Jordan Staley, an attorney in the firm’s Corporate and Real Estate Departments, has been selected into the Dayton Bar Association’s 2024-2025 Leadership Development Class. This nine-month program provides leadership and professional development for attorneys who have practiced under five years. Selected attorneys have demonstrated their passion for the profession and community engagement, a commitment to the DBA, and an interest in building relationships with a broad cross-section of lawyers and other leaders in Dayton. Learn more about Jordan: https://www.coollaw.com/people/jordan-staley/
Join us for Coolidge Wall’s Annual Labor and Employment Law Seminar
Please join us for Coolidge Wall’s annual Labor and Employment complimentary seminar, where you will learn the latest updates on labor law and other relevant information for your company. Time: 8:00 am to Noon Date: Tuesday, September 24, 2024 Location: Tipp Center, 855 North Third Street, Tipp City, Ohio 45371 A continental breakfast will be served. RSVP to . Agenda and Topics: 8:00 am – Registration/Networking and Breakfast 8:30 am – Employment Law Update with David Pierce and Samantha Shemavonian 9:15 am – FLSA Update with Ben Mazer BREAK 10:15 am – The New Era of Restrictive Covenants: What’s Left …
Sixteen Coolidge Wall Attorneys Selected for The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 Edition
Two Attorneys Selected as “Ones to Watch” Dayton, Ohio – Coolidge Wall Co., L.P.A. is pleased to announce that 16 of its attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 edition and two attorneys were named “Ones to Watch.” Best Lawyers is regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Its process is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas. Lawyers may not pay a fee to be listed, so inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. Corporate Counsel magazine …
Career Opportunity: Legal Secretary
Coolidge Wall is hiring experienced legal secretaries to provide administrative and clerical support at our offices in downtown Dayton. The ideal candidate will have five years of experience and support our bankruptcy, corporate, litigation, or real estate lawyers. Learn more and apply here: https://coollaw.bamboohr.com/careers/42 Job Description Excellent written and oral communication skills Excellent typing and computer skills Outstanding organization, interpersonal, and administrative skills Must be self-motivated and able to meet deadlines Must possess a willingness to learn other software utilized by the firm along with a high level of proficiency with Word and Outlook, experience with Excel and PowerPoint a plus …
Coolidge Wall Attorney Merle Wilberding Appears in Saint Mary’s Magazine
Coolidge Wall is pleased to share that Merle Wilberding, an attorney who has practiced law at the firm for more than 50 years, is featured in the Spring 2024 edition of Saint Mary’s Magazine, a publication by Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. The article details two of Wilberding’s prominent cases involving abuse within the U.S. military and how these cases earned national attention. His efforts led to significant legislative changes improving protections and procedures for sexual assault victims in the military. Read the Article PDF Here Or read the article on the Saint Mary’s Magazine website
Coolidge Wall Elects Two New Shareholders
DAYTON, Ohio – The law firm of Coolidge Wall Co., L.P.A. is pleased to announce that Robert D. Ballinger and Benjamin A. Mazer have been elected as new shareholders of the firm. “We are proud to welcome Robert and Ben as new shareholders,” said Daniel Gentry, President, and CEO of Coolidge Wall. “They are mature lawyers with years of high-level practice. They have benefitted from working with our experienced attorneys and are ready to embrace their new roles within the firm. Coolidge’s ability to attract and retain attorneys of such caliber, both of whom are proud graduates of The Ohio …
Shannon Costello selected into 2024 inaugural class of Dayton Business Journal’s “Women Who Mean Business”
Shannon Costello, a shareholder and chair of the firm’s Real Estate Department, has been selected into the 2024 inaugural class of the Dayton Business Journal’s “Women Who Mean Business.” In their announcement, the DBJ said this award is “dedicated to honoring the remarkable achievements and contributions of women in the world of business.” Shannon and other recipients will be honored at an event in August. Learn more about the award here. For details about the August event, click here.
Federal Trade Commission Issues Final Rule Banning Most Noncompete Agreements
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) voted by a 3-2 margin to issue a final rule prohibiting employers from entering into and enforcing most non-competition agreements (“noncompetes”) against current and former workers. The FTC’s vote came more than a year after issuing its notice of a similar proposed rule on January 5, 2023 and collecting public comments through April 19, 2023. The FTC’s final rule proclaims that most noncompetes constitute a form of unfair competition pursuant to the FTC Act (15 U.S.C. § 45). In 2023, after seeking client input, Coolidge Wall submitted a public comment to …
Coolidge Wall Welcomes New CFO/COO To Firm’s Leadership Team
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DAYTON, Ohio – The law firm of Coolidge Wall Co., L.P.A. is pleased to announce that Natasha J. Mumford is joining the firm to serve in the combined role of Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer. Mumford was previously Controller and Interim CEO at The Rehabilitation Institute of Ohio, a Joint Venture Between Premier Health and Encompass Health. “We are extremely pleased Natasha is joining us,” said Coolidge Chief Executive Officer, Daniel J. Gentry. “She has excellent credentials and deep experience. Having a person of Natasha’s caliber benefits our firm by ensuring Coolidge lawyers can maintain …
Coolidge Wall Shareholder Marc Fleischauer Becomes One of Only 13 Attorneys in the State to Become an Ohio Bar Association Certified Specialist in Labor and Employment Law
Coolidge Wall is pleased to announce Marc Fleischauer, chair of the firm’s Labor and Employment Department, has become one of only 13 newly certified specialists announced by The Ohio State Bar Association recently. As a certified specialist in Labor and Employment Law, he joins more than 1,300 attorneys in the State certified as specialists by the Ohio Bar since 1998. All attorneys licensed to practice law in Ohio must have graduated from an accredited law school, passed an intensive examination and attend continuing legal education courses as required by the Supreme Court of Ohio. Some attorneys who devote a large …