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Effective October 29, 2018 Ohio’s enhanced penalty for distracted driving went into effect. Under the law, if an offender commits a moving violation while “distracted” and that distraction was a contributing factor to the commission of the violation, the driver is subject to a fine...

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Home Construction Arbitration Rules

Mike Sandner

Legal News, Legal News for Businesses, Legal News for Individuals, Litigation, Michael W. Sandner, News, Senney Says by Jeff Senney

The American Arbitration Association, commonly referred to as the “AAA” provides numerous structures for dispute resolution. What many businesses and contractors are unaware of however is that to leverage to the most beneficial set of rules they typically need to be specified in a party’s...

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Major Estate Tax Changes in New Tax Cut

John Clough

Estate Planning, Trust & Probate, John E. Clough, Legal News, Legal News for Individuals, News, Probate, Estate Planning and Elder Law, Senney Says by Jeff Senney

Much of the discussion about the recently passed tax cut has focused on the changes to the income tax. This is warranted given the amount of money involved with the income tax changes. However, if you are one of those, now fewer, taxpayers who still...

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Eli Sperry on the News!

Jan Burden

Eli T. Sperry, Firm News, News, Press Releases

PS&E Attorney and Board Member of Life Essentials, Eli Sperry at Old Scratch Pizza to help raise money for Life Essentials. https://www.pselaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/video-1522153515.mp4 ...

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Do you believe the Value of Your Property is Correct?

Mike Sandner

Business, Tax & Real Estate, Legal News, Legal News for Individuals, Michael W. Sandner, News

If not, you should be aware that the deadline to file Complaints with the County Board of Revision against the valuation of your property is March 31, 2018. Updated real estate tax notices have been sent out, and you should review these for your personal...

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Ohio’s New Good Funds Law

David Montgomery

Business, Tax & Real Estate, David H. Montgomery, Legal News, Legal News for Individuals, News, Senney Says by Jeff Senney

On April 6, 2017, Ohio’s new Good Funds Law went into effect, which contains new consumer protections in real estate transactions involving the sale, purchase, or refinance of residential real estate. The law amends Ohio Revised Code Section 1349.21. The law was passed in an...

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US Supreme Court Finds “Disparaging” Trademarks are Protected by the First Amendment

Jan Burden

Legal News, Legal News for Businesses, Legal News for Individuals, News

In a recent ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously reminded the public that “offensive” or “disparaging” speech is fully protected when registering a trademark with the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO). The Court noted that “public expression of ideas may not be prohibited merely because...

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Donation to the Downtown Dayton YMCA

Jan Burden

Legal News, News, Press Releases

Pickrel, Schaeffer and Ebeling, Co. LPA Attorney Joseph Mattera gets the honor of donating $1,000 on behalf of a PS&E Client who established a fund at the Dayton Foundation. The client named Joe as the advisor to the fund and in control of donations....

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Unpaid Taxes from Late-Filed Returns not Dischargeable in Bankruptcy

Jeff Senney

Legal News, Legal News for Businesses, Legal News for Individuals, News, Senney Says by Jeff Senney

The Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in GIACCHI v. U.S., 119 AFTR 2d 2017-733, (CA3 05/05/2017) has held that debts for unpaid taxes from late-filed tax returns are generally not dischargeable in bankruptcy. In so doing, the Third Circuit affirmed prior district court...

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Andy Storar featured in Dayton Magazine!

Jan Burden

Legal News, News, Press Releases

Great interview with firm president, Andy Storar for Dayton Magazine. ...

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