Overview
We partner with Ohio lawmakers to provide our clients with impactful business solutions throughout the state.
Our team combines firsthand knowledge of public policy, election, ethics, regulatory, and contracting law with notable government experience and relationships to guide our clients. We work bipartisanly to ensure that their interests are known and respected by elected and appointed officials of both parties.
Our team of lawyer-lobbyists includes a bipartisan mix of former chiefs of staff to the Ohio Senate and former General Assembly staffers. Several members of our group have also worked for various statewide elected officials in Ohio, including the Ohio Attorney General and Ohio Auditor of State, and on the staffs of members of the U.S. Congress.
Who We Represent
- Agriculture associations
- Construction companies
- Corporations
- Energy and utility companies
- Financial institutions
- Government and public entities
- Health care entities and associations
- Insurance companies
- Manufacturers
- Nonprofit organizations
- Political action committees (PACs)
- Political candidates
- Private businesses
- Public officials
- School districts
- Trade associations and business alliances
Experience
Professionals
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- office 513.870.6685
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- office 614.227.2348
- office 614.227.2396
Insights
News
- Bricker Graydon Practice Groups Earn Best Law Firms Designation for 2025Firm News
- Bricker Graydon Attorneys Recognized in Columbus CEO's Top Lawyers of 2024Firm News
- Bricker Graydon Elects Nine New PartnersFirm News
- Bricker Graydon Attorneys Listed by Super Lawyers for 2024
- Bricker Graydon Earns Best Law Firms Designation Across Multiple Groups & IndustriesFirm News
- ColumbusCEO Magazine Reveals Top Lawyers of 2023, Noting 22 Bricker Graydon AttorneysFirm News
- Bricker lawyers featured in Demotech magazineFirm News
- Greg Lestini appointed to the Board of Directors for the National Conference of Insurance Legislators' Industry Education CouncilFirm News
- Bill Mason returns to Bricker & EcklerFirm News
- Bricker & Eckler practice groups earn Best Law Firms designationFirm News
- Bricker attorneys recognized for “Best Lawyers” excellenceFirm News
- All of Bricker’s strategic industry groups included in 2022 “Best Law Firms” rankingsFirm News
- Best Lawyers 2022 recognizes 66 Bricker & Eckler attorneysFirm News
- All of Bricker’s strategic industry groups included in 2021 “Best Law Firms” rankingsFirm News
- Best Lawyers 2021 recognizes 74 Bricker & Eckler attorneysFirm News
- Is my business essential? Slagle says it may take a case-by-case analysisFirm News
- All of Bricker’s strategic industry groups included in 2020 “Best Law Firms” rankingsFirm News
- Bricker & Eckler attorneys earn Best Lawyers 2020 recognitionFirm News
- Bricker’s “Petition Analyzer” technology featured on Relativity blogFirm News
- RESPA News announces attorney Brock Miskimen's arrivalFirm News
- Bricker recognized in 2019 “Best Law Firms” national and regional rankingsFirm News
- Bricker wins an unprecedented second-consecutive Relativity Innovation awardFirm News
- Ohio Supreme Court unanimously rules in favor of Bricker client and against ballot issueFirm News
- Politics and baseball: Koppitch describes American patriotism in “first pitches” articleFirm News
- Koppitch gives insight on economic development incentives and the governor raceFirm News
- Bricker & Eckler nationally recognized with “Best Law Firm” distinctionFirm News
- Bricker & Eckler practice groups earn Best Law Firms designationFirm News
- Schmenk and Lestini’s economic and community development briefing featured in Kenton, Ohio, newsFirm News
- Maria Armstrong discusses federal campaign finance during election season in Columbus Business FirstFirm News
- Kurt Tunnell is featured as one of "20 People To Know" in central Ohio legal industryFirm News
- Marjorie Yano Joins Bricker & EcklerFirm News
- Area law firm elects five new partnersFirm News
Events
- Southeast Ohio ReceptionEvent
- Reports, Receipts, and Results: Ohio Ethics and Campaign Finance Law Refresher and Secretary of State PresentationEvent
- Webinar: Community Solar Development in OhioWebinar
- Webinar: Development of Utility Scale Solar Projects in OhioWebinar
- The Energy ExchangeSeminar
- Ohio Association of Public Treasurers - 38th Annual Public Finance Officers Training InstituteSpeaking Engagement
