Recent News

The Columbus Bar Foundation and Bar Association Pro Bono Awards were presented on May 16 at the Columbus Bar Foundation Annual Meeting.

Derek DeBrosse has organized a 3.0 hour CLE on gun law loaded with compelling topics. Join us for "Shots Fired: Gun Law in the Crosshairs" on June 4.

About three dozen young lawyers joined CBA President Brad Wrightsel, President Elect Magistrate Mark Petrucci, and Board Members Sandy McIntosh, Jennifer Adair and Stephanie Hanna for breakfast and an informal roundtable discussion about leadership.

In response to the impending retirement of almost 50% of the current judges in Franklin County, the CBA partnered with Women Lawyers of Franklin County and the Foundation to provide the Chester Professionalism Institute: Ensuring Judicial Excellence.

Ken Matejka returns to the Columbus Bar on June 6 to provide the 3.0 hour CLE, “Your Law Firm’s Web Presence, Online Content Creation Strategies and Channels and Related Ethics Issues.”

The Columbus Bar membership elected two new members to join the 2013-14 Board of Governors.

The results of the 2013 Performance Poll are in. Judges who have held office for at least one year were rated on a scale of 1 to 10 for performance in six categories.

Don’t miss this opportunity for free instruction for your first- or second-year law students who are summer associates at law firms, courts, or government offices in Columbus.

Scores and standings for week 3 (May 9).

Putting Ohioans back on the road.

Please accept our sincere apologies for the delayed delivery of your 2013 Columbus Bar Directory. Due to unforeseen circumstances, printing of the 2013 Bar Directory has been delayed substantially.

It is with great sadness that I must report that Sam Porter passed away yesterday from the consequences of a stroke he suffered three weeks ago.

Scores and standings for week 2 (May 2).

April was a busy month for law school students, the last hurrah before settling down for finals.

There is nothing ordinary about this year’s Probate Law Institute. Exclusive event sponsor, PNC Wealth Management, has joined the CBA to bring national estate planning speaker Natalie B. Choate to Columbus.

Scores and standings for week 1 (April 25).

A profile of ColumbusLawyerFinder.com attorney Mary E. Lewis.

The 2013 softball season is underway. Hits & Runs, the Columbus Bar New Lawyers team, takes the field on Thursday nights at Berliner Park. All Bar members are encouraged to come out and cheer on the team!

The Supreme Court of Ohio today released the results of the February 2013 Ohio Bar Examination. 286 applicants (out of 426) passed the exam, including 61 applicants from Franklin and contiguous counties.

Members of the Columbus Bar will meet on Friday noon, June 14, for the 2013 Annual Meeting, the installation of new officers and board members, and the presentation of the Bar Service Medal, the Professionalism Award and the 2013 Awards of Excellence.

The 2013 Bankruptcy Law Institute taking place May 2-3 at the CBA will offer a packed 12.5 CLE hours and an outstanding faculty.

“Tax Reduction Planning After ATRA and Obamacare Tax Changes” is the focus for the closing session of the Taxing Matters series, Wednesday, May 8, noon to 2:00pm.

If you are a neutral seeking to expand your area of practice or an attorney who desires to increase your knowledge of effective ways to handle disputes, you will want to attend the next ADR noon meeting, May 10.

A profile of ColumbusLawyerFinder.com attorney Priya D. Tamilarasan.

The Judges of the Franklin County Municipal Court hereby give notice of their intention to amend Local Rule 13, Schedule 9.00 to increase the fee for an appraiser and to adopt Local Rule 6.11 and Local Rule 9.12.

Ten members of the Columbus Bar selected to run for the Board of Governors and two candidates for the office of secretary/treasurer have been recommended by the Nominations & Elections committee chaired by Past President, David S. Bloomfield Jr.

Columbus Bar Foundation President David Alexander has named the 2013 members nominated for their first three-year term: David Meyer, Chad Readler, and Gregory Travalio.

The Red Mass, an annual recommitment to the highest principles of the legal profession, will coincide with Law Day and will be held on Wednesday, May 1, at 5:15pm.

Jocelyn Armstrong, Columbus Bar inc Program Administrator, was featured on local television in Santo Domingo during her recent visit to the new incubator program started in conjunction with the Universidad Autonoma de Santo Domingo.

A profile of ColumbusLawyerFinder.com attorney Ehren W. Slagle.

For the last year we have been busy evaluating our situation and negotiating our office lease, and we are pleased to announce that the Columbus Bar Association will be staying put.

