SMBP Ranked in 2018 U.S. News “Best Law Firms”

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SMB&P has been rated a Cincinnati Metro area Tier 1 “Best Law Firm” by U.S. News & World Report in the areas of Commercial Litigation and Medical Malpractice, and a Cincinnati Metro Tier 2 “Best Law Firm” in the areas of First Amendment and Personal Injury Litigation.  Firms included in the 2018 “Best Law Firms” list are recognized for
professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Achieving a tiered ranking signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise.

SMB&P Partner Wins Victory in Ohio Supreme Court

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In a case briefed and argued by SMB&P partner Scott Sollmann, the Ohio Supreme Court in State ex rel. Singer v. Fairland Local School Dist. Bd. of Edn., Slip Opinion No. 2017-Ohio-8368, ruled that a substitute custodian whose schedule is irregular with respect to days of service, hours worked, and school-building assignment is not considered a “regular nonteaching school employee” under an Ohio law.