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In Ohio, there are two basic types of criminal offenses: misdemeanors and felonies. Misdemeanors are less serious criminal offenses that have a potential sentence of less than one year in jail. A minor misdemeanor is the least serious type of criminal offense, carrying a penalty of no jail time and a fine of up to …
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Victory: Joshua Engel Wins Case in Cuyahoga County
Engel & Martin, LLC wins case on behalf of the Fraternal Order of Police, Ohio Labor Council Inc. On May 17th, 2022 Engel and Martin, LLC won a victory in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court on behalf of the Fraternal Order of Police, Ohio Labor Council Inc. (FOP/OLC). The Plaintiff, Fazya Panno, was a patrol …
Joshua Engel to present on Free Speech and Social Media
Managing Partner Joshua Engel will be presenting a talk titled, “Blocking and Cancelling: Social Media and the First Amendment” Engel’s talk will focus on the use of social media by elected officials. Engel & Martin has brought a number of federal free speech civil rights cases against an elected officials who blocked citizens who had …
Book Banning and Censorship – Engel & Martin, LLC
Book banning and censorship have existed in this country since before the Constitution. The Puritans banned Thomas Morton’s New English Canaan in 1637, for example. The recent and highly politicized drive to remove certain volumes from school libraries has taken censorship to a new and troubling level. While Morton’s book was banned for criticizing Puritan …
Joshua Engel To Present On Recent Summary Judgment Victory In Title IX Case
Managing Partner Joshua Engel is scheduled to present at an attorney’s forum on a recent favorable decision in a Title IX case. The case is Doe v. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Inc., 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 213380 (M.D. Fla., Nov. 4, 2021). In this case, the Plaintiff was a student at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Inc. (“ERAU”), …
What to Do if You Are Falsely Accused of Domestic Violence In OH
There’s no question that domestic violence is a serious issue. According to the CDC, every minute an estimated 20 people are physically abused by an intimate partner. In 2019, there were 76,203 law enforcement calls for domestic violence incidents in Ohio alone. Although these laws are strict for a reason, the unfortunate reality is that …
Anne Tamashasky — “Hero”
The Managing Partner received one of the nicest emails we ever received today: “Our hero Anne Tamashasky!” The email commends and thanks Anne Tamashasky for her work defending a student wrongfully accused of misconduct in a school disciplinary hearing. I wanted to take this opportunity to say how fortunate we feel to have had Anne …
Lawyers for College Students – Engel & Martin, LLC
There are few things that are more exciting for a teenager (other than getting a driver’s license) than receiving an acceptance letter in the mail from the college or university of your dreams. Yet this incredible feeling can quickly be dashed if you are accused of academic misconduct or other disciplinary proceedings by your college …
