I just wanted to let everyone know that the National College for DUI Defense seminar was all it was cracked up to be and then some.  I will fill you in when I return.  Until then, god speed from Mass.

Charles M. Rowland II

According to the State Highway Patrol, fatalities on Ohio roadways are down compared with this time last year.  Americans should be proud of themselves for having a safe interstate highway system.  For some inovative ideas on creating an "American Autobahn" please visit the National Motorists Association at www.motorists.org.

In a tragic accident an allegedly drunk driver killed two bicyclists and a driver in a head-on collision.  The driver ...   more »

Last week the Ohio Supreme Court ruled in the case of State v. Farris, 109 Ohio St.3d 519, 2006-Ohio-3255 ...   more »

Tomorrow I will leave to attend the Summer Seminar for the National College for DUI Defense at Harvard University.  I look forward to the trip and I will be sure to share some of the information on this blog.  One of the reasons I give for choosing me to represent you is my committment to continuing to educate myself in the defense of the impaired driver.  Later this summer I will attend the certification course on the BAC Datamaster.  If you are in need of representation, please contact me at 937-879-9542.

One of the greatest organizations in Ohio is the Ohio State Bar Foundation.  I was honored to be asked to be a member in 2005 after winning an award for community service.  The message below is from their web site which you can access at www.osbf.net.

Membership in the Foundation is an honor extended only to lawyers whose careers have demonstrated their dedication to the highest ideals of the legal profession and the welfare of their community. Outstanding individuals from around the state are invited each year to become part of this select group.

Each year's Fellows Class meets several times during its members' first 12-14 months in the Foundation, to learn more about the Foundation and its mission of promoting public understanding of the law and improvements in the justice system throughout Ohio. New members also collaborate on a Fellows Class project that furthers the Foundation's mission

If we're backing up its just to get a running start.

 

 

For perhaps the creepiest video you will ever see, go the the Springfield News Sun (www.SpringfieldNewSun.com) website and ...   more »

Learn these acronyms: DUID (driving under the influence of drugs) and DRE (drug recognition expert).  The next stage in the ...   more »

Ohio's major papers are all announcing the implementation of new data crunching software by the Ohio State Highway Patrol. Information ...   more »

"When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading." - Henny Youngman.

I am pleased to announce that beginning today, July 10, 2006, I have agreed to a sponsorship agreement with Cox ...   more »

You know why divorces are so expensive? They're worth it.

Willie Nelson

LEBANON – A judge is issuing a warrant for the arrest of Curtis E. Sears, a Lebanon man who is tied for Ohio’s worst drunken-driving record, after Sears failed to show up today for a court hearing on charges of speeding and driving under suspension.

Municipal Judge Mark Bogen was preparing the order for Sears, 48.

Sears has 19 drunken-driving convictions and 31 suspensions on his Ohio driving record. So he wasn’t supposed to be behind the wheel on June 22, when a Monroe police sergeant accused him of driving 66 mph in a 35-mph zone along Greentree Road at Interstate 75.

That accusation came 10 months after Sears was released from an Ohio prison. He had served almost three years behind bars for Warren County drunken-driving and theft convictions, state prison officials said.

Their records also indicate Sears spent six months in prison from 1989-90 on a Montgomery County escape charge.

The followig appeared in the Cincinnati Enquirer and can be found at: http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060706/NEWS01/307060021

 

The Prepaid Entertainment Contract Act, O.R.C. 1345.41 et seq.

Have you ever been talked into signing up for a dance class, a dating service or martial arts classes? What about the health spa membership that you were intimidated into purchasing and will never use? The Prepaid Entertainment Contract Act may be of interest to you. The following information is designed to empower you in situations involving these types of contracts.

The Prepaid Entertainment Contract Act (PECA) provides significant protection for purchasers of contracts involving health spas, dance studios, martial arts training, dating services and weight reduction centers. The Act now applies to any contract for the specified services, regardless of the cost of the contract or the duration of the program. While the contract must still be "prepaid" the Act now applies to any contract for the such specials as "$20 for 20 visits" at health spas, $5-a-week diet programs if there is any payment in advance of receiving the services, and six to eight week exercise classes.