This is the seventh installment of our series on Ohio’s consumer laws, designed to raise awareness of a part of business owner’s potential pitfalls of these laws and how they…
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) refers to either mediation or arbitration, which provide alternatives to litigation. ADR, by comparison to traditional litigation, can sometimes be a less expensive, less risky means…
Once you’ve made the decision to become a franchisee, what should you expect next? In this follow up to his first legal talk, Chris Zirke covers a range of important lease…
This is the sixth installment of our series on Ohio’s consumer laws, designed to raise awareness of a part of business owner’s potential pitfalls of these laws and how they…
This is the fifth installment of our series on Ohio’s consumer laws, designed to raise awareness of a part of business owner’s potential pitfalls of these laws and how they…
Any potential franchisee will want to listen in on this brief chat with GLF’s newest attorney, Chris Zirke. Learn about the factors to consider when deciding whether to buy a…
1. How to Stay Out of Court – Lawsuits are painful. They’re time-consuming, energy-consuming, distracting and expensive. Here’s a dirty little secret that every lawyer knows: most business lawsuits and…
Medical marijuana has made a surreptitious entrance in the state of Ohio. First coming up for a vote in 2015 and being struck down, then being written into law the…
The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (the “BBA”), which implements new rules for auditing partnerships and LLCs taxed as partnerships,[1] went into effect in January 2018. Under the new BBA…
Many of our clients, and we ourselves have faced the challenge of having a family member receive a diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease or another form of dementia. Recognizing the struggle…





