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General Civil Litigation
The lawyers in our Litigation Group handle a wide variety of litigation, including complex business disputes, product litigation, tort claims and claims involving trade secrets and competitive issues. We work with our clients to mutually identify the litigation objectives at an early stage and continually adjust the objectives as necessary. We are experienced in alternative dispute resolution, including mediation, arbitration, and mock jury trials. Our mission is to achieve the optimum result in an efficient and cost-effective manner.
Corporate And Business Services
MGGM provides legal counsel for a wide variety of business needs whether for entrepreneurs, start up ventures, major companies, or private equity funds. Our attorneys bring a wealth of business, management, and technical knowledge and other experience to provide sound, practical legal advice to guide our clients through challenging, complex transactions, and the intricate environment in which they do business.
Our real estate group represents developers, corporations, companies, municipalities, townships and individuals in various areas of transactional and litigation matters involving property acquisition, development, ownership and management. Our real estate services include representation in eminent domain and land appropriation proceedings; review and preparation of contracts and leases; preparation of filings and materials for municipal, township and county boards of zoning appeals, planning commissions and city councils; presentations at hearings before administrative boards; administrative appeals to the common pleas court, as well as advanced litigation in federal or state court concerning declaratory judgment actions, mandamus actions, or 42 USC §1983 actions. We have represented clients in real estate matters throughout Ohio, and we are among the most active eminent domain/land use law firms in Northern Ohio. Our group focuses on federal and state litigation, significantly in the areas of real estate, eminent domain, municipal and township law, zoning and planning, and complex commercial. We are result-oriented when it comes to resolving real estate litigation. Our group is comprised of members in real estate law sections of national, state and local bar associations, as well as members holding public office.
Our labor and employment group represents public and private sector employers and management in all respects, including proactive employment-related training and counseling, collective bargaining negotiations, employment benefits, workers' compensation, wage and hour issues, workplace safety and employment litigation. We counsel clients proactively to avoid costly litigation, and serve as an extension of their human resources departments in areas such as hiring, discipline, investigations, and discharge. We provide counseling to clients in areas of family leave, education and school law, discrimination, and executive employment contracts. Our trial lawyers have extensive experience representing clients through trial in all types of employment-related claims, including wrongful discharge, discrimination, unlawful retaliation, harassment, FMLA-related claims, intentional tort, unfair representation under LMRA, and wage and hour claims under state and federal FLSA. We represent clients in prosecution of and defense of claims involving non-compete or non-solicitation covenants, trade secret claims, and similar violations. Our group is comprised of members in labor and employment law sections of national, state and local bar associations, as well as professional organizations such as the Society for Human Resource Management. Our members practice before federal and state courts, administrative agencies such as OSHA, EEOC, NLRB, SERB, Ohio BWC and IC, and ODJFS, and ADR groups such as FMCS and AAA.
MGGM's Estate Planning and Probate group provides a comprehensive service to clients in all stages of their lives. We seek to incorporate tax benefits in the estate plan while retaining maximum flexibility for our clients. The MGGM Estate Planning and Probate group works to fulfill our client's strategy and continues to work with the client when changed circumstances occur.
Environmental, Health And Safety
MGGM has established a sophisticated environmental, health and safety practice as it has counseled individual and business interests on wide ranging issues of vital concern affecting the welfare and safety of the clients we represent. We work with the client to provide timely and effective response to the regulatory requirements of often intricate regulations embodied within the Federal Clean Air Act (CAA) (including Title V Permit Applications), the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA), the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA), and the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). We also work with clients seeking to enter the Ohio Voluntary Action Program and those interested in pursing state of the art pollution prevention mechanisms. MGGM counsels clients who are seeking to obtain regulatory approval of practical, flexible permits to install (PTI) and permits to operate (PTO) applications. We address concerns about the management of hazardous and non-hazardous waste. This service includes auditing treatment, storage and disposal facilities (TSDFs) and negotiating services contracts with waste management vendors. We assist clients seeking to protect their employees and assure safe and healthy work environments. We counsel in the areas of OSHA compliance, and work with clients and consultants to air quality and noise monitoring to assure compliance with, or exceed, current standards and requirements. We work closely with the firm's Labor & Employment Group to assure health and safety concerns are addressed along with issues related to human resources. MGGM is counsel to many domestic and international companies, representing their interests in complex federal and state personal injury and property damage toxic tort litigation. This includes claims related to asbestos and silica, among other substances, both within and outside the State of Ohio. We also counsel clients on implementation and guidance under international regulations including Europe's WEEE and RoHS standards. Our attorneys work closely with the firm's other practice groups to assure environment and safety concerns are thoroughly addressed in connection with the fields of corporate transactions, real estate transfers, labor relations, and litigation. We work with highly qualified outside consultants who provide professional and timely insight into the issues of greatest concern to our clients. In doing so, we strive to bring cost-effective services to the client in a way designed to meet their needs while minimizing the costs attendant to doing so.
Trademarks and copyrights are valuable assets and deserve only the most vigilant protection. With the globalization of enterprise and the age of the Internet, trademark and copyright infringement is a growing concern, demanding fast and calculated legal action in response. MGGM trademark and copyright attorneys provide our clients with the legal services necessary to realize the full potential of these assets. MGGM regularly advises clients on appropriately selecting and publicizing their trademarks. We manage trademark portfolios from the conception of the mark, through registration, and beyond. To protect our clients' mediums of expression, we prepare copyright applications for filing in the United States Copyright Office. We also handle internet domain name dispute matters in all ICANN accredited forums. Whether in the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), federal or state courts, or through our international network of trademark agents, we can offer clients reliable trademark registration and trademark/copyright enforcement services worldwide. |
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