On Thursday, January 14, 2016, George V. Pilat will present a 1-hour CE credit presentation focusing on the basic duties of an agent and common error and omission traps turned into marketing opportunities. He is the Co-Chair of MRR’s Insurance Agents & Brokers practice, in addition to the Business & Commercial Law practice group. For […]
Mazanec, Raskin & Ryder Co., LPA (MRR) is pleased to announce Tami Zupkow Hannon has been elected to the firm’s partnership. Tami joined MRR’s Cleveland office in 2007. Her practice concentration is civil rights defense. She has represented numerous governmental agencies, elected and appointed officials, and has extensive experience in defending law enforcement departments, officers […]
Notes from the Senate: S.B. No. 256 was introduced to generally require law enforcement agencies to maintain a policy designed to eliminate biased policing and status-based profiling For questions or more information on MRR’s Ohio Legislation Updates, contact: Stacy V. Pollock – MRR Columbus Phone: 614.324.0163 Email: spollock@mrrlaw.com Save
When can a law enforcement officer be held responsible for an innocent person’s injuries sustained in an accident involving the high speed pursuit of a fleeing suspect? Given the dangerous nature of their jobs, officers have extra freedom in how they operate their vehicles when in pursuit of a suspect. Officers have a duty to […]
By: Curtis M. Graham, Esq. There is no question that social networking websites have changed the way we live and connect. These sites have also presented opportunities and challenges for law enforcement departments around the country. From community outreach to criminal investigations, it is clear that law enforcement officials have a valuable new tool at […]
Notes from the House of Representatives: H.B. No. 403 was introduced regarding the financing of capital improvement projects in this state by another state or a political subdivision of another state H.B. No. 407 was introduced to require law enforcement agencies that use body cameras to adopt written policies for operation of the cameras and […]
Can Requesting Certain Experience Levels Expose You to Liability for Age Discrimination? By: Tami Z. Hannon, Esq. We’ve all seen the ads – “seeking a candidate with 5 – 7 years of experience” or “seeking entry level candidates.” But at some point do these ads put you and your company at risk for a claim […]
In 2014, the United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio, determined that citizens have a clearly established constitutional right to film police officers performing their duties. See Crawford v. Geiger, 996 F.Supp.2d 603 (N.D. Ohio 2014). Federal courts across the country, including the First, Seventh, Ninth, and Eleventh Circuit Courts of Appeal, have upheld […]
Notes from the House of Representatives: H.B. 378 was referred to the Committee on Local Government. H.B. 378 would authorize law enforcement officers of township police districts and joint police districts, and township constables, serving specified small populations to make arrests for motor vehicle-related violations committed on an interstate highway in the same manner as […]
MRR is pleased to announce that two of its Ohio attorneys have been selected as 2016 Ohio Super Lawyers and another four have been named 2016 Ohio Rising Stars by Super Lawyers magazine. The Super Lawyers selection process evaluates lawyers based upon multiple criteria, including professional achievement and peer recognition; honors and awards; firm and […]