Families of Adopted Special Needs Children Win First Round in Federal Court
Cincinnati, Ohio. Families of adopted special needs children have now won their first round in court in their class action against Warren County. They seek full access to adoption subsidies under federal law. United States Magistrate Judge... Read More
Cincinnati Police Sued for Burying DNA Evidence that Kept an Innocent Man in Jail on Murder Charges
(Cincinnati, OH — June 8, 2018) Joshua Maxton has sued the City of Cincinnati and two of its police officials for suppressing DNA evidence that proved his innocence and kept him in jail on murder charges, facing a potential life sentence... Read More
Wrongful Death Case Filed Over Vicious Beating of Luther Wade in Prison
February 20, 2018. A lawsuit was filed today over the wrongful death of Luther Wade at Lebanon Correctional Institution. Luther was savagely beaten by his cellmate, who used a cinderblock he carved out of the prison wall to crush Luther’s... Read More
Al Gerhardstein in the Enquirer: Lawyers must play their part in ending sex abuse cover-ups
Al Gerhardstein had an opinion piece published in the Cincinnati Enquirer calling upon lawyers to stem the use of confidentiality agreements to cover up sexual harassment. I was a cub lawyer. The man on the phone was an experienced, respected... Read More
Excessive Force – Should You Take the Case?
Adam Gerhardstein was published in the Ohio Association for Justice’s Quarterly Publication. He wrote a piece analyzing whether attorneys should take on an excessive force case: Andrew Thomas borrowed the wrong car. He was seventeen and... Read More
Obergefell Research and Collaboration Cited as Model to Lawyers
The Ohio Regional Law Library Association has showcased the legal research and collaboration that Al Gerhardstein used in guiding the Obergefell case to the US Supreme Court where nationwide marriage equality was secured. The work serves as a... Read More
TOLEDO’S LAST ABORTION CLINIC ASKS SUPREME COURT TO KEEP ITS LICENSE
Capital Care clinic in Toledo asked the Supreme Court of Ohio to allow it to keep its license and hold Ohio’s law targeting abortion providers unconstitutional. Watch Jennifer Branch argue here and read the clinic’s brief here. See... Read More
Gabe Taye’s Parents File Suit Against Cincinnati Public Schools
Contacts: Jennifer L. Branch 513-621-9100 or 513-535-4123 Gabe Taye’s Parents File Suit Against Cincinnati Public Schools August 7, 2017. CINCINNATI OHIO. Today, the parents of Gabriel Taye filed a civil rights and wrongful death... Read More
Lemons Wins Appeal – Declared Wrongfully Imprisoned Person by 8th District Court of Appeals!
Anthony Lemons served nearly 18 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. No forensic evidence ties him to the murder of Eric Sims in Cleveland, Ohio. His accuser delayed reporting the crime for many months and wiped prints from the... Read More
Al Gerhardstein Joins a Podcast About Police Misconduct
Host Sean Harris talks with Cincinnati attorney and Ohio Association of Justice member Al Gerhardstein about police misconduct cases, specifically violations of the fourth amendment. Now most of our defendants are public agencies so we have the... Read More
Publisher Challenges Censorship by Private Prison
Al and Adam Gerhardstein have filed a federal lawsuit against the private prison in Marion Ohio challenging censorship of legal and self-help books published by the Human Rights Defense Center (HRDC). Thirty-seven books have been blocked by the... Read More
Transgender Employee And Public Library Announce Settlement
(Cincinnati, OH, May 15, 2017) Today, the National Center for Lesbian Rights, along with Gerhardstein & Branch and the Law Office of Scott Knox, announce that they reached a settlement in Rachel Dovel v. The Public Library of Cincinnati and... Read More