- ***SOLD OUT*** Government Affairs CLE & ReceptionSeminar
- The Energy Exchange: Legislative and Regulatory Insights **SOLD OUT**Seminar
- Government Affairs Quick Hits CLE Seminar & ReceptionSeminar
Publications
- Ohio Advances Major Energy Legislation: H.B. 15 and S.B. 2 Clear Key Hurdles and Await Final ApprovalArticle
- Ohio Senate Unveils Energy Legislation: Key Differences Between S.B. 2 and H.B. 15Article
- H.B. 15 Proposes Largescale Changes to Ohio’s Energy LandscapeArticle
- 2024 General Election Results and AnalysisArticle
- 2024 Kentucky General Election UpdateArticle
- Preliminary Kentucky Primary Election Results 2024Article
- 2024 Campaign Finance Reporting Deadlines UpdateAlert
- 2024 Primary Election Results and AnalysisArticle
- 2023 Second Half Year End Review and 2024 PreviewArticle
- What the Ohio Elections Mean for Ohio Higher Education InstitutionsArticle
- Red Cups and Red Tape, The Ethics of TailgatesArticle
- Ohio Ethics Commission annual report highlights top five categories for investigations in 2022Article
- 2022 General Election UpdateArticle
- Ohio Supreme Court rules prosecutors need not wait for investigation by OECArticle
- Conference ethics considerationsArticle
- Ohio Ethics Commission announces the top five categories for investigations in 2021Article
- First half 2022 review, General Election, and preview of Lame Duck SessionArticle
- 2022 Primary Election UpdateArticle
- Ohio Ethics Commission calls for enhanced penalties for ethics violationsArticle
- Ohio’s campaign finance laws permit use of peer-to-peer payment systemsArticle
- Tidying up: Spring cleaning for your PACArticle
- Ohio Redistricting Commission adopts revised House and Senate mapsArticle
- Ohio Elections Commission determines foreign national cannot contribute to a ballot issue PACArticle
- Governor DeWine signs House Bill 51 into law, allowing for virtual public meetings until July 1, 2022Article
- Ohio Supreme Court invalidates revised state House and Senate mapsArticle
- Bricker basics for running an efficient public meetingArticle
- Ohio Redistricting Commission adopts new four year House and Senate mapsArticle
- Ohio Supreme Court invalidates state’s newly redrawn congressional districtsArticle
- U.S. Supreme Court halts OSHA vaccine-or-test rule; Upholds CMS vaccine mandateArticle
- Ohio Supreme Court orders Redistricting Commission to draw new state House and Senate district boundariesArticle
- 2021 second half year-end review and 2022 previewArticle
- Long-awaited federal vaccine mandates are here!Article
- 2021 General Election resultsArticle
- Holiday gifts for public officials: Check your list twiceArticle
- Ferrara v. Trumbull County Board of ElectionsArticle
- Ohio’s capital budget process will soon be underwayArticle
- Federal and local COVID-19 updatesArticle
- Ohio 11th and 15th congressional district special primary election resultsArticle
- H.B. 110 FY 2022-2023 biennium budget overview and review of first half of 2021Article
- Ohio House Bill 2 signed into lawArticle
- Ohio’s COVID-19 health order to be removed June 2Article
- 2020 lame duck summary and 2021 previewArticle
- Hearing discusses future pandemic risk managementArticle
- Ohio Governor DeWine issues three-week statewide curfewArticle
- 2020 General Election updateArticle
- Did you receive the wrong absentee ballot? Here’s what you should doArticle
- Governor signs qualified immunity bill for COVID-19 related lawsuitsArticle
- Ohio Governor DeWine requests cooperative agreement with Department of Defense to address PFASArticle
- Governor DeWine addresses the state; Level 3 county updates; new local mask ordinancesArticle
- Secretary of State directs local Board of Elections to cure ballot applications by contacting voter electronicallyArticle
- DeWine announces new counties with mandatory mask requirement; plans for colleges and universities to reopen; education COVID plan implementation fundingArticle
- Ohio Governor and General Assembly updatesArticle
- Ohio House Public Utilities Committee unveils H.B. 246Article
- RestartOhio in full swingArticle
- 2020 Ohio Primary Election: Results and summaryArticle
- Ohio Auditor clarifies use of electronic signature on official documentsArticle
- Spring cleaning your Political Action CommitteeArticle
- Ohio extends Stay At Home orderArticle
- Potential impacts of H.B. 197 on Ohio EPA regulated entitiesArticle
- Summary of 2019 legislative energy trendsArticle
- Ohio COVID-19 legislationArticle
- Understanding Ohio's Stay at Home OrderArticle
- Coronavirus and its impact on Ohio's primary electionArticle
- COVID-19 in Ohio: A government relations updateArticle
- Ohio Department of Agriculture now accepting applications for hemp licensesArticle
- Want to honor a public official? Make sure you're in complianceArticle
- JLEC gives guidance that "all invited" does not mean "will not kick you out"Article
- Legislative review and 2020 legislative and electoral previewArticle
- 2019 General Election resultsArticle
- Amendment introduced to prohibit foreign ownership in critical infrastructure in OhioArticle
- H.B. 166 FY20-21 Biennium Budget OverviewArticle
- State operating budget update: Temporary budget enactedArticle
- Tidying up: Spring cleaning for your PACArticle
- Governor DeWine delivers his first State of the State addressArticle
- 2018 lame duck summary and 2019 budget and legislative previewArticle
- 2018 post-general election updateArticle
- Kasich issues Executive Order to protect Lake ErieArticle
- New FEC advisory opinion impacts state officeholders’ Super PACsArticle
- 2018 Ohio primary election update and summaryArticle
- Corporate political activity remindersArticle
- Pending campaigns and elections legislationArticle
- What are straw donor schemes?Article
- What went wrong? Campaign telemarketer fined by FTCArticle
- Shape up your PAC for the new yearArticle
- Citizen-initiated charter amendment results in costly penalty for cityArticle
- New Year’s resolution: Don’t end up on the lobbying “naughty list”Article
- Avoiding conflicts of interestArticle
- U.S. Court of Appeals upholds per-election contribution limitsArticle
- 2017 Ohio election updateArticle
- Federal PAC registration rules for Ohio activityArticle
- Sunshine Synopsis: Police issuesArticle
- Did I just lobby?Article
- H.B. 49 FY18-19 biennium budget overviewArticle
- As technology advances, laws governing online political advertising remain the sameArticle
- U.S. Supreme Court acts on two significant Ohio casesArticle
- City of Columbus contribution reporting requirementsArticle
- Biennial budget passed in both Ohio chambersArticle
- Governor Kasich presents annual State of the State addressArticle
- Seventh anniversary of Citizens United v. Federal Election CommissionArticle
- Ohio Supreme Court adopts new judicial contribution limitsArticle
- Top 5 enforcement trends from 2016Article
- Scam PACsArticle
- 2016 lame duck summary and 2017 budget previewArticle
- Holiday gift guide for companies and public officialsArticle
- 2016 post-general election updateArticle
- What went wrong? “I hate myself”Article
- Top 10 questions about political activity in the corporate workplaceArticle
- Newly established FAA Drone Advisory Committee holds inaugural meetingArticle
- New FAA rules just the beginning for drone regulationArticle
- Most common mistake made by corporate PACs: Giving in the name of anotherArticle
- 2016 polling place order vacatedArticle
- FEC releases campaign spending summaryArticle
- OEC advisory opinion clarifies restrictions on public officials employed by entities that receive public financial assistance . . . significant limitations remainArticle
- Ohio Supreme Court rules email discussion violates Open Meetings ActArticle
- Corporate participation in national convention activitiesArticle
- What went wrong? Using campaign funds for personal legal expensesArticle
- Who is a lobbyist? New York ethics opinion blurs lines and raises questionsArticle
- 2016 Ohio primary election update and summaryArticle
- Big oil going high techArticle
- 6th Circuit upholds Ohio’s judicial election processArticle
- Ohio and federal contribution limits, campaign finance reporting calendars and lobbyist reporting deadlinesArticle
- What went wrong? First criminal prosecution in U.S. for campaign finance coordination serves as election season reminderArticle
- FEC issues 2015 legislative recommendationsArticle
- H.B. 56 would prohibit criminal history disclosure on public employment applicationsArticle
- Candidates file petitions for 2016 electionsArticle
- Avoiding ethics traps this holiday seasonArticle
- Buckeye Valley School District bond issue passes after recountArticle
- Smart political contribution or felony?Article
- FEC issues special election report notice for 8th Congressional DistrictArticle
- 2015 Ohio Election UpdateArticle
