Conservation Easements
Conservation easements – increasingly popular in recent years – allow landowners to permanently preserve property from development. They allow continued private ownership with certain tax benefits with the comforting knowledge that a beneficial usage will continue for future generations. For agencies or governments representing the public, they provide a way to preserve open spaces,...Read More
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Incentives for Remediation
At one time our “Steel Valley,” was one of the great steel regions of the world, hosting mills along the Mahoning River from Warren to the Pennsylvania line. Fierce competition from overseas, followed by the closing of Youngstown Sheet and Tube in the 1970s started a long slide in industrial production in the region. Yes, a few of the old plants have reopened, but great stretches of...Read More
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Ohio’s Legacy Trust Procedures
Business clients typically minimize exposure to creditor claims by using liability-limiting business structures, by maintaining appropriate insurance coverages, by maximally funding qualified retirement plans and by dispersing asset ownership within the family. High-net-worth clients, whose activities subject them to extraordinary claims, may now also use an additional tool to protect...Read More
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Frequently Asked Questions about Solar Leases
Q: How long does a solar lease last? A: The term of a solar lease is typically between 20 and 30 years Q: What effect will the solar lease have on my property? A: If you currently receive a special tax valuation (in Ohio a “current agricultural use valuation,” in PA a valuation under Act 319) you may lose that status and have your real estate taxes increase. There may be a...Read More
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Reader’s Choice Award – Vindy.com – Favorite Law Firm 2018
The fine folks at The Vindicator recently ran their first ever Reader’s Choice Awards, and we’re very pleased to announce that the readers have voted our law firm their favorite. Thank you all for your support! We could not have done it without you. Read More
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Atty. Nils P. Johnson, Jr. – Artist in Residence
The fine folks at the Business Journal stopped in to see the progress I’ve been making on a rather large painting for the City of Canfield. You can view their video interview of me here. Read More
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Arbitration – Frequently Asked Questions
What is arbitration? Arbitration is a dispute resolution process. When will a dispute be resolved by arbitration? A dispute will be resolved by arbitration if the disagreeing parties have previously agreed in writing to resolve future disputes via arbitration. How do I know if I agreed to arbitration? You will know if you agreed to arbitration by reading carefully the contract or agreement...Read More
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Phone Scam – February 8, 2018
A local woman called this afternoon indicating she had received a voicemail from our office requesting credit card information. I verified that nobody in our office had ever heard of this particular person, and that nobody in our office made such a call. It would appear, then, that someone is spoofing our office’s phone number in an attempt to defraud people of money. Caller ID is...Read More
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