December 1, 2019
Patricia A. Wise recently was re-elected as vice chair of the Ohio Board of Professional Conduct. Patty has served on the Board since 2014, and is in her third term. She previously has chaired the Board’s Budget and Perso...
November 30, 2019
Susan Nelson has been re-appointed by the Ohio State Bar Association President to the Grievance Committee of the Ohio State Bar Association. The Committee is authorized by the Supreme Court of Ohio to investigate grievanc...
November 1, 2019
Spengler Nathanson, founded in 1947, celebrates its new home at 900 Adams Street in downtown Toledo. Managing Partner Byron Choka states that the new location is the perfect place to continue the firm’s long history of col...
October 1, 2019
Our partner, Richard Wolff, has been elected President of the Rotary Club of Toledo for 2018 – 2019. The Toledo Club is the 10th largest of 35,000 Rotary clubs worldwide. Rotarians are dedicated to local and global service,...
September 1, 2019
For decades, unions and employers have negotiated agreements under which a “fair share” or “agency” fee is collected on behalf of the union from the wages of employees who are not union members, but nonetheless benefit fro...
December 1, 2018
Each year, the YWCA of Northwest Ohio honors the achievements of a Northwest Ohio-area woman in each of the following categories: of Arts, Business, Education, Government, Sciences, Social Services, and Volunteerism. The ...
January 26, 2018
Spengler Nathanson, founded in 1947, has purchased the vacant downtown office building located at 900 Adams Street. The firm will immediately begin renovations to the building which will bring it back to being a dynamic pa...
January 8, 2018
Patricia Hayden Kurt and Stephen Szuch have satisfied the requirements to be named as Certified Specialists in Family Relations Law by the Ohio State Bar Association. Very few attorneys in the Toledo area have achieved thi...
December 19, 2017
The Wall Street Journal recently sought input from Patty Wise as part of its increased coverage of sexual harassment issues. Patty addressed distinctions between conduct that is appropriate and inappropriate in the workpl...
April 1, 2017
An April 2017 decision by the federal Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals could expand an employer’s liability for adverse employment actions unless the employer takes steps to avoid it. The Sixth Circuit’s decisions apply in O...
March 24, 2017
On March 23rd, it was posted that the Program has opened the second opportunity for public comment on the proposed Physician Rules. These proposed rules have been filed with the Common Sense Initiative Office as part of th...
March 13, 2017
On March 10, 2017, the Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) posted Advisory Opinion 17-01. The Advisory Opinion is available here. The OIG issued this favorable opinion on a proposal by an Academic Medical Center, including ...
