News Archive

Every year, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) invites inventors, innovation enthusiasts, makers, entrepreneurs, small business owners, intellectual property professionals and anyone who may be interested in intellectual property (IP) to their annual Invention-Con conference.

Brigid E. Heid co-presented at the webinar “Navigating the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, the CARES Act and Unemployment During COVID-19.”

Eastman & Smith member Lynn Vuketich Luther is co-presenting at the Human Resource Association of Southeast Michigan webinar, “Back to the Future of Work.”

Eastman & Smith member Michael W. Regnier will be co-presenting at an NCMIC Insurance Company webinar, “Malpractice Defense in the Time of COVID-19.”

Isolation, quarantine, stay at home order, health district licensing and constitutional and privacy issues were discussed by Eastman & Smith member Joseph R. Durham and new associate Lauren M. DeGoricia via the webinar “Overview of Public Health Law and Local Health Districts.”

Thomas A. Dixon and Carrie L. Urrutia, members of Eastman & Smith, were panelists in a virtual roundtable “Understanding the HR Implications of COVID-19.” 

Gary M. Harden and Scott A. Johnson, members of Eastman & Smith, were panelists in a virtual roundtable regarding COVID-19’s financial impact.

As a legal service provider, Eastman & Smith is deemed an essential business and is able to continue to provide its legal services to its clients. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, we have taken additional responsive steps to ensure that we can provide such legal services in a manner that maximizes our ability to protect the health of our employees, clients, business partners and communities and allow us to do our part in limiting the spread of this disease. 

At Eastman & Smith we are closely monitoring developments regarding the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak from the CDC and state and local health departments.

Eastman & Smith Ltd. is pleased to announce Melissa A. Ebel and Chad D. Huber have been elected members of Eastman & Smith. Both were formerly associates with the Firm.

Reginald S. Jackson, Jr. has received the Robert Kelb Distinguished Service Award. 

James F. Nooney, of counsel attorney with Eastman & Smith, was honored by the Toledo Bar Association with its Martin-Willinger Award.

Eastman & Smith is proud to present its attorneys who have been selected for inclusion in the 2020 Ohio Super Lawyers and Ohio Rising Stars.

Linde Hurst Webb has joined Eastman & Smith Ltd., bringing her four decades of experience in the areas of eminent domain, real estate, sunshine laws, trusts, estates, guardianships and probate law to the Firm’s clients as well as her philosophy that clients tend to receive better outcomes when they and their attorneys work in tandem.

James F. Nooney, of counsel attorney with Eastman & Smith, was honored by the Toledo Bar Association with its Martin-Willinger Award. 

Whether or not the employer violated a collective bargaining agreement when it hired outside contractors to install electrical and plumbing systems on a new line was the question involved in this matter.

Three Eastman & Smith attorneys have been named Lawyers of the Year, for Toledo, and an addtional 20 attorneys  appear in the 2020 edition of Best Lawyers in America®.

Eastman & Smith is pleased to recognize Adam S. Nightingale as a new inductee to the Ohio State Bar Foundation.

Providing the best service to its clients and community has been Eastman & Smith's mission since its founding 175 years ago. 

Adam S. Nightingale and Breanne M. Rubin have been elected members of Eastman & Smith. 

In November, Jaiza N. Page, was elected to the Franklin County Common Pleas Court. 

Eastman & Smith is proud to present its attorneys who have been selected for inclusion in the 2019 Ohio Super Lawyers and Ohio Rising Stars.

Each year the Ohio State Bar Foundation grants Community Service Awards for Attorneys 40 and Under. For District Four, this honor was bestowed on Eastman & Smith associate Adam S. Nightingale. 

Three Eastman & Smith attorneys have been named Lawyers of the Year, for Toledo, and 25 attorneys appear in the 2019 edition of Best Lawyers®.

The Ohio State Bar Association re-appointed Breanne M. Rubin as chair of its Corporate Counsel Section. 

Even though a business is at risk for a sexual harassment lawsuit, Ms. Heid outlined steps a business can take to mitigate that risk.

Jared J. Lefevre was elected to the membership of Eastman & Smith. 

The impact on employers of sexual harassment allegations against well-known individuals was the focus of the 13 ABC Action News segment “In Touch w/ Jeff Smith.”

Eastman & Smith is proud to present its attorneys who have been selected for inclusion in the 2018 Ohio Super Lawyers and Ohio Rising Stars.

The adoption laws in Ohio have been amended over time to more broadly define the class of persons who may be adopted. Michigan does not place limitations on the class of adults who may be adopted.

Intent was the focus of the Ohio Supreme Court’s decisions in Breeze v. Testa and 2350 Morse v. Testa.

On Saturday, October 6, the University of Toledo College of Law and its alumni held the Law Alumni Affiliate Award Reception.

Five Eastman & Smith attorneys have been named Lawyers of the Year, for Toledo, in the 2018 edition of Best Lawyers in America®.  They are part of the 24 Eastman & Smith attorneys who can be found listed in the same edition of Best Lawyers®. 

Brigid E. Heid has joined Eastman & Smith in our Columbus office as part of the Labor and Employment Practice Group.

In December, of counsel attorney Brian P. Barger, was named to the Executive Order of the Ohio Commodore.

    Eastman & Smith Ltd. is proud to present its attorneys who have been selected for inclusion in the 2017 Ohio Super Lawyers and Ohio Rising Stars.

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 several different practice areas.

Eastman & Smith member James F. Nooney achieved something few people do – fifty years of practicing law.

Patrick A. Sadowski, a member of Eastman & Smith, was honored with a 20 Under 40 award.

Toledo Business Journal published its annual list of "Who's Who in Toledo Area Law."

Trying to settle on what to gift to a teenager when he or she reaches eighteen? There is one gift you may not have considered.  Send your son or daughter to an attorney of his or her choice for some important documents. 

Four Eastman & Smith attorneys have been named Lawyers of the Year, for Toledo, in the 2017 edition of Best Lawyers in America®.  They are part of the 20 Eastman & Smith attorneys who can be found listed in the same edition of Best Lawyers®.

If you are charitably inclined, a charitable lead trust may be an appropriate vehicle to obtain a large charitable deduction, yet leave some portion of the donated assets to heirs.

Non-qualified annuities (i.e., annuities purchased with after-tax dollars) need to be carefully structured as part of the estate plan in order assure maximum
continued tax deferral after death.

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified employees. 

Reginald (Reg) S. Jackson, Jr., and Adam S. Nightingale have joined Eastman & Smith, where they are based in our Toledo office.

Best Lawyers of America®, in its 2016 edition, have named six Eastman & Smith attorneys as lawyers of the year, in Toledo.

With more than 35 years of experience in tax and employee benefits matters, Scott E. Hamner is a valuable addition to Eastman & Smith.

Twenty Eastman & Smith attorneys are listed in the 2016 edition of Best Lawyers in America®.