Administrator Why NOT to Talk to Insurance Adjusters After a Car Accident Many of our clients have almost the same experience immediately following a car crash: Accident occurs; They get to the hospital and undergo medical treatment; They contact their insurance, or their i... Sep 25, 2025
Administrator Trust Protector: Helpful Mechanism to Avoid Conflicts or Unscrupulous Lawyer Tactic? These days, we are encountering more and more disputes over estate plans . One area where we never thought we would find a place for litigation is over the actions of someone called a “trust protector... Jun 10, 2025
Administrator Winning Verdict in a Real Estate Dispute When Good Fences Cause Trouble We've all heard the saying, "Good fences make good neighbors." But what do you do when a fence crosses the line, literally? This was the predicament one of our clients f... Apr 14, 2025
Administrator Successfully Obtained Jury Verdict in Favor of Trust Frasor Ireland LLP successfully obtains jury verdict in favor of trust: In 2020, Wilma Jennings, a lifetime farmer, set up a trust which was intended to provide care for her disabled adult daughter. M... Nov 15, 2024
Administrator Notice of Commencement on Public Improvement Projects What could be more exciting than articulating differences between issuing a notice of commencement on a private project (ORC 1311.04) versus a public one (ORC 1311.252)? Well, lots of things. Probably... Oct 11, 2022
Administrator Slayer Statute: the Murderous Heir & ERISA Plans The FBI may say that “crime doesn’t pay,” but maybe it should be “crime doesn’t pay, if you get caught.” But if you do get caught, in Ohio at least, you will find that murder is not an effective strat... Oct 28, 2021
Administrator Grandparent Visitation Upheld as Constitutional by Appellate Court Ohio’s 6th District Appellate Court upheld paternal grandparents’ rights to visitation following the death of their son (the children’s father) in Wentz v. Wideman, 2021-Ohio-2257 (Ohio 6th Dist. Ct. ... Oct 21, 2021
Administrator Enforceability of Auto-Renewal Provisions: Evergreen Clauses in Service Contracts Over the last several years, I have had several business clients who have work-wear service contracts with big-name service providers. These contracts always seem to contain similar language which req... Mar 14, 2021
Administrator Ancillary Schmancillary - Easy Ways to Plan Your Way Out of Ancillary Administration and Avoid Probate A few months back, we posted about the need for ancillary administration proceedings for property that a decedent owns outside the State of Ohio. Since we are in Northwest Ohio, the most common estate... Nov 23, 2020
Administrator Appeals Court Upholds Merger of Northwestern Water & Sewer District & Henry County Regional Water & Sewer District On Tuesday, September 9th, Ohio’s Third District Appellate Court upheld the validity of the merger between two water and sewer districts organized under ORC 6119. Attorneys Chris Frasor and Carl Irela... Sep 11, 2020
Administrator What Happens to Our Vacation Home In Michigan When We Die? Over the years, Chris and I have represented a number of clients who own vacation property or a land in another state. Since we are here in Northwest Ohio, the most common place for a vacation home is... Aug 14, 2020
Administrator How Medicaid Treats IRA Required Minimum Distributions Recently, a client asked what would happen to her husband’s retirement income now that he was in a long term care facility and considering applying for Medicaid. Well, there’s good news and bad- if th... Jul 14, 2020