Please join us for our complimentary Labor and Employment Law Seminar, where will you learn the latest updates on labor law and other current information relevant to your company. A continental breakfast will be provided. Time: 8 am to noon Date: Thursday, May 8, 2025 Location: Hilton Garden Inn South – Austin Landing, 12000 Innovation Drive, Miamisburg, Ohio 45342 Parking is free onsite Agenda and Topics: 8:00 am: Registration/Networking and Breakfast 8:30-9:15 am: Setting the Course in 2025: Outlining significant changes and developments in employment law that you need to know, presented by David Pierce and Samantha Shemavonian A review of the Trump Administration’s impact on …
DBA BarBriefs Article by Attorney Jordan Staley: Accessory Dwelling Units in Montgomery County
Coolidge Wall attorney Jordan Staley, an associate in the firm’s Real Estate & Corporate Departments, wrote an article in the March/April edition of the Dayton Bar Association’s BarBriefs. He discusses the potential opportunities and challenges of Accessory Dwelling Units in Montgomery County. You can read his brief here >>
Robert Ballinger Named 2025 Dayton Business Journal Forty Under 40 Honoree
Coolidge Wall is pleased to share that Robert Ballinger, a shareholder in the firm’s Real Estate and Corporate Departments, has been named a 2025 Dayton Business Journal Forty Under 40 honoree, which is awarded for outstanding achievements. We are proud of Robert and his many accomplishments both professionally and within our community. You can learn more about Robert here: https://www.coollaw.com/people/robert-d-ballinger/
Coolidge Wall Seeks Experienced Staff Accountant in Dayton Office
Coolidge Wall seeks a Staff Accountant to provide accounting services at its office in downtown Dayton, Ohio. The ideal candidate will work as part of a team with the firm’s CFO/COO, Manager of Administrative Services, and Billing and A/P Manager. This is an in-office position and requires 3-5 years of accounting experience with working knowledge of general ledger. Payroll experience is a plus. Generous pay and benefits are available. To learn more about this position and apply, please visit here: https://coollaw.bamboohr.com/careers/47. Coolidge Wall is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
New Associate Joins Coolidge in its Litigation and Bankruptcy Departments
Coolidge Wall is pleased to announce that Briana Breault has joined the firm as an associate in its Litigation and Bankruptcy Departments. With a background in bankruptcy law, Briana primarily focuses her practice on creditor rights, insolvency, and commercial litigation. Prior to joining Coolidge, Briana worked as a Law Clerk for the Honorable Guy R. Humphrey in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Ohio. She also was an attorney at the law firm of Rion, Rion & Rion in Dayton, and an associate at Jackson Kelly, in Charleston, West Virginia. Learn more about Briana here: https://www.coollaw.com/people/briana-c-breault/ Briana earned her …
New Associate Latashia Love Joins Coolidge Wall
We are pleased to announce that Latashia Love has joined Coolidge Wall as an associate in our Corporate/Business Department. Her practice focuses in the areas of general corporate and securities law. Prior to joining Coolidge, Latashia was a managing associate at GK Law Co. in Columbus, Ohio, and also worked at Thompson Hine there. To learn more about Latashia, go to her profile here: https://www.coollaw.com/people/latashia-love/
New Associate Samantha Shemavonian Joins Coolidge Wall
Coolidge Wall is pleased to announce that Samantha Shemavonian has joined the firm as an associate in its Labor & Employment and Litigation Departments. She also clerked at the firm while attending the University of Dayton School of Law, where she graduated cum laude, with a concentration in Business and Compliance Law. In law school, Samantha was a member of the University of Dayton Law Review and served as its Managing Editor. She was in the Leadership Honors Program, Honor Council, and was a Program in Law and Technology Fellow. In addition to being a clerk at Coolidge, she also …
NEW UPDATE: Injunction Against Enforcement Of The Corporate Transparency Act Has Been Lifted; Companies Are Again Required To Comply
On December 23, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reinstated the enforceability of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). The preliminary injunction previously issued against enforcement of the CTA has been lifted, effective immediately, resulting in the reinstatement of mandatory compliance with the CTA by non-exempt reporting companies. What This Means: The reporting deadline (previously December 31, 2024) for non-exempt companies formed before January 1, 2024 is again in effect, however, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) extended the deadline to January 13, 2025. Any reporting companies that have not yet filed …
The Ohio Supreme Court Issues Long Awaited Decision Regarding Temporary Total Disability
After more than a year of waiting, the Ohio Supreme Court’s decision in State ex rel. AutoZone Stores, Inc. v. Indus. Comm’n has finally restored employers’ ability to defend against claims where an employee stops working for reasons unrelated to their injuries. The Ohio legislature added a new section to R.C. §4123.56 which went into effect on September 15, 2020. The newly added section (F) wiped out a long history of workers’ compensation case law regarding the “voluntary abandonment” doctrine. Previously, the doctrine of voluntary abandonment denied a claimant temporary total disability compensation (“TTD”) when the injured worker stopped working …
Federal District Court in Texas Has Ruled Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) Likely Unconstitutional; Nationwide Preliminary Injunction Issued
— This ruling has been updated. Click here to see the new update. — A Federal District Court in Texas has ruled that the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) is probably unconstitutional and issued a nationwide preliminary injunction that precludes its enforcement. Click here for a copy of the decision of Judge Amos Mazzant in Texas Top Cop Gun Shop, Inc. v. Merrick Garland, Attorney General of the United States, Case No. 4:24-CV-478 (E.D. Tex). Congress enacted the CTA as an anti-money laundering effort, and the Act requires most small businesses to disclose beneficial ownership information (including social security numbers and …