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Practice Areas
> Workers' Compensation
> Social Security Disability
> ADA Public Access
> Business Law and Business Organizations
> Construction Law
> Contracts
> Criminal Defense
> Employer Intentional Tort
> Estate Planning/Trusts/Wills
> FMLA
> Litigation and Appeals
> Personal Injury
> Probate & Estate Administration
> Retaliatory Discharge
> Traffic/OVI
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We represent employees who are injured on the job in claims for lost wages and medical treatment expenses against private industry, state and local government employers. We help people who are victims of all types of work related injuries including back and neck injuries and carpal tunnel syndrome. We handle litigation, appeals and appearances before the administrative law judges of the Industrial Commission of Ohio who often make crucial decisions regarding Workers' Compensation issues.
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Working through the maze of the Social Security System can certainly be confusing and frustrating. We represent individuals who are seeking disability benefits and need the assistance of an attorney who understands this complex process. This system is heavily laden with rules, regulations and procedures, and sometimes those who seek Social Security benefits can fall through the cracks. We stay with your claim until it has been fully reviewed and, if necessary, appealed.
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Disabled persons are entitled to access to public places, goods and services, whether they be government or private enterprises open to the general public. The attorneys of Reeve & Knoll pursue both injunctive relief, removal of all barriers, and damages suffered when disabled persons are denied access to goods and services of any public and/or private entity that is open to the general public.
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We provide a wide variety of services to our business clients to include preparation of agreements, sale and purchase of businesses, obtaining financing and funding for business operations, and employee relations, to dissolution. Our firm also assists clients in formation and business planning and in deciding whether they want to operate as a closely held business, limited liability company, partnership, or corporation. We advise our clients about directors' and officers' liability, dissolution, franchising, reorganization, trade association membership and activity, joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, business successions, and shareholders' rights.
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Our firm represents owners, contractors, construction managers, developers, design professionals, and suppliers in all aspects of the construction process, including bidding and document preparation, contract negotiation and formation, contract performance, financing and warranty issues, mechanic's liens, and claims, litigation, and dispute resolution.
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From negotiations to drafting, to final review, each state of contract development is crucial in obtaining the goals of the parties. We understand the nuances of the legal statutory language and we apply them to our clients' advantage. From business contracts to individual agreements, our attorneys have the experience to help our clients memorialize transactions in a strong effort to eliminate potential problems.
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Our experienced attorneys can offer representation for criminal offenses in Franklin and surrounding counties. Flat fee and credit card payments are available.
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An employer intentional tort may occur when an employee is injured because they were required to work in a job position or job situation that is so dangerous that injury or sickness is substantially certain to occur. The employer must:
(1) have knowledge of the dangerous condition;
(2) allow the dangerous condition to continue to exist after it is known to them; and.
(3) must require the employee to work in the dangerous condition.
An employee may be able recover all reasonably provable tort damages for such claims, including lost pay, pain and suffering, as well as punitive damages and attorneys fees and costs (if punitive damages are obtained). The damages for the claim are subject, however, to being attached by the Workers Compensation system in an amount equal to what has and will be paid by that system.
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Our firm handles a variety of estate planning matters, including planning for the distribution of an individual's property at his or her death and taking into account wills, taxes, insurance, property, and trusts so as to gain the maximum benefit of all laws, while, at the same time, carrying out the person's wishes. In order to establish a secure and regular income for loved ones left behind, many clients seek advice on Trust establishment and administration. This strategy can reduce a Beneficiary's tax and allow the Trust to grow through investment. A Will is a person's declaration of how one wants their property dispersed after death. Because there are complex regulations regarding the validity of any Will, it is important to hire an attorney with knowledge and experience.
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The Family Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) entitles certain employees to a total of twelve (12) weeks of unpaid leave from work. The FMLA also requires an employer to restore an employee returning from FMLA leave to his or her prior position. As a general rule, unless the FMLA protects your absence, there is no other protection available for absences from work, even those resulting from workplace-caused injuries or conditions.
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We advise clients who are involved, or might become involved, in a lawsuit or appeal as a result of a dispute. Our services including prevention and settlement in many areas of law, including personal injury, construction law matters, contract disputes, Workers' Compensation and commercial law issues.
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We represent people who have been injured by:
•animal bites
•auto accidents
•aviation/airplane accidents
•bicycle accidents
•birth injuries
•boating injuries
•burn injuries
•bus accidents
•car accidents
•catastrophic injuries
•construction accidents
•dog bite injuries
•head/brain injuries
•maritime accidents
•motorcycle accidents
•product liability
•railroad accidents
•slip and fall injuries
•spinal injuries
•toxic mold injuries
•trucking accidents
•whiplash injuries
•workplace injuries
•wrongful death
•other serious injuries
We understand the importance of having a qualified and competent personal injury attorney to advocate and protect your legal rights. It can be the difference between being made whole and not. If you have suffered some serious damages as a result of someone's tortious actions, such as a personal injury action for a car crash, auto accident, or other injury related claim, pur attorneys will fight for your legal right to be made whole.
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Probate is the legal process by which a person's debts are paid and assets are distributed upon her or his death. Estate Administration includes the probate process as well as non-probate transfers of the deceased's assets. Individual state laws direct the probate court how to distribute the deceased's estate. State laws and procedures vary greatly, so it is important to consult a firm with expertise in this area of the law to ensure that the deceased's assets are distributed correctly.
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The most common forms of unlawful retaliatory discharge may occur when an employee:
(1) is discharged for filing a Charge of Discrimination with the Ohio Civil Rights Commission (“OCRC”) and/or the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission (“EEOC”);
(2) is discharged for reasonable complaints of unlawful workplace discrimination and/or harassment (generally regarding age, race, gender, disability, national origin, or religion);
(3) is discharged for making reasonable complaints about job safety issues, or filing a complaint with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”); or,
(4) is discharged for reasonable complaints of unlawful behavior by the employer, or for refusing to comply with an employer’s order to perform an unlawful act.
Such claims can generally recover all available damages, including lost pay and benefits, pain and suffering, as well as punitive damages and attorneys fees and costs.
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When faced with the court processes of arraignments, negotiations/pleadings and trial, Willis & Willis will offer knowledgeable options and instruction.
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