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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.

Stuart J. Goldberg, member of Eastman & Smith, obtained summary judgment for an aerial lift manufacturer sued in connection with the electrocution death of an electric sign service company’s employee.

Karl H. Schneider describes what Ohio ethics laws entail.

Eastman & Smith is pleased to announce that Fadi V. Nahhas and Breanne M. Rubin are recognized in the inaugural 2025 edition of the Legal 500 U.S. Elite – Ohio list in the Corporate & M&A section.

Eastman & Smith is pleased to announce the Firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions and White Collar Crime and Investigations practices have earned inaugural rankings in the 2025 edition of Chambers USA in Ohio. Attorneys Fadi V. Nahhas and Karl H. Schneider were once again recognized in the newly released guide.

Eastman & Smith is pleased to announce that 22 of the Firm’s attorneys have been selected to the 2025 Ohio Leading Lawyers list presented by Ohio Business Magazine.

Karl H. Schneider spoke with Law360 about the breakdown of a prominent corruption court case brought by New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin against businessman George E. Norcross III.

March 8 marked International Women’s Day.  Observed for 104 years, it is a day meant to celebrate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women throughout the world. 

Eastman & Smith is pleased to announce that six of the Firm’s Ohio attorneys have been selected to the 2025 editions of Ohio Super Lawyers® and Ohio Rising Stars®.