- States begin to regulate independent and coordinated expendituresArticle
- The “do’s” and “don’ts” of corporate participation in ballot issue campaignsArticle
- Ballot issues: How involved can corporations get?Article
- What went wrong? Initiative promoter being investigated for misuse of campaign fundsArticle
- New term limits ballot issue certified by Ohio attorney generalArticle
- H.B. 64: Ohio budget overviewArticle
- What went wrong? All in the family: father and son indicted on corruption chargesArticle
- Ohio budget includes changes to ethics, campaign finance lawsArticle
- Court upholds contribution ban on federal contractorsArticle
- Supreme Court ruling on local sign law has implications for political signageArticle
- General Assembly contemplates new avenues for misuse of taxpayer funds complaintsArticle
- Governor Kasich signs legislation to delay the 2016 presidential primaryArticle
- What went wrong? It all started with Downton Abbey-inspired décorArticle
- State Auditor and elections commission consider expanded authority over use of taxpayer funds for ballot issue campaignsArticle
- Ohio Attorney General releases 2015 Yellow BookArticle
- Governor Kasich presents yearly State of the State AddressArticle
- Ohio House legislative priorities unveiled, 23 bills introducedArticle
- SEC fines Ernst & Young for illegal lobbyingArticle
- Five reasons to adopt an effective corporate ethics and compliance programArticle
- What went wrong? Using corporate funds for political fundraisersArticle
- PAC fundraising checkupArticle
- U.S. Senate adjourns without passing TRIA reauthorizationArticle
- Lobbyists and members-elect reminded of expenditure reporting requirementsArticle
- Five simple steps to ensure state award complianceArticle
- Ohio Senate adopts redistricting reform measure, House concurrence expectedArticle
- Don’t be a Scrooge! How to show your appreciation for public employees this holiday season and stay out of troubleArticle
- What you need to know about inaugural and transition activities in Ohio, from a state and federal perspectiveArticle
- Election day highlights: Ohio judiciary, libraries, schools and human servicesArticle
- Mitigating the risks of political activityArticle
- 2014 post-general election updateArticle
- 2014 post-general election update – State Board of EducationArticle
- Ohio election update – Results of key statewide racesArticle
- FEC issues final rules on independent expenditures and electioneering communicationsArticle
- What went wrong? A timeline of failure to report gifts and mealsArticle
- Big changes in Ohio’s laws on false campaign statementsArticle
- Five things you should never say when the government comes knockingArticle
- Employer guidelines for election day activityArticle
- How does dark money stay dark?Article
- U.S. Supreme Court delays start of early voting in OhioArticle
- Another Ohio court strikes down false campaign speech regulationArticle
- Decision on false campaign statement laws has Implications for ballot issue campaignsArticle
- Ohio appellate court strikes down texting-while-driving lawArticle
- Court strikes Ohio’s false campaign statement lawsArticle
- “Golden Week” restored by federal judgeArticle
- Political parties seek guidance on national convention expensesArticle
- Protecting internal company investigation communicationsArticle
- Ohio Ethics Commission investigationsArticle
- FEC releases summary of campaign activity during Initial 15 months of election cycleArticle
- What went wrong? Pay-to-play laws can have serious consequencesArticle
- Political activity do’s and don’ts for 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizationsArticle
- Rules for inviting a public official to charitable eventsArticle
- Cleveland named host city for 2016 Republican National ConventionArticle
- To identify or not to identify, that is the question for ballot initiatives in CaliforniaArticle
- Lobbyist takes plea deal as the focus turns to the legislatorsArticle
- What went wrong? Lobbyist guilty of misdemeanors for filing False Disclosure formsArticle
- A gift by any other source might constitute an ethics violationArticle
- Political contributions from partnershipsArticle
- U.S. Supreme Court strikes down limits on aggregate campaign contributionsArticle
- Ohio Supreme Court unanimously upholds Secretary of State Jon Husted's decision to deny ballot certification for Libertarian AG candidate Steven LinnabaryArticle
- Ohio Attorney General releases 2014 Yellow BookArticle
- Ohio’s mid-biennium review budget bill releasedArticle
- Annual expenditure limitations and lobbyist bundling disclosure threshold publishedArticle
- Ballot issues as economic investment toolsArticle
- SEC drops corporate political activity regulationsArticle
- Amendment to the Sunshine Law Permits Economic Development Executive SessionsArticle
- Tea Party Bid to Avoid Disclosing Political Contributors FailsArticle
- Preliminary Injunction Granted in Case Challenging New Petition Circulator LawsArticle
- Ohio Ballot Board Approves Green Energy Amendment Issue to Collect Signatures for the November 2014 BallotArticle
- New Ethics Rule Clarifies Payment of Travel ExpensesArticle
- Ohio Joint Legislative Ethics Commission Issues Memo on Lobbyist Expenditures and Reporting RequirementsArticle
- Top 10 Questions About Political Activity in the Corporate WorkplaceArticle
- Hatch Act Now Allows Most Public Employees to Seek Political OfficeArticle
- A Political Action Committee? We’re Just a Few Concerned Citizens!Article
- The Check's Not All You Have to Sign: Filing Requirements for Corporate Contributors to Ballot Issue CampaignsArticle
- Medicaid Expansion Group Reaches Next Step in Initiated Statute ProcessArticle
- Top Five Dos and Don’ts for Lobbyist FilersArticle
- A Tale of Two Budgets: Competing Views on How the Biennium Budget Will Impact Businesses in OhioArticle
- Lobbyist Reporting Requirements for National ConferencesArticle
- The Journey of Medicaid Expansion from the Affordable Care Act to OhioArticle
- Ohio Governor John Kasich Signs Ohio's $62 Billion Budget for FY 2014-15Article
- Reducing States' Renewable Energy Standards Largely UnsuccessfulArticle
- U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Section 4 of the Voting Rights ActArticle
- Ohio Ethics Commission Releases New Gift and Entertainment Guidelines for State Government Employees and Public OfficialsArticle
- Ohio Governor Kasich Discusses Budget, Taxes, Education and Health Care Reform During the 2013 State of the StateArticle
- Ohio Ethics Commission Releases Guidance on Revolving Door Laws and Financial Disclosure ObligationsArticle
- Ohio Supreme Court Rules That Redrawn Districts are ConstitutionalArticle
- Ohio Election Night RecapArticle
- Corporate Political Activity: PACs, Independent Expenditures and Other Permissible ActivitiesArticle
- Ohio General Assembly Reforms Renewable and Advanced Energy Tax PolicyArticle
Blog Posts
- Overview of Ohio's New Budget Proposal by Governor DeWineBlog Post
- 2024 General Election UpdateBlog Post
- A Closer Look at Kentucky's 2024 General ElectionBlog Post
- Ohio Ethics Commission's New Resolution on PUCO Member Data AccessBlog Post
- Supreme Court of Ohio Announces Adoption of Increased Judicial Campaign LimitsBlog Post
- Ohio Ethics Commission Releases 2023 Opinions and Investigations DataBlog Post
- Ohio Ethics Commission annual report highlights top five categories for investigations in 2022
- 2022 General Election Update
- 2022 August Primary Election Results and Analysis
- Conference ethics considerations
- Ohio Ethics Commission announces the top five categories for investigations in 2021
- First half 2022 review, General Election, and preview of Lame Duck Session
- 2022 Primary Election Update
- Tidying up: Spring cleaning for your PAC
- Ohio Ethics Commission calls for enhanced penalties for ethics violations
- Ohio Elections Commission determines foreign national cannot contribute to a ballot issue PAC
- 2021 general election results
- Ohio Ethics Commission issues advisory opinion
- 2020 general election update
- 2020 Ohio Primary Election: Results and summary
- Ohio Ethics Commission extends filling deadline
- Ohio Ethics Commission's education and training opportunities
- Tidying up: Spring cleaning for your PAC
- 2018 post-general election update
- New FEC advisory opinion impacts state officeholders’ Super PACs
- Shape up your PAC for the new year
- 2017 Ohio election update
- FEC to host webinar for trade associations and their PACs
- Scam PACs
- 2016 post-general election update
- Helpful tip: Ordering PAC checks?
- Most common mistake made by corporate PACs: Giving in the name of another
- 6th Circuit upholds Ohio’s judicial election process
- General Electric to create 300 high-paying jobs at its recently announced U.S. Global Operations Center in Greater Cincinnati