OBLIC news, events and updates.

Thank You! Two simple words, but to the point – to express our gratitude for placing your trust in OBLIC. We’ve been working hard for Ohio attorneys for almost 40 years, steadily growing and insuring more and more Ohio law firms. Our work is consistently rewarded with unbelievably high renewal retention rates, averaging 97% in […]

Lawyers often represent organizational clients. As noted in Rule 1.13 of the Ohio Rules of Professional Conduct, an organization is a legal entity that acts only through its constituents who are identified as its owners and duly authorized officers, directors, employees, and shareholders. Sometimes a lawyer may have conflicting directions from constituents about the objectives […]

Flowers aren’t the only things sprouting this spring! Click here to read about the latest scam involving new credit card chips. What can you do: Look for signs of tampering such as heat marks or burns near the chip Test the card at your bank’s ATM – if you can’t activate it, notify your bank […]

A recent study revealed that data breaches involving PAPER records almost tripled in 2017! Yes, that’s good, old-fashioned paper records! While we usually think of data breaches in the context of electronically transmitted or stored information, steps should be taken to carefully guard the client confidence and secrets kept in paper format. Click on the […]

This isn’t crying wolf…Check scams and fraudulent wire scams continue to target Ohio attorneys every day. Scams often have these features. Be on the lookout for: Emails that purport to be from a corporation that are sent from a gmail account Email addresses from a foreign country Requests to “collect a debt” or “close a deal” often […]

Cyber threats continue to plague businesses, including lawyers and law firms.  In 2018, we’re continuing to see cyber threats involving: W-2 Fraud Fraudulent wiring instructions Ransomware Payroll diversion Tax scams A recent publication by Beazley reports that 36% of cyber- attacks involved a hack or malware, while 28% were from accidental disclosure and 7% arose […]

In a recent decision, Hagy v. Demers & Adams, 882 F.3d 616 (6th Cir. Feb. 16, 2018), the Sixth Circuit, applying Spokeo v. Robins, reversed the district court’s finding of subject matter jurisdiction and vacated the order of summary judgment rendered against the creditor’s attorney finding FDCPA violations. The Sixth Circuit found no Article III […]

Amendments to Ohio Revised Code 4705.09 as passed by the 132nd Ohio General Assembly in Am.H.B. 223 take effect on March 23, 2018. The changes permit a fiduciary or an attorney serving as the estate fiduciary to transfer estate funds received by the fiduciary in the fiduciary’s name to the fiduciary’s attorney for deposit in […]

Rules 66.06 and 66.07 of Superintendence for the Courts of Ohio describe the mandatory adult guardianship education requirements for persons serving as guardians pursuant to Chapter 2111 of the Ohio Revised Code. Courses can be found on the Ohio Adult Guardianship Education Program website. If you are serving as a guardian and you are not […]

OBLIC continues to stress the importance of strong passwords for your computers and all your electronic devices.  Click on the link for a short video with Password Guidance from NIST. The accepted advice on password security in place since 2003 typically suggested having passwords with special characters, capital letters and numbers, that are changed every […]