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Brown Law Office wins $50,000 accident settlement on behalf of personal injury client. Client injured after being rear-ended by another motorist traveling at a high rate of speed.  Client suffered serious back injuries, including herniated disc.  Brown Law Office negotiated with insurance carrier, who agreed to pay $50,ooo policy limits settlement. If you are injured…

The Brown Law Office wins a $30,000 jury award in the Wayne County Common Pleas Court after two-day trial in breach of contract case.  Defendants’ offer prior to trial was $2,500, which Brown Law Office rejected. If your business is involved in or facing potential litigation, called the skilled trial attorneys at the Brown Law…

Client charged with two counts assault, one count of obstructing official business.  Client found NOT GUILTY on all counts after jury trial. Call the Brown Law Office for experienced and skilled criminal defense attorneys who will aggressively defend your rights.

Brown Law Office wins appeal in the Ninth District Court of Appeals in State v. Chojnowski on issue of first impression. Client charged with possession of drug abuse instruments after driver of vehicle ostensibly consented to search of client’s bag, who was passenger in vehicle.  After trial court denied motion to suppress, the Brown Law…

The Ohio Supreme Court recently issued a landmark decision on the level of specificity required in search warrants in State v. Castagnola.  A link to the decision can be found here. http://www.supremecourt.ohio.gov/rod/docs/pdf/0/2015/2015-Ohio-1565.pdf The case, which involved the search of a personal computer found inside a suspect’s home, outlined what is required when the police want…

The Ohio Ninth District Court of Appeals recently released a decision that could have a major impact on OVI/DUI cases in Wayne, Medina, Lorain, and Summit Counties.  In a unanimous decision, the Ninth District held that blood test results must be suppressed because the State could not establish that the syringe used to draw the…

http://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/heien-v-north-carolina/ The United States Supreme Court recently ruled that evidence obtained pursuant to what is technically an unlawful stop is still admissible if the officer made a “reasonable mistake of law.” In Heien v. North Carolina, a police officer stopped a vehicle for having only one brake light, despite the fact that North Carolina law…

Ohio OVI/DUI Attorneys One question that we always get from clients is whether they should perform the Field Sobriety Tests if asked to do so by a police officer. In other words, if you are pulled over on suspicion of drunk driving, and the officer orders you out of your vehicle and requests that you…

Ohio OVI Attorney Blog In Ohio, individuals arrested on suspicion of drunk driving (OVI) often face the conundrum of whether to submit to a breathalyzer. To answer the question of whether you should refuse a breath test, it is important to understand the penalties for a refusal compared with those associated with blowing over the…

Ohio Personal Injury and Auto Accident Lawyer In recent years, the legal landscape in Ohio for personal injury practitioners and injury victims has tilted in favor of the insurance companies. In 2006, the Ohio Supreme Court in Robinson v. Bates reversed a century of precedent by holding that evidence of reduced payments to an injury…