Manos, Martin, Pergram & Dietz Co., LPA

"Caring Counseling and Sophisticated Solutions Since 1951"

Serving the needs of our clients in Delaware, Franklin, and surrounding Counties from our office in Delaware, Ohio and a client convenience office in Columbus, Ohio

At Manos, Martin, Pergram & Dietz our clients' interests are paramount. We analyze legal problems from our client's perspective. Our lawyers seek to facilitate, not obstruct. The best solution to any problem is one which is timely, effective, complete and takes into account the client's unique business and personal circumstances. Our commitment is to follow that philosophy.

Manos, Martin, Pergram & Dietz is a firm of professionals whose goal it is to provide exemplary legal services to our clients. Our lawyers are both advocates and counselors.  We are committed to meeting the needs of small to medium businesses, as well as individual and family related legal needs.

Our firm, which was founded in 1951, has a Martindale-Hubbell rating of AV® Preeminent™ 5.0 out of 5, the highest rating given, and is listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers. We have an office in Delaware, Ohio, and a client convenience office in Columbus, Ohio.

Client Bulletin - View our recent client bulletins

• January 2010-Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers; Citizens United and Ohio Elections Law; Cell Phone Search Requires Warrant; Federal Housing Authority Increases Up-Front MIP (Mortgage Insurance Protection) Requirements on FHA Loans; Ohio License and Registration Renewal Late Fees; 2010 Standard Mileage Rates

• December 2009-Another Case, Different Facts, Holding a Corporate/Company Officer Personally Liable, as Guarantor, on a Corporate Obligation; New Credit Reporting Rules - Effective July 1, 2010; Transfer on Death (TOD) now Created by Affidavit Rather than Deed

• November 2009-Living Wills; Let your Heirs know your On-Line Passwords; Current Issue in "Takings" Law; Frivolous Conduct; Sanctions Decision; Identity Theft-Red Flags Rule Delay-Clarification; Thanye Gray Receives Special Recognition from Main Street Delaware

• October 2009 - Company Targets Elderly for Living Trusts in Violation of Ohio Law; Delaware County Real Estate Tax Pre-Payment (Escrow) Program Adopted; "Red Flags" Identity Theft Enforcement Again Delayed by the FTC; New "Furnisher" Rules Under the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) to be Effective July 1, 2010

• September 2009-Court Decision Finds Corporate Officer Personally Liable on Corporate Contract Despite Signing Using Corporate Title; Ohio Supreme Court Upholds Constitutionality of "Cap" on Tort Awards Against Political Subdivisions; Advising Concerning the Legal Implications of use of Particular Deed Forms is the Practice of Law; No Change in State Minimum Wage for 2010; Meet the Candidates; Firm Now Accepts Discover

• August 2009-Ohio Department of Insurance Acts to Liquidate The Physicians Assurance Corporation; Commercial "Robocalls" Effectively Banned

• Client Alert Memorandum - Interest Rate

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State of Ohio Power of Attorney for Health Care and Living Will Forms

Mental Health Declaration

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