12th District of the Ohio State Bar Association to recognize S. Lee Kohrman
The 12th District of the Ohio State Bar Association will recognize S. Lee Kohrman as a 50-Year Practitioner at their annual meeting this March. Mr. Kohrman is a founding partner of Kohrman Jackson & Krantz. more...

American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 Allows a Full Tax Deduction for Attorneys' Fees in Employment Discrimination Lawsuits
On October 22, 2004, President Bush signed the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 into law. Section 703 of this Act entitled, Civil Rights Tax Relief, makes a significant change in the law with respect to the tax treatment of attorneys’ fees and court costs paid by plaintiffs in certain employment disputes. Section 703 amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide an “above-the-line” tax deduction for attorneys’ fees and court costs incurred by a taxpayer in connection with employment discrimination or “whistleblower” claims. This change in the tax code should simplify settlement negotiations and make settlements less costly for employers. more...

American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 Allows a Full Tax Deduction for Attorneys' Fees in Employment Discrimination Lawsuits
On October 22, 2004, President Bush signed the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 into law. Section 703 of this Act entitled, Civil Rights Tax Relief, makes a significant change in the law with respect to the tax treatment of attorneys’ fees and court costs paid by plaintiffs in certain employment disputes. Section 703 amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide an “above-the-line” tax deduction for attorneys’ fees and court costs incurred by a taxpayer in connection with employment discrimination or “whistleblower” claims. This change in the tax code should simplify settlement negotiations and make settlements less costly for employers. more...

Brett Krantz quoted in Crain's and The Plain Dealer
Brett Krantz was recently quoted in two articles relating to the recent settlement of a securities class action against PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Click here to read The Plain Dealer article "Pricewaterhouse will pay $28 million" by Henry Gomez. Click here to read the Crain's article "Cleveland Law Firm Plays Part in PwC Settlement" by Brandon Glenn.

Certification of Disclosure in Companies' Quarterly and Annual Reports
Companies that are preparing their quarterly and annual reports should be aware of the additional disclosures required under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act which apply to filings for periods after August 29, 2002,including quarterly reports due November 14, 2002. To read more about the SEC's new rules, click here. more...

Certification of Disclosure in Companies' Quarterly and Annual Reports
Companies that are preparing their quarterly and annual reports should be aware of the additional disclosures required under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act which apply to filings for periods after August 29, 2002,including quarterly reports due November 14, 2002. more...

Client Advisory: Recent United States Supreme Court decision establishes that employers can require employees to use arbitration, rather than lawsuits, to resolve work place disputes.
Recent United States Supreme Court decision establishes that employers can require employees to use arbitration, rather than lawsuits, to resolve work place disputes. more...

Client Alert: You May Have Substantially Overpaid Your Telecommunications Tax Bill
Kohrman Jackson & Krantz has recently identified potential tax refunds for its clients. Your company may be entitled to similar refunds. more...

Domain Name May Be Public Expression
Most website users are unlikely to think of a domain name as a form of public expression, least of all when the expression is made by a third party and disparages the owner of the domain name. But in an important decision by the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, the court ruled that a domain name is a “type of public expression, no different in scope than a billboard or a pulpit.” more...

Domain Name May Be Public Expression
Most website users are unlikely to think of a domain name as a form of public expression, least of all when the expression is made by a third party and disparages the owner of the domain name. But in an important decision by the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, the court ruled that a domain name is a “type of public expression, no different in scope than a billboard or a pulpit.” Click here to learn more about the case and how to protect your domain name. more...