A man who was convicted of murder in 2014 in the Fairfield County Court of Common Pleas recently won his appeal after claiming sentencing errors. The decision, handed down by a panel of three judges ...

He co-founded a law firm, served as managing partner and left a positive mark on the Akron Zoo and those are only some of Michael Lee Stark’s many accomplishments during his 80 years. On April 7 Stark ...

John Mismas, a former teamster who graduated from The University of Akron School of Law in 2003, recently won the largest jury award for an asbestos case in Ohio history, totaling $27.5 million. The ...

11.10 Service of In-County Foreclosure Complaints by the Summit County Sheriff and/or his Deputies ...

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Legal experts say the probate and estate planning practice area has been undergoing a transformation in recent years as the baby boomers age and require a variety of specialized legal services. To ...

Akron, Stow and Barberton municipal courts all have mental health dockets, which provide an alternative to incarceration for individuals with certain mental illnesses who are charged with misdemeanor ...

AKRON––For those living with long-term mental illness and their families, the supports and services can be difficult to navigate. Summit County Probate Court’s New Day Court, the first of its kind in ...

The 9th District Court of Appeals recently affirmed the convictions of Gracshawn Thomas, an Akron man who was found guilty of shooting and killing Alphonzo Golden and then trying to hide the evidence.

Barberton Municipal Court Judge Todd McKenney is known for his political and legal accomplishments on and off the bench, but what some people may not know is that Judge McKenney is also a licensed and ...

Longtime Akron attorney and educator Robert Emerson Mohler may not have experienced it all, but he did impact the lives of many in Summit County during his 102 years. Mohler passed away on July 10 at ...