By James L. Lane, Esq. "HIGH CONFLICT child custody cases can be brutally difficult and severely stressful. Parents who are fighting for custody of their kids are thrown into a daunting legal vortex while facing the nightmare of losing custody of their children. This...
By: Alex E. Jones In May 2016, we wrote about the U.S. Department of Labor’s (“DOL”) new rule that would increase the minimum salary levels required to qualify as an “exempt” employee under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”), and thus no longer be eligible for...
KJK’s commitment to inclusion and diversity in our community is deeply rooted. It starts with the ideals of our founders and remains today beyond a single program or trend. The story that follows is just one of the many instances where one of our partners stood up for...
By David R. Posteraro Imagine you are a contractor and a client comes to you with plans and accompanying architectural drawings for a new home. Or suppose a business client approaches you and wants to build an office building like his competitor’s. Before you break...
By Melissa A. Yasinow The decriminalization of marijuana, for both medical and recreational purposes, at the state level has been a fast-growing trend. In July 2015, KJK reported on a decision from the Colorado Supreme Court—which had held that employers could...
Authored by: Samir Dahman and Alexis Preskar Lawsuits are about evidence – namely, who has it and how much is there. For that reason, parties (and their attorneys) devote a significant amount of time to gathering information through the discovery process. Generally,...
KJK's Managing Partner Jon J. Pinney was featured in the article, "RNC Concludes 10-Year Journey for Valley Native," written by George Nelson of The Business Journal. This article discusses Pinney and his efforts in bringing the 2016 Republican National Convention to...
KJK's Melissa A. Yasinow and her husband, Matt Shupe, were featured in Cleveland Jewish News. Carlo Wolff, author of "Nuptials: Matt Shupe and Melissa Yasinow, Lawyers in love have each other’s back," talks about the couple's relationship, history and wedding day....
The IRS turned down the Philadelphia 2016 Host Committee's application for tax exemption status under section 501(c)3 due to their work seeming strikingly similar to political activity. The majority of the $60 million the host committee is responsible for raising for...
By Sean P. Malone Cleveland’s history can be traced through its mass transit systems, from the street cars in use at the turn of the 20th century, to the rapid transit constructed a few decades later, to the 1974 formation of the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit...