Leslie G. Wolfe November 2017 Environmental Regulation & Litigation Ohio’s Recycling Revolution: Senate Bill 2 Aims to Prevent Illegal Dumping and Eradicate the Industry’s Sham Recycling In an article published in the October 2017 issue of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Journal, Leslie Wolfe discussed a new Ohio law which is meant to encourage legitimate construction and demolition debris (C & DD) recycling while prohibiting the operation of illegal dumps. [More]
Walter Haverfield LLP November 2017 Attorney Awards "Best Law Firms" Rankings Released! On November 1, 2017, U.S. News – Best Lawyers® announced their 2018 "Best Law Firms" rankings. This is the eighth consecutive year that these rankings have been issued and Walter | Haverfield was pleased to learn that, this year, the firm was recognized for its achievements in 17 areas of practice. [More]
Miriam M. Pearlmutter October 2017 Education, Student Issues Religion in the classroom In an article published by the Ohio School Boards Association, in its October 2017 issue of School Management News, Miriam Pearlmutter asserted that school districts attempting to resolve religious conflicts should consider the First Amendment’s Religion Clauses as well as federal and state laws on employee discrimination. [More]
Walter Haverfield LLP October 2017 Real Estate Services Irene MacDougall recognized by Crain’s as an influential woman in finance As a partner at Walter | Haverfield, Irene M. MacDougall works as legal counsel for real estate developers as they put together financing for projects that are helping to transform the region. [More]
Rina R. Russo October 2017 Labor & Employment Services Gender Identity's Identity Crisis Under Title VII In an about-face move, the Department of Justice issued a memo this month indicating that its interpretation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act does not protect individuals on the basis of gender identity. Title VII is a federal law that prohibits employers from discriminating against employees on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin and religion. [More]
Walter Haverfield LLP October 2017 Labor & Employment Services, Walter | Haverfield LLP Walter | Haverfield is pleased to welcome Max Rieker and Rina Russo Max Rieker brings more than a decade of professional legal experience to Walter | Haverfield. With a focus on labor and employment issues, Rieker has successfully represented clients before various arbitrators, boards, commissions and trial and appellate courts throughout Ohio. He has extensive involvement in administrative investigations and prevailed in a variety of termination and employee discipline cases. He also has considerable experience in public sector collective bargaining as he represented clients in dozens of cases through the statutory fact-finding and conciliation process. [More]