News
- January 6, 2023
Eastman & Smith is pleased to announce that Anne K. Schmidlin has been promoted to member of the Firm.
Attorneys at Eastman & Smith have been actively disseminating information addressing issues arising from COVID-19 pandemic.
- December 30, 2022
Eastman & Smith members Mark A. Shaw and Melissa A. Ebel defended a commercial airline in an Ohio appellate case involving an alleged exposure to chemicals in the workplace.
- December 30, 2022
University was sued by a student over the loss of market value from in-person classes and campus access due to government ordered shutdown because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- December 29, 2022
Eastman & Smith is proud to announce that three attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2023 Ohio Super Lawyers® list and two were selected for inclusion in the 2023 Ohio Rising Stars® list.
- December 13, 2022
Eastman & Smith members Stuart J. Goldberg and John H. Boggs were honored with an award during the Toledo Bar Association holiday lunch on December 13.
- December 12, 2022
Eastman & Smith member Sarah E. Pawlicki, discusses the rules on employee compensation when the workplace is closed due to weather.
- November 3, 2022
In conjunction with Best Lawyers in America®, U.S. News and World Report has published a compilation of the top law firms in the country in different practice areas.
- October 5, 2022
A municipality in Northwest Ohio denied a special use permit to construct a cell tower. The denial led to litigation in which the plaintiff cell tower company, represented by Eastman & Smith, prevailed.
- October 3, 2022
Corporate dress codes have been a pain point for company leaders to establish, human resources professionals to enforce and employees to embrace.
- September 16, 2022
Joseph R. Durham received the Distinguished Graduate award from his law school alma mater, Lewis and Clark's Northwestern School of Law.
- September 7, 2022
Carrie L. Urrutia discussed the value of pre-hire skills tests while cautioning employers about pitfalls to avoid.
- Three Named Lawyers of the YearAugust 18, 2022
Eastman & Smith is pleased to announce that 21 of the Firm’s attorneys have been recognized in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.
- August 15, 2022
Eastman & Smith is pleased to announce that Ashley B. Weis has joined the Firm’s Toledo office as an associate in the Business Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, and Real Estate Law practice groups.
- July 15, 2022
The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals recently affirmed a decision from the Southern District of Ohio dismissing a civil RICO case filed against an Eastman & Smith client for lack of personal jurisdiction.
- July 7, 2022
Members Scott A. Johnson and Steven D. Reinbolt represented a client in the purchase of a Southeast Michigan mall.
- May 31, 2022
We are pleased to announce that Rita K. Sinha-Marsh, formerly a mechanical engineering patent examiner with the USPTO, has joined the Firm.
- May 13, 2022
The “look and feel” of a product or service you produce or offer may be covered by an intellectual property tool called trade dress.
- Commits to Area Redevelopment and Flexible Work Environment at One SeaGateApril 29, 2022
With a commitment to help foster the continued revitalization of downtown Toledo, Eastman & Smith relocated to new space on the 27th floor of One SeaGate at 550 North Summit Street.
- April 29, 2022
The Winter 2022 issue of OACTA publication the Quarterly Review focused on employment issues. Many articles were written by Eastman & Smith attorneys.
- April 12, 2022
Eastman & Smith attorneys successfully defended a client’s agricultural business from government overreach.
- March 16, 2022
“Although most product liability claims are based on direct evidence of a specific product defect, it is not uncommon for a plaintiff to set forth a product liability claim when the product itself is no longer available to be examined.”
- March 16, 2022
Healthcare Risk Management, a publication comprised of information for those in the health care field, interviewed two Eastman & Smith attorneys in its March 2022 issue.
- March 7, 2022
- February 22, 2022
Recent headlines have touted the unionization attempts of a Starbucks. As Eastman & Smith member Thomas J. Gibney reports in his article published in QSR, unionization efforts of fast-food restaurants may be here to stay.
- February 19, 2022
Both dinobabies and digital natives were used in IBM communications regarding older workers. These comments and other actions are being used as evidence in an age discrimination lawsuit against IBM.
- January 31, 2022
Medical professionals may encounter patients who refuse to comply with parts of their medical exams. Kevin D. Devaney Interview about this issue.
- January 31, 2022
Both the Washington Examiner and Corporate Compliance Insight interviewed Eastman & Smith member Carrie L. Urrutia regarding the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling on OSHA’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate.