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Public Interest Law

Public Interest Law

Finney Law Firm’s public interest practice consists of two sides of the same coin.

On the one hand, we are proud to bring our experience to the table to represent public entities in their performance of on behalf of the voters and taxpayers, using our years of experience to ensure a culture of accountability.

On the other hand, we can effectively represent individuals and small businesses in their disputes with governmental actors, administrators, legislators, and in the courts.

Government officials can cost your business precious time and money, whether through oppressive legislation, over-zealous or improper regulation, licensure challenges, or administrative enforcement actions.

Many times — perhaps too frequently — courts give great latitude to this aggressive and capricious conduct of bureaucrats. In that case, we advocate for our clients to reduce the cost and delay of the enforcement action.

Occasionally, though, the conduct of government officials exceeds the authority they have under the U.S. and/or State Constitutions and authorizing legislation. In these instances, we find we can be most effective by directly confronting the illegal conduct of government actors.

Finney Law Firm has successfully prosecuted actions in the following areas:

  • Violations of the United States Constitution
  • Violations of the Ohio Constitution
  • Zoning and land use
  • Defending professional licenses
  • Violations of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act
  • Taxpayer actions
  • Violations of Ohio’s Open meetings law
  • Violations of Ohio’s Public Records law

Significant cases include:

For an example of how we have made a difference in this area for our clients, click here.

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