Please join us for Coolidge Wall’s annual, complimentary Labor and Employment Law Seminar where valuable insights into labor law developments and other impactful information to help your organization will be presented by our attorneys and other community leaders. Click here to RSVP Breakfast will be provided. Time: 8 am to noon Date: Thursday, April 23, 2026 Location: The Dayton Art Institute – The Gothic Cloister Parking is free onsite Click here to RSVP 8:00 am: Registration/Networking and Breakfast 8:30-9:15 am: Outlining Significant Changes and Developments in Employment Law Presented by Samantha Shemavonian, Coolidge Wall attorney Key federal labor and employment …
If I.C.E. Comes to the Door — What Employers Need to Know
As ICE continues to ramp up its enforcement activities, it is important (now more than ever) that employers understand their rights and responsibilities should ICE come to their business. If ICE comes to your business, you should first determine whether you are legally required to let them enter. Whether you must allow them to enter depends on (1) where they are trying to enter, and (2) what documents they have with them. ICE is permitted to enter publicly accessible areas of your business without a judicial warrant. Publicly accessible areas include any area of your business the public can enter, …
Michael J. Ruffolo and Samantha R. Shemavonian, have been selected to participate in the Dayton Bar Association’s 2025-26 Leadership Development Class
Coolidge Wall attorneys, Michael J. Ruffolo and Samantha R. Shemavonian, have been selected to participate in the Dayton Bar Association’s 2025-26 Leadership Development Class. This selective 10-month program offers leadership and professional development for DBA attorneys practicing 2-5 years. Participants must demonstrate passion for the profession, community engagement, a commitment to the DBA, and an interest in building relationships with a cross-section of lawyers and leaders in the region. Congratulations, Michael and Samantha!
New Associate Samantha Shemavonian Joins Coolidge Wall
Coolidge Wall is pleased to announce that Samantha Shemavonian has joined the firm as an associate in its Labor & Employment and Litigation Departments. She also clerked at the firm while attending the University of Dayton School of Law, where she graduated cum laude, with a concentration in Business and Compliance Law. In law school, Samantha was a member of the University of Dayton Law Review and served as its Managing Editor. She was in the Leadership Honors Program, Honor Council, and was a Program in Law and Technology Fellow. In addition to being a clerk at Coolidge, she also …