said.

Karyn McConnell Hancock was released…

Concerned re Web Privacy, Ohio Courts Mull Paper Records Removal

Updated: As county courts in Ohio moved to make a number of dockets and case records available online, concerns arose about how that might adversely affect individual privacy. So a…

‘Law School 101’ Could Help Struggling Homeowners

The requirements of legal standing could help homeowners facing foreclosure on their homes.

A federal judge in Cleveland recently tossed 14 foreclosure cases because Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. could…

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