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Lawyers = Justice:  A Northwest Ohio Legal Collaborative has a goal to increase the number of attorneys operating in rural Northwest Ohio counties. 

A total of 12 attorneys from Eastman & Smith were recognized in the 2027 editions of Ohio Super Lawyers® and Ohio Rising Stars®.

Eastman & Smith is pleased to announce that seven of the Firm’s attorneys have been included in the 2026 edition of the Legal 500 U.S. Elite – Ohio lists.

Eastman & Smith is pleased to announce that White Collar Crime and Investigations attorneys Todd A. Long, Adam S. Nightingale and Karl H. Schneider were selected for the inaugural 2026 edition of the Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Investigations Lawyers guide.

Eastman & Smith is happy to announce that partner Stu J. Goldberg is the 2026 recipient of the Toledo Junior Bar Association's Order of the Heel Award, one of the Toledo legal community's most respected honors.

Eastman & Smith is pleased to announce that Carrie A. Johnson appears on the 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global IP Lawyers list.

Eastman & Smith is pleased to announce that the Firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions and White Collar Crime and Investigations practices have once again been ranked in the 2026 edition of Chambers USA in Ohio.

Eastman & Smith is pleased to announce that Gregg A. Peppel has joined the Firm’s Toledo office, further strengthening the Firm’s litigation capabilities and continuing its strategic growth in Northwest Ohio.

Associates Juliana N. Fierro and Daniel S. Dubow authored articles for the Spring 2026 issue of OACTA’s Quarterly Review.

Eastman & Smith  has expanded its Ohio footprint with the opening of a new office in downtown Cleveland. This marks the Firm’s fifth office overall and fourth in the state, joining its existing offices in Toledo, Columbus, and Findlay, Ohio, as well as an office in Detroit, Michigan.

Eastman & Smith is pleased to announce that attorneys Jeffrey B. Sams and Elizabeth I. Sams have joined the firm’s Columbus office strengthening the firm’s Business Litigation team and continuing its strategic expansion in the Columbus market.

Eastman & Smith is pleased to announce that Labor & Employment attorney Elizabeth L. Bolduc is now a member of the Firm.

A total of nine Eastman & Smith attorneys have been selected to the 2026 editions of Ohio Super Lawyers® and Ohio Rising Stars®.

Why did the restaurant worker cross the street?  The ATM.  However, it is not so much, why he crossed the five lane street with 35 mph traffic, but why did he do so at nighttime, in dark clothes and outside of a nearby crosswalk. 

Eastman & Smith is pleased to announce the Firm has been recognized in the 2026 edition of Best Law Firms®.

In a decisive victory for an Eastman & Smith client, a Northwest Ohio jury found the heir of a landowner was bound by a lease agreement established between the decedent and a local farmer, despite the change in property ownership.

A manufacturer of microwave ovens won summary disposition in Michigan on a claim alleging product liability and breach of implied warranty. Stu Goldberg, with the assistance of Adam S. Nightingale and Claire M. Griffin, represented the manufacturer.

Eastman & Smith is pleased to announce that 37 of our attorneys have been recognized in the 2026 Best Lawyers® lists.