BMD welcomes Chelsea Niggel to Akron office

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May 20, 2019

BMD is proud to announce that attorney Chelsea M. Niggel has joined the firm as associate in the firm's Akron office focusing her practice on healthcare, business and corporate matters and intellectual property.

Chelsea has over 12 years practical and clinical experience in the medical and health care field, including patient care as a paramedic, as well as insurance prior authorizations and utilization review for a large primary care office. She is a member of several area organizations, and received the CALI Excellence Future Award, Patent Law. She earned her J.D. from The University of Akron School of Law, J.D., LLM in Intellectual Property and her B.S. from The University of Akron.

BMD’s Director of Marketing Jennifer Shankleton Elected as President of the LMA Midwest Region for 2023

September 26, 2022

Congratulations to Jennifer Shankleton, BMD’s Director of Marketing, on her recent election to President of the Legal Marketing Association (LMA) Midwest Region for 2023! LMA is a premier professional association focused on empowering marketing, business development, and client service professionals.

Posted by Amanda L. Waesch

Physician Non-Competition Agreements 2022

July 7, 2022

Contract provisions with restrictions on physicians practicing in the same area should they change employment have been around for decades. In Ohio, courts continue to state that while provisions are generally disfavored, non-competition provisions remain enforceable. Specifically, as to physician non-competes, the courts note that such agreements are further scrutinized regarding the adverse effect on the public interest to keep healthcare professionals in a community. Courts have continued in more cases than not to enforce restrictive covenants against physicians.

Posted by Scott P. Sandrock, Esq.

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