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Long Term Care Insurance

Estate Planning, Trust & Probate, Joseph P. Mattera, Legal News, Legal News for Individuals

Over the years, people have shied away from long-term care insurance (LTCI) for various reasons. One of the main reasons is the worry of paying premiums for a number of years and never needing the benefit. Insurance companies are now offering an alternative to straight LTCI...

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Contracts: Good Fences Make Good Neighbors

Mike Sandner

Legal News, Legal News for Individuals, Litigation, Michael W. Sandner

The title of this article, a quote from the Robert Frost poem “Mending Wall” is one I have used frequently in my practice when trying to encourage clients to memorialize agreements in writing. Nonetheless, there are always instances where clients take the position of the...

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John Clough named Best Lawyers in America

Jan Burden

John E. Clough, Press Releases, Press Releases

We are pleased to announce that John E. Clough has been selected by his peers for inclusion into the 2019 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, in the area of Trusts and Estates. First published in 1983, Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive annual peer-review survey comprising...

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Veterans Administration Announces Pension Increase for 2019

Joe Mattera

Estate Planning, Trust & Probate, Joseph P. Mattera, Legal News, Legal News for Individuals

The Veterans Administration (VA) recently announced an increase of 2.8% to its pension benefits commencing January 1, 2019. Pension benefits are for “non-service” related disabilities; i.e., the veteran’s disability did not arise from injuries received during active duty or injuries exacerbated by active duty. The new...

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OSHA Updates Employers on Drug Screening and Safety Incentives Programs

Kristina Curry

Business, Tax & Real Estate, Kristina E. Curry, Legal News, Legal News for Businesses, Matthew C. Sorg, Workers Compensation & Employment, Workers' Compensation and Employment Law

On October 11, 2018, the Occupational Safety and Hazard Administration (OSHA) released an updated Memorandum to clarify its position on whether employee drug screening and safety incentive programs are permissible. In May 2016, OSHA published a final rule that prohibited employers from retaliating against their...

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Ohio Moves to Enhance Penalties for Distracted Driving

Mike Sandner

Legal News for Individuals, Litigation, Michael W. Sandner, News

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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Robert H. Hollencamp – DBA’s October Rising Star

Jan Burden

Legal News, Legal News for Individuals, Litigation, Press Releases, Robert H. Hollencamp

Written by: Michelle T. Sundgaard Robert H. Hollencamp never questioned whether he would be attorney. He knew his path since he was a young boy when his father and local attorney, the late Art Hollencamp, carved his fate into stone. As a third generation Dayton attorney,...

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Veteran’s Administration Imposes New Rules – Penalty for Gifts

Joe Mattera

Estate Planning, Trust & Probate, Joseph P. Mattera, Katrina Wahl, Legal News, Legal News for Individuals, Probate, Estate Planning and Elder Law, Senney Says by Jeff Senney

Generally, there are two government agencies that pay the costs of long-term care on an ongoing basis, if you qualify. One is Medicaid, which administers a joint federal and state program, the other is the Veteran’s Administration (VA), for veterans and certain surviving family members. Aid...

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Structuring the Buying or Selling of a Business

Jeff Senney

Business, Tax & Real Estate, Katrina Wahl, Legal News for Businesses, Senney Says by Jeff Senney

When buying or selling a business, it makes a difference whether the transaction is structured as an asset sale or a stock sale. There are pros and cons to both forms of transactions. Asset Sale Buyers generally prefer an asset sale because the buyer obtains a step-up...

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H-1B Visa

Jan Burden

Christie Back, Immigration Law, Immigration Law, Legal News, Legal News for Businesses, Legal News for Individuals

Studies from Harvard Business Review to statistics from the US Labor Department have shown diversity in the workplace can lead to increased innovation and creativity, reduce turnover, capture more of the market, and yield countless other benefits for businesses. If you are seeking to integrate more...

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