Applying Ohio and Sixth Circuit law, a federal court in Ohio upheld an oral settlement agreement reached in mediation, even though plaintiffs changed their minds after mediation and refused to sign a written agreement. The court found that an agreement had been reached in mediation because settlement was reported to the court by the mediator and was confirmed by plaintiffs’ counsel asking for more time to obtain signatures. However, plaintiffs had forgotten to ask that their credit history be cleaned...
The Legal Profession Blog noted an interesting case argued in Ohio this week that poses the question: Is the use of forms unauthorized practice of law?
On Wednesday, the Ohio Board on the Unauthorized Practice of Law recommended that the state supreme court find that Thomas Jones, Jr., a nonlawyer in Cleveland, has engaged in the unauthorized practice of law because he helped prepare deeds for two Cleveland homeowners.
The board also urged the court to order Jones not to practice as a nonlawyer...
