March 31, 2020

Thursday, April 2 (tomorrow) at 7 PM Finney Law Firm attorneys Christopher P. Finney and Rebecca Simpson Heimlich will host a free webinar on the sweeping CARES Act, and in particular the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL), as well as forthcoming stimulus checks and changes to the unemployment compensation system. Additionally, on … Continue reading >>> Free seminar to address CARES Act Paycheck Protection Program <<< →

March 31, 2020

With the advent of the COVID-19 Crisis, Finney Law Firm and Ivy Pointe Title have quickly stepped to the plate, with technology that allows for the practice of law with appropriate social distancing, with attorneys who focus on practice areas to help their clients, and with cutting edge information on emerging programs to help businesses … Continue reading COVID-19 Crisis: Finney Law Firm and Ivy Pointe Title quickly step up to the plate →

March 28, 2020

You will soon hear the terms SBA 7(a) program and “Payroll Protection Program” as an important and significant program to help virtually every small business in the nation. While labeled as a “loan program,” it in fact can operate as a generous grant program for any business or non-profit under 500 employees. The “loan” is … Continue reading Important News for Small Business Owners >>> Critical and significant relief is here for any business with under 500 employees →

March 26, 2020

Last week, I wrote a comprehensive overview of the new federal requirements for paid sick leave and family medical leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the “Act”). Since then, the Department of Labor has published its first guidance on the application and enforcement of those provisions. The Effective Date of the Act Has … Continue reading Ohio Employment Law: Update on COVID-19 paid sick leave and family medical leave →

March 26, 2020

Fox 19’s Jennifer Baker this week writes on a suit filed by Finney Law Firm on behalf of Ohio State Representative Thomas E. Brinkman, Jr.  against the Ohio Supreme Court over its recent decision upholding the last-minute cancellation of the 2020 primary election by Secretary of State Frank LaRose. The Ohio Constitution pretty clearly requires: … Continue reading Ohio Constitutional Law: Finney Law Firm sues Ohio Supreme Court Justices over elections decision →

March 23, 2020

Here is the Ohio Stay-at-Home order. Read it carefully, as it is not as broad as the reports of today’s press conference might lead you to believe. For example, as it relates to Finney Law Firm, and Ivy Pointe Title, law firms, title companies, Realtors, insurance companies and lenders are all deemed essential and thus … Continue reading COVID-19 Developments: The Ohio Stay-At-Home Order is not all that broad →

March 22, 2020

Our commercial real estate clients are still doing business — or at least they were last week. And buyers are now asking for a contingency to continue their due diligence periods to extend past the current COVID-19 pandemic crisis. This is just another twist to what we are seeing in this dynamic environment.

March 22, 2020

The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service announced Friday that the federal income tax filing due date is automatically extended from April 15, 2020, to July 15, 2020. They also announced that taxpayers can also defer federal income tax payments due on April 15, 2020, to July 15, 2020, without penalties and interest, regardless of … Continue reading Tax Law: IRS extends 2019 filing deadlines and due dates for tax payments (annual and quarterlies) to July 15 →

March 21, 2020

In order to protect the safety of all parties to a real estate closing, Ivy Pointe Title has a team of closers willing “go the extra mile” to obtain signatures and notarize documents for buyers and sellers. Curb-side service To minimize social interaction, if you drive to either of our two offices (Mt. Adams or Eastgate), … Continue reading Ohio Real Estate Law: Ivy Pointe Title goes the extra mile to assure we continue to be “Accurate and On Time” during the COVID-19 pandemic →

March 20, 2020

Most Courts have taken a hiatus for an unknown period of time in response to the COVID-19 crisis for most (but not all) trials and live hearings, but nonetheless, litigation work with the team at Finney Law Firm still marches on. (For example, emergency Probate guardianship hearings still are proceeding and criminal proceedings cannot be … Continue reading Ohio Commercial Litigation: Game still (mostly) “on” with respect to litigation →