In partnership with PNC Wealth Management, the Columbus Bar welcomes guest speaker Natalie R. Choate, who limits her Boston law firm practice to consultations on estate planning and retirement benefits.

It's expected that within the next 5 years almost 50% of the current judges in Franklin County will retire. To address this issue the CBA, CBF & Women Lawyers of Franklin County present the Chester Professionalism Institute: Ensuring Judicial Excellence.

At the April 19 luncheon, a representative of the WLFC Board will propose that the WLFC join the CBA and OSBA and publicly oppose the proposed tax and the matter will be put to a vote. Please join us at 12:15pm and cast your vote.

Foundation President David Alexander and CBA President Bradley Wrightsel this week named the 2013 recipients of the CBF/CBA Pro Bono Awards.

Each year since 1993, Columbus Business First has made a call for nominations selecting outstanding individuals. Nominations are taken for people in Greater Columbus under the age of 40 who have not previously won the award.

The Columbus Bar and the Paralegal Association of Central Ohio have joined forces to develop the Annual Continuing Education Conference for Legal Professionals.

This year’s Bankruptcy Law Institute is packed with two days of compelling presentations by experts in the field.

The Columbus Bar CLE Department is partnering with the OSBA and its planning committee to provide the 5.0 CLE hour LGBT Diversity and Inclusion Conference on May 2 at the OSBA.

Bruce G. Lynn, an honored and respected member of the Columbus Bar, passed away this week at the age of 96.

America’s foremost legal humorist, Sean Carter, is coming to the CBA on Wednesday April 24 to give his presentation, “Lawghter is the Best Medicine,” a 2.5 CLE hour program that offers the requirements of ethics, professionalism and substance abuse.

The Supreme Court of Ohio has permanently barred Jay Michael Wiseman of Bowling Green from admission to the practice of law in Ohio.

Every year, the Operation Feed Campaign recruits local organizations to fight hunger through organizational fundraising and food drives that benefit the Mid-Ohio Foodbank.

It would be impossible to list all of the concerns raised by the Medicare Secondary Payer (MSP) Act in one article, let alone to provide answers to those concerns (even if anyone theoretically knew those answers).

Lars Daniel, EnCE, ACE, Guardian Digital Forensics, will presernt a 2.0 hour CLE on Friday, April 12, "Digital Forensics for Attorneys." The program (CLE Easy Pass eligible) is an overview of digital forensic concepts, case examples and terminology.

The Columbus Bar Association Alliance is hosting a wine-tasting event, “Tastings at Twilight” at the Four Seasons in Hilliard on Friday, April 19 from 6:00-9:00pm for the benefit of the Law and Leadership Institute (LLI).

After April 5, the Franklin County Clerk of Courts office will discontinue its postal mailings to attorneys of courtesy bills (also known as courtesy statements) relating to Sheriff’s property sales.

Each week the Lawyer Referral Service partners with WSYX-TV’s 6 on Your Side to staff the “Ask the Attorney” program. From 5:00-7:00pm on Wednesday nights, volunteer lawyers handle about 100 calls on everything from adoptions to zoning.

Past President David S. Bloomfield Jr. will chair the Columbus Bar 2013 Nominations Committee set to begin the process of selecting candidates for the 2013 CBA Board of Governors election to be held in May.

The CLE department of the Columbus Bar is partnering with the OSU Entrepreneurial Business Law Journal once again for a 4.0 hour CLE symposium, March 29 at OSU.

Keeping the tradition of offering a top-notch program, the 2013 Bankruptcy Law Institute May 2-3 will offer a variety of topics presented by a prestigious panel of experts.

Lawyers spend most of their time with other lawyers, clients, staff, mediators, arbitrators and judges. To be an effective lawyer, mediator or third party neutral, it requires a good understanding of how people think, interact and make decisions.

A call center that helps connect central Ohio’s low-income veterans and active military personnel to legal services is now in operation at Capital University Law School.

The Judges of the Franklin County Municipal Court hereby give notice of their intention to amend Local Rules 1.01, 8.01 and 9 as follows:

The Columbus Bar Association Board of Governors voted unanimously to oppose the expansion of the sales tax to legal services and advocate before the Ohio General Assembly to defeat passage of this portion of the budget proposal.

Changes to the 2013 Performance Poll will include expanded rankings from the previous scale of 1-5 to 1-10.

The Ohio Military/Veterans Legal Assistance Project is set up to connect low-income veterans (and some active duty personnel) with volunteer lawyers willing to represent them pro bono.

The charity 5k run/walk for people and pets presented by the Student Bar Association, is a community service event that brings law students and members of the Columbus legal community together for a day of service.