In August, the Dayton Business Journal published its annual list "Dayton-Area Law Firms," ranked in size by number of local lawyers. FI&C is again the third-largest law firm in Dayton - although we have (and for years have had) the largest litigation practice in this area. No doubt this position is due to the fact that our litigation practice is nationwide.

On October 7, our firm is presenting a damages seminar for corporate counsel, at the