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As many of you are now aware, during Breast Cancer Awareness Month WHP will hold several fundraising initiatives, with the proceeds benefiting Susan G. Komen, Northeast Ohio Chapter. This cause and Foundation are important to several members of our WHP family who have been impacted by breast cancer, including us.…

Disaster Preparedness: Before and After a Major Loss By now, you’ve all seen and heard of the tragedy brought on by Hurricane Florence in the Carolinas, as well as Hurricane Michael in the panhandle. Surely the wind and rains from the storms were devastating but the slow, ongoing and ever-rising floods throughout parts of the Carolinas and Florida forever changed hundreds of thousands of lives. Seemingly lost in the news coverage is Florence and Michael’s impact on businesses in the Southeast. Without question, the hurricane winds, rains and flooding wreaked havoc on businesses and in some cases, wiped them out entirely. The sad reality is that only those businesses who were ready will survive.…

By now, you may have heard about the Ohio Supreme Court case that held a contractor’s commercial general liability policy (CGL) does not cover property damage caused by its subcontractor’s defective work. If not, here is a brief summary:…

Covering what you need to know when you find yourself caring for your parents AND for your children, WHP attorneys Carmen Verhosek and Erica Williams led the discussion with some of our area’s top female leaders who happen to find themselves in the Sandwich Generation. With equal parts networking and content and a dash or two of wine and appetizers, attendees left with three tools to add to their toolbox. Let’s review the takeaways from last night’s event:…

As a service provider, invoices can often be your lifeblood to cash. You perform your work or your services, and you provide your customer with an invoice, whether to obtain a partial payment or full payment for that work or those services. In fact, many of your customers will not make payment without an invoice. Nine times out of ten, without an invoice, you are not getting paid. So they are crucial to your business.…

Many people view investing in real estate as an opportunity to maintain and grow a passive income stream as either a primary or secondary source of revenue. There are several issues that real estate investors need to consider in order to protect both their personal and business assets from the risks involved.…

On Thursday, August 23, 2018, retired Wickens Herzer Panza attorney and former Judge Joseph E. Cirigliano was presented with the Ohio State Bar Association’s highest honor: the Bar Medal. This medal is awarded to individuals who give their time and talent by way of leadership roles on the bench and to those who have earned the admiration and respect of their communities.…

Wickens Herzer Panza is pleased to announce that five attorneys have been named in The Best Lawyers® in America (2019 Edition) list. This recognition is earned through peer nominations and reviews and is intended to capture “the consensus opinion of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical area and legal practice area”…

We know that in recent months allegations of sexual harassment have been on the rise. Employers, wanting to be proactive, are taking steps to learn more about sexual harassment and what they can do to protect their employees from such conduct and their companies from liability if allegations surface. As explained in a prior article, there are two types of actionable sexual harassment: 1) hostile work environment and 2) quid pro quo. Hostile work environment sexual harassment was discussed in the earlier article, so this article will cover what constitutes quid pro quo sexual harassment and how employers can protect against it.…

Many see the new year as a time for a fresh start and an opportunity. Business owners are no different, and often this leads them to ask what they should be thinking about from a legal perspective as they chart the course for the next twelve months. Here are some of the questions we often receive from business owners and executives looking to head off trouble at the pass, and answers that may help you think about what you can do to set the conditions for success in 2018.…