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20 Weston Hurd Attorneys Named 2025 Ohio Super Lawyers & Ohio Rising Stars

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20 Weston Hurd Attorneys Named 2025 Ohio Super Lawyers & Ohio Rising Stars

The attorneys were selected using a patented multiphase process that combines peer nominations, evaluations, and professional achievements with third-party research to create a credible, comprehensive, and diverse listing of outstanding attorneys. Each year, only 5% of the lawyers in Ohio receive the Super Lawyers honor, and only 2.5% of the lawyers in Ohio are named […]

Alert: Ohio General Assembly Passes Senate Bill Affecting Restroom Use in Schools

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Alert: Ohio General Assembly Passes Senate Bill Affecting Restroom Use in Schools

On November 13, 2024, the Ohio General Assembly passed Senate Bill (“SB”) 104, which amends certain provisions of the Ohio Revised Code regarding the College Credit Plus program, and also enacts the Protect all Students Act, which addresses restroom access in K-12 schools, colleges and universities. SB 104 now moves to Governor DeWine’s desk where […]

Alert: Ohio Senate Bill 29 to Bring Challenges for Public School Districts

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Alert: Ohio Senate Bill 29 to Bring Challenges for Public School Districts

Ohio Senate Bill (“SB”) 29, which becomes effective on October 24, 2024, makes changes to a number of statutes affecting Ohio public school districts, and its implementation is likely to create significant challenges. The bill adjusts two existing Ohio Revised Code Sections (“RC”), and creates three new statutes (RC 3319.325, 3319.326, and 3319.327) that include […]

Family Law Partner Carolyn Soeder Joins Weston Hurd

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Family Law Partner Carolyn Soeder Joins Weston Hurd

Weston Hurd LLP is pleased to announce that Carolyn C. Soeder has joined the firm as Partner. Carolyn is experienced in all aspects of family law mediation and litigation through the appellate level. Her practice includes dissolution, divorce, preparation for mediation and representation in mediation, child custody, parenting time, premarital agreements, child and spousal support […]

Coming Soon: House Bill 214 Requires Changes to Policy and Practices

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Coming Soon: House Bill 214 Requires Changes to Policy and Practices

The Ohio legislature has enacted HB 214, which imposes significant mid-year policy and practice changes on Ohio’s school districts. The new law addresses two main areas: (1) accommodation of student absences for religious expression; and (2) restrictions on school district actions related to political movements and ideology. These changes will require action by school boards […]

Alert: Sixth Circuit Upholds School District’s Prohibition on Intentional Misgendering

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Alert: Sixth Circuit Upholds School District’s Prohibition on Intentional Misgendering

In Parents Defending Education v. Olentangy Local School District, the Sixth Circuit upheld an Ohio school district’s policies, which prohibited intentional use of non-preferred pronouns, against a free speech challenge. This ruling will have important implications not only for districts with similar anti-harassment requirements, but also for administrators interested in the parameters of student free speech. […]