Finney Law Firm

12/23/2025

Today, our newest attorney, Mickey McClanahan, writes on snags, pitfalls and mistakes that newer and ambitious developers make in buying and developing.

So, you’ve bought the building. You have the vision. It is all becoming a reality. Maybe it’s an old barn you want to turn into a wedding venue. Maybe it’s an abandoned industrial building you plan to convert into high end apartments. Maybe it’s a warehouse you envision as a gym, or a brewer...

12/19/2025

Huge year-end announcements from Finney Law Firm.

We issued this press release today on this important development for Finney Law Firm: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Christopher P. Finney, Esq. 513-943-6655 [email protected] Finney Law Firm, LLC and Hemmer Wessels McMurtry PLLC announce combination under the Finney Law Firm banner ~ Combined firm cre...

12/09/2025

Today, attorney Stephen Imm writes on the loyalty an employee owes to his or her employer, and its an actionable legal right.

There is a great deal of discussion about the rights of employees with respect to their employers. Most of us are familiar with the laws that protect employees from things like discrimination, harassment, retaliation, not being paid overtime or minimum wage, unsafe working conditions, etc. We hear a...

11/22/2025

Yesterday, Ohio Supreme Court Justice Pat DeWine‬⁩ came by to swear in our newest associate Mickey McClanahan ‬⁩. Thanks to Justice DeWine and congrats to Mickey.

11/20/2025

Four local restaurants named among nation's top 100 >> See the full article below ⬇️

11/13/2025

Foreclosures surge 20% as Americans struggle to pay mortgages — and fears of 2008-style crash soar

There is a worrying new trend foreshadowing a housing market crash.

11/13/2025

Hamilton County is planning to increase the transfer tax for real estate from $3 per thousand to $4 per thousand, generating $4.7 million more for County coffers.

Hamilton County Administrator Jeff Aluotto recommended a 1-mill increase in the real estate transfer tax to generate $4.7 million for the county.

11/11/2025

10/31/2025

We increasingly are seeing buyers backing out of contracts ... and had my first short sale contract in a very long time this week! https://is.gd/3KAUjP -->> More Home Purchases Are Falling Through in an Uncertain Economy Buyers worried about job prospects are getting cold feet, or realizing that costs will be higher than expected

Buyers worried about job prospects are getting cold feet, or realizing that costs will be higher than expected.

10/30/2025

You simply have to read it to believe it. Indemnity hell.

First, we have cautioned our readers previously about signing contracts with indemnity promises (see here, here, and here ). They can be open-ended free and open access to your checkbook. Avoid — like the plague — making promises relating to “indemnify” “defend” and “hold harmless.” ...

10/24/2025

We are pleased to announce that our own Mickey McClanahan has passed the Ohio Bar Exam and will be sworn in as one of Ohio's newest attorneys (and one of Finney Law Firm's newest attorneys) in early November. !