McGown & Markling is proud to announce that Managing Director Matthew John Markling has once again been selected one of The Best Lawyers in America® in the practice area of Education Law for the year 2024. This is especially gratifying as recipients are selected by one’s legal peers. Heartfelt congratulations from all of us at […]
On November 2, 2023, Best Lawyers announced the “Best Law Firms” rankings. And McGown & Markling is very proud to remain among the select few law firms to receive yet again receive a Tier 1 Ranking by Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms.” It is indeed an honor to be recognized in areas ranging from municipal, labor, and employment litigation, as […]
The Ohio Ethics Commission just published its newest newsletter, “The Voice of Ethics,” which can be viewed here. Past newsletters from the Ohio Ethics Commission can be viewed here. McGown & Markling is often asked to opine on various ethics issues, but the best ethics advice comes straight from the Ohio Ethics Commission itself. To request an […]
McGown & Markling is proud to announce that Managing Director Matthew John Markling has once again been selected one of The Best Lawyers in America® in the practice area of Litigation – Labor and Employment for the year 2024. This is especially gratifying as recipients are selected by one’s legal peers. Heartfelt congratulations from all […]
In the case of State ex rel. Barr v. Wesson, Slip Opinion No. 2023-Ohio-3080, the Ohio Supreme Court held that the warden’s assistant did not have to create a public record when the warden’s assistant did not respond to the inmate’s request for specific public records and later claimed that such records did not exist […]
In the case of State ex rel. Internatl. Assn. of Fire Fighters, Local 1536, AFL-CIO v. Sakacs, Slip Opinion No. 2023-Ohio-2976, the Ohio Supreme Court held that the fire chief position was vacant when the fire chief retired for less than a day. In this case, the union argued that the fire chief retired and […]
In the case of Duncan v. Portage Cty. Bd. of Revision, 2023-Ohio-3022, an appellate court held that the property owner failed to properly appeal the decision of the Ohio Board of Tax Appeals when the property owner failed to file the notice of appeal to the board of revision or the county auditor as required […]