For over a decade, Bricker & Eckler LLP has provided skilled representation to county boards of developmental disabilities throughout Ohio and is one of the few law firms in the state with an established and comprehensive developmental disabilities law practice. The firm also has assisted in the formation of developmental disabilities councils of governments, preparing initial documents and subsequently serving as general counsel. Additionally, Bricker & Eckler LLP has helped to create non-profit corporations, and assists them and developmental disabilities boards in structuring their relationships with one another.

Issues Affecting County Boards of Developmental Disabilities

Bricker & Eckler's services help developmental disability entities to establish and maintain positive and legally well-founded relationships with state and federal agencies, consumers, parents and guardians, employees, service providers, and the community at large. Our attorneys regularly provide legal counsel to developmental disability board clients on matters involving:

• Employment and personnel matters
• Collective bargaining
• Contracts with service providers
• Ethics
• Medicaid compliance
• Investment and use of public funds
• Levy campaigns
• Contract administration and interpretation
• Open meetings and public records
• All phases of construction projects
• Occupational safety

Bricker & Eckler LLP attorneys negotiate contracts, draft policies, provide advice, and represent developmental disability boards in the state and federal courts and before such agencies as the State Employment Relations Board, the Personnel Board of Review, the Department of Administrative Services, the Ohio Bureau of Employment Services, the Bureau of Workers' Compensation, the Ohio Civil Rights Commission, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

Our services are tailored to the specific needs of each particular client and our advice reflects our knowledge of state and federal legal requirements as well as a sensitivity to the issues and constituencies which are vital to that client.

Strong Relationships with Developmental Disability Colleagues

Bricker & Eckler LLP attorneys have established valuable relationships with others in the developmental disability field and often are able to utilize these relationships in an informal and cost-effective manner to obtain a result sought by a client. We are proud of our standing within the community and have, on occasion, been consulted by the Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities regarding interpretation of developmental disabilities law. We welcome the opportunity to work together with prosecuting attorneys on behalf of county boards of developmental disabilities.

Contact Information

The Bricker & Eckler LLP developmental disabilities practice group is chaired by H. Randy Bank. For further information concerning our practice and how we might assist you, please feel free to call Randy or other members of the group directly.