Retrial nets not guilty verdict. After a first trial in State Court ended in a hung jury (apparently deadlocked at 9-3 for conviction), Steve and Khary successfully defended a client against first degree felony charges and won an acquittal in the retrial. The second jury was in deliberations for only 90 minutes before returning the “not guilty” verdict.

Successful defense in employment case. Kim recently was successful in protecting the interests of a company against a charge of sexual discrimination. Kim was able to convince a Federal Judge that the company’s position was correct and that the failure to hire the plaintiff was a result of legitimate business decisions and not discrimination.

Not guilty verdict. After a two week trial in State Court, a jury recently acquitted Rick’s client of all charges of theft relating to her employment with Tony Packo’s Restaurant. No witnesses testified on behalf of Rick’s client or her codefendant and the verdict of “not guilty” was returned within an hour.

Firm Ranked. U.S. News placed the firm in their “Best Law Firms” ranking as in the first tier in Toledo for criminal defense, both non-white collar and white collar, government investigations. In addition, it was ranked in the first tier in construction litigation. It was in the second tier for commercial litigation and labor employment litigation.

Best Lawyers of America. Steve and Rick were recently notified that once again they had been selected among the Best Lawyers in America for 2012. Additionally they were selected as among the Best Lawyers in Ohio in General Litigation.