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Rik Williger Named 2020 "Lawyer of the Year"

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Attorney Rik Williger has been selected by his peers as Lawyer of the Year (2020) for his work in Worker's Compensation Law. 

He was named by Best Lawyers in America (26th Edition) as Akron's Workers' Compensation Law - Employers "Lawyer of the Year".  He is also being recognized for his work in Employment Law - Individuals, Employment Law - Management, Workers' Compensation Law - Claimants and Workers' Compensation Law Employers.

Recognition and designation is for a single lawyer in a specific practice area and location. 


Defining Concierge and Boutique Medicine

Amanda L. Waesch, Partner at Brennan, Manna & Diamond, LLC, Akron, Ohio, shared with the Stark County Medical Society Membership alternative physician practice structures, pros and cons of each structure, and the differences between Institutional Providers and Concierge Medicine.

How artificial intelligence relates to the legal profession

Legal research has changed. An attorney who started his career dredging through books can now instantly consult vast databases, saving countless man hours. Soon, however, it may need not involve the man at all.

Ohio Supreme Court Liquidated Damages Analysis: Hindsight is not 2020!

In a case decided on February 24, 2016, the Ohio Supreme Court construed the enforceability of a liquidated damages provision in a public works construction contract. The Court held that when evaluating the enforceability of a liquidated damages provision in a construction contract, the court must conduct its analysis prospectively, based on the per diem amount of the liquidated damages at the time the contract is executed, and not retrospectively, based on the total amount of liquidated damages that ultimately accrue.

Holy Toledo! Claims Waived Under Article 8

In a February 2, 2016 decision, the Tenth District Court of Appeals in Franklin County affirmed the Court of Claims and upheld the decision to deny an electrical contractor’s claims against the University of Toledo because they were not timely asserted.