The Akron Legal News is a daily publication devoted to legal, financial, real estate and general news. Designated by the Federal, County and Municipal Courts as the Official Law Journal of Summit ...

A panel of three judges in the 8th District Court of Appeals recently affirmed the felonious assault convictions of a Cleveland woman who ran over two men with her car, but ruled that her trial court ...

At 6 feet 6 inches and wearing a white cowboy hat, Brennan Manna Diamond co-founder David L. Brennan was known for rescuing failing businesses and blighted areas and initiating and shepherding Ohio’s ...

Not all e-ticketing is for airline tickets. While still rare in Ohio, state law and court rules allow police departments to issue electronically produced traffic citations. In two amendments to ...

John Enlow worked his way through The University of Akron School of Law by teaching at Windham Middle School. “With four years of doing that, you really have no social life,” he said. After more than ...

Assad's fall opens window for Syrian refugees to head home − but for many, it won't be an easy decision ...

A man who was convicted of murder in 2014 in the Fairfield County Court of Common Pleas recently won his appeal after claiming sentencing errors. The decision, handed down by a panel of three judges ...

The Ohio Supreme Court was divided recently when it considered whether to suspend a Cleveland attorney from the practice of law for making unwelcome sexual advances toward a female client. The 4-3 ...

A self-described team player, Robert Gainer has been doing his part to improve various functions in the Summit County Court of Common Pleas - General Division for over 20 years. But recently Gainer ...

He co-founded a law firm, served as managing partner and left a positive mark on the Akron Zoo and those are only some of Michael Lee Stark’s many accomplishments during his 80 years. On April 7 Stark ...

She is from a long line of legal professionals and now Mahoning County Area Court Judge Molly Johnson plans to carry on the tradition of public service begun by her great, great grandfather Nils P.