829 ABA Journal Ohio articles.
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…
Feb 5, 2008 9:51 PM CST
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…
Jan 30, 2008 7:25 PM CST
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…
Jan 30, 2008 6:13 PM CST
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…
Jan 29, 2008 8:29 PM CST
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…
Jan 29, 2008 5:45 PM CST
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…
Jan 28, 2008 5:51 PM CST
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.
…Jan 24, 2008 3:00 PM CST
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.
…Jan 10, 2008 12:05 AM CST
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…
Dec 20, 2007 10:49 PM CST
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…
Dec 14, 2007 10:38 PM CST
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…
Dec 14, 2007 3:34 PM CST
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…
Dec 11, 2007 4:24 PM CST
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…
Dec 10, 2007 4:47 PM CST
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…
Nov 20, 2007 9:49 PM CST
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…
Nov 15, 2007 3:36 PM CST
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