Jun 14, 2023
The Urbana City Council approved a DORA (Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area) for Downtown Urbana and this move was recently welcomed by downtown businesses and local community groups with a ribbon cutting ceremony. The overall purpose of a DORA is to enhance commerce in the downtown business district. Attending the ceremony was MBHH Urbana’s Kara Stephens, who is also a board member of Monument Square District, Inc. For more information on DORA for Downtown Urbana, please click here.
Jun 8, 2023
Team Martin Browne was victorious in the recent OSBA challenge – our team of 12 members (comprised of attorneys, staff & friends of the firm) – had a last-minute surge and overcame our closest challenger, Team Ohio Bar, with 23 team members. Martin Browne ended the month of May with 2,502.3 miles and Ohio Bar finished with 2,055.30 miles. Team Martin Browne was led by Attorney Randall Comer and his biking prowess – he was the top individual participant with 552.9 miles. Attorney Dina Cary was also very competitive and pulled out a 2nd place finish! Rounding out the top ten were 4 more members of Team Martin Browne. All our team members went above and beyond the 25-mile challenge.
Apr 24, 2023
Martin, Browne, Hull & Harper, PLL announces the selection of two partners to the 2023 Ohio Super Lawyers list. Randall M. Comer has received the 2023 Super Lawyer distinction as a top-rated Employment & Labor Attorney in Springfield Ohio. Attorney Comer was previously selected to Super Lawyers in 2011-2013 and 2017-2022. He was also named a Rising Star in 2005.
Daniel L. Bey was again named an Ohio Rising Star in 2023, after previously being selected for the same honor in 2019-2022. Attorney Bey is a top-rated Real Estate Attorney in Urbana, Ohio.
Super Lawyers is a rating service that recognizes outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas. Selected individuals have achieved a high level of peer recognition as well as professional success throughout their practice. Throughout the years, Martin Browne has had several attorneys receive these honors from Super Lawyers.
Jan 27, 2023
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) recently increased its civil monetary penalties. As of January 17, 2023, OSHA’s maximum penalties were increased as follows:
- Penalties for “serious” and “other-than-serious” violations were increased from $14,502 per violation to $15,625 per violation.
- Penalties for willful or repeated violations were increased from $145,027 per violation to $156,259 per violation.
As always, we hope that you avoid any workplace incidents that might result in OSHA penalties. Accordingly, please continue to operate safely and remain diligent in complying with all applicable laws and regulations to avoid these increased penalties.
Should you have any questions, Attorneys Randall Comer, Shannon Wahl, Benjamin Noll, or any of our other experienced attorneys would be happy to speak with you.
The information contained in this legal update is not intended as a substitute for professional legal advice and its receipt does not constitute an attorney-client relationship.
Jun 27, 2022
MARTIN, BROWNE, HULL & HARPER, PLL accepted the Ohio Bar 25 Mile Challenge for Mental Wellness Campaign and crushed the goal! The challenge was organized by the Ohio State Bar Association in recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month (May), to encourage positive mental health and raise funds for Ohio Lawyers Assistance Program (OLAP) and National Alliance on Mental Illness of Ohio (NAMI Ohio).
Lawyers and members of the firm’s three (3) local offices presented a team effort and earned 2nd place in the challenge. Further, Randall Comer, the firm’s managing partner, garnered 1st place in the individual results, Kara Stephens, a paralegal in the Urbana Office walked her way to 5th place and Debbie Blair, a legal assistant in the Springfield Office, also hustled to a top ten finish.
OLAP’S MISSION
The Ohio Lawyers Assistance Program is a private, non-profit 501c3 organization dedicated to helping Ohio’s judges, attorneys, and law students obtain treatment for substance abuse, chemical dependency, addiction, and mental health issues.
NAMI OHIO’S MISSON
The National Alliance on Mental Illness of Ohio is a 501c3 group whose mission is to improve the quality of life and ensure dignity and respect for persons with serious mental illness, and offer support to their families and close friends.
ABOUT MARTIN BROWNE
Celebrating the firm’s 150th anniversary in 2022, MBHH roots date back to 1872 with an office opened in Springfield (Clark County). Today the firm has expanded with offices in Urbana (Champaign County) and Bellefontaine (Logan County), Ohio. The firm has twelve (12) attorneys who practice in multiple areas of law, including: agriculture, corporate, creditors’ rights, family law, environmental, labor & employment, litigation, non-profit, probate & estate planning, real estate, tax and workers’ compensation.
May 20, 2021
Martin, Browne, Hull & Harper, P.L.L. (“Martin Browne”) is pleased to announce the addition of local native, Anthony M. Edwards, to the firm. As an associate of the firm, Mr. Edwards will be assisting with providing exceptional legal services to the firm’s clients in a variety of areas.
Mr. Edwards is a graduate of Urbana High School, Georgetown College with a B.A. in History and Political Science, and the Ohio Northern University Pettit College of Law, where he graduated cum laude in May of 2020. Anthony served as Associate Editor of The Ohio Northern University Law Review. During law school, Anthony completed an internship with the ONU Legal Clinic, as well as an externship with the Hardin County Juvenile/Probate Court.
Anthony resides in Springfield and will be practicing in the firm’s Urbana and Bellefontaine offices.
