McGown & Markling is proud to announce that Dr. Patrick Pauken, who serves as “Of Counsel” with the law firm, was bestowed the McGhehey Award at the Education Law Association’s 64th Annual Conference. The McGhehey Award is a national lifetime achievement award and was presented by the Education Law Association for Dr. Pauken’s service in […]
On November 30, 2018, Matthew John Markling is giving a legal update to superintendents at the Ohio Valley Educational Service Center. The Ohio Valley Educational Service Center provides quality and affordable services to 12 school districts, two career center districts and community partners in Guernsey, Monroe, Noble and Washington Counties across a 2000 square mile […]
In the case of Zanesville Metro. Hous. Auth. v. Tichenor, 2018-Ohio-4734, an Ohio appellate court held that a public employee was not terminated for just cause for purposes of unemployment compensation benefits when the employee failed to clock in and out of work on seven occasions over an eight month period. Under Ohio’s unemployment compensation system, […]
In the case of Crawford v. Kirtland Local School Dist. Bd. of Edn., 2018-Ohio-4569, an Ohio appellate court held that it lacked jurisdiction over the portion of a teacher’s claims relating to a collective bargaining agreement (“CBA”) – specifically the portion of the claim relating to the teacher’s evaluation. This case involves a teacher who filed […]
In the case of Murgu v. Lakewood City School Dist. Bd. of Edn., 2018-Ohio-4643, an Ohio appellate court denied a school board the right to assert its statutory immunity defense when the school board failed to raise the defense in its initial motion for summary judgment. While the school board asserted its statutory immunity defense in […]
McGown & Markling salutes all of our veterans 365 days on this Veterans Day and 365 days a year. As an avid motorcyclist, one of the many ways Matt Markling honors our veterans throughout the year is by raising money for veterans on several charity rides. Matt has been privileged to ride with the flags […]