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As Columbus, Ohio, construction attorneys, the legal team at the Jones Law Group knows that the overwhelming majority of our clients would rather get to work than spend time thinking about the legal issues related to their trade. We also know that this is exactly why our clients are wise to hire legal advisers and […]
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As Columbus, Ohio-based debt collection lawyers, we handle all the paperwork and court filings required to receive payment on past due bills and delinquent loans. You can click through the five-step process we follow here. Prior to starting work on a new collections matter, meet with the client in person to make sure we understand […]
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Medical boards exist for nearly all health care professions and specialties. Physicians, nurses, pharmacists, dentists, and medical assistants in all fields seek certifications from their boards in order to demonstrate their knowledge, advance in their careers, and increase patients’ confidence in their ability to provide high-quality care. Each board sets and enforces its own certification […]
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Following are nine things that everyone who works in Ohio should know about qualifying to receive workers’ compensation benefits. We cannot cover every fact about the program in a single blog post, however. We also leave out almost all the details about completing and filing applications. If you have specific questions about your own situation […]
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Yes, you need to hire a real estate attorney if you are buying or selling a house or condo, leasing commercial space, or involved in the purchase of land in Columbus or central Ohio. Just a few of things you may need a lawyer to do include Preparing and reviewing contracts, Reviewing loan agreements, Conducting […]
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Working with a health care lawyer in Columbus, Ohio, can help doctors, nurses, dentists, pharmacists, psychiatrists, and medical assistants qualify for and keep their licenses, qualify for certifications, operate businesses, and resolve legal disputes. Choosing the health care attorney who is right for you requires considering the lawyer’s experience, responsiveness, and personality, but services you […]
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As professional license defense lawyers in Columbus, Ohio, we can think of five essential reasons you could need our services. The first is almost too obvious to name, but too many accountants, dentists, doctors, nurses, real estate agents, real estate brokers, ad other licensed professionals decide to go it alone when they get involved in […]
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When you agree to serve as the executor of someone’s estate, you usually also agree to go through the probate process. Each county in Ohio has a probate court that oversees the distribution of deceased people’s property and assets. That court gets involved any time someone leaves a will or dies without a will. Individuals […]
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The personal injury attorneys in the Columbus, Ohio, offices of the Jones Law Group typically handle four types of cases. Brief descriptions of each follow, but it is important to know that they all arise from the negligence or recklessness of another person or an organization. Negligence is generally understood to mean failing to reasonably […]
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As Columbus-based estate planning attorneys, we look forward to helping people all across Ohio take care of their families by making plans for how to handle their property and finances once the inevitable occurs. We also know that preparing properly can greatly ease the estate planning process. Here are five things everyone should do before […]
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When the Social Security Administration announces the annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), there’s usually an increase in the Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefit amount people receive each month. Federal benefit rates increase when the cost of living rises, as measured by the Department of Labor’s Consumer Price Index (CPI-W). The CPI-W rises when […]
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Our client had a minor fender bender and took her car in to have a dent repaired. She had insurance, and her insurance was willing to pay the reasonable expenses associated with repairing the vehicle. It is alleged that the repair shop, Three-C Body Shop, encouraged her to leave everything in their hands. Weeks passed […]
READ MOREElijah “Eli” Fulton recently settled his racial discrimination lawsuit in the United States District Court against the southern Ohio Western Brown Local School District Board of Education. Eli was represented by Eric Jones of the Jones Law Group and Sonia Walker of the Calig Law Firm. The lawsuit alleged that Eli was harassed based on […]
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Monthly Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for more than 65 million Americans will increase 0.3 percent in 2017, the Social Security Administration announced today. The 0.3 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will begin with benefits payable to more than 60 million Social Security beneficiaries in January 2017. Increased payments to more than 8 […]
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If you were involved in a motor vehicle accident with an intoxicated driver or a hit-skip driver (fled the scene of the accident), then Attorney Lisa M. Haywood with the Jones Law Group can provide assistance in getting you compensation through the Ohio Victims of Crime program in additional to other available recoveries. We can […]
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Jones Law Group Attorney Robert Flaugher will be a featured speaker at the National Business Institute CLE seminar “Collection Law From Start To Finish” at the Courtyard Marriott, Cincinnati, Ohio on March 15, 2016. For more information, visit: http://www.nbi-sems.com/Details.aspx/R-71304ER%7C?ctname=SPKEM
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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Spending data from the state’s largest public pension fund will soon be publicly available online through OhioCheckbook.com. The Ohio Public Employees Retirement System voted Wednesday to provide financial information for the spending database, a project established in December 2014 by Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel. “A pension system that is responsible for the […]
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Help Jones Law Group, LLC support CHOICES Holiday Donation Drive!! CHOICES For Victims of Domestic Violence – A member of the Lutheran Social Services family Our goal is to collect enough donations of NEW clothing, toys, household and personal care items to last CHOICES all year. Donations may be dropped off at any time before […]
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WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and John Barrasso (R-WY) today introduced bipartisan legislation to expedite the payment of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits to individuals with terminal illnesses by eliminating the five-month waiting period. “When Americans face terminal illness, they should be able to focus on their health instead of how they’ll […]
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Imagine that tomorrow, while cleaning out your gutters, you fall off a ladder. You suffer a traumatic brain injury and spinal cord damage, leaving you paralyzed, unable to speak, and with significantly impaired short- and long-term memory. Unable to work for the foreseeable future, you have no idea how you are going to support your […]
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Social Security has an obligation to provide benefits quickly to applicants whose medical conditions are so serious that their conditions obviously meet disability standards. Compassionate Allowances (CAL) are a way of quickly identifying diseases and other medical conditions that invariably qualify under the Listing of Impairments based on minimal objective medical information. Compassionate Allowances allow […]
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The Jones Law Group has settled a racial discrimination lawsuit against Ripley Union Lewis Huntington (RULH) School District in Ripley, Ohio for $285,000. In May 2014, the Jones Law Group in collaboration with the Calig Law Firm filed a lawsuit in in the United States District Court on behalf of three minority students at RULH. […]
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Budget for Fiscal Year 2015 Allows Agency to Restore Some Service Hours Social Security announces as a result of Congress’ approval of the fiscal year 2015 budget, the agency will expand its hours nationwide and offices will be open to the public for an additional hour on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, effective March 16, […]
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COLUMBUS, Ohio–When people talk about abuse in nursing homes, they generally are referring to staff members victimizing the elderly. But researchers say an even more pressing, prevalent problem might be the violence that can — and does — erupt between residents. According to a new study by Cornell University, nearly one in five people living […]
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How do I get my school-aged child evaluated for special education?
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As of September 17th, Ohio law requires a “Start Talking!” consent form for prescribing opioids to minors before a prescriber issues the first prescription containing an opioid to a minor, unless it is a medical emergency or a specific exception applies.
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Highlights of the 2014 Report Since its inception, Social Security has been the foundation on which America’s retirement security rests. It has demonstrated its strength by paying benefits without interruption in good times and bad, during periods of recession and disaster and during recovery and healing. The program’s strength is demonstrated yet again in this […]
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“The American Medical Association (AMA) has long supported reform of the state licensure process to reduce costs and expedite applications while protecting patient safety and promoting quality care. “State-based licensure is an important tenet of accountability, ensuring that physicians are qualified through the review of their education, training, character, and professional and disciplinary histories.
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Many of the nation’s nursing homes are failing to report accusations of abuse or neglect, according to the inspector general for the U.S. Department of Health Human Services. That was the upshot of a report, released this month, which surveyed a small number of facilities and estimated how well the nation’s nursing homes comply with federal […]
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The Health Policy Institute of Ohio has released its latest publication: Ohio Prevention Basics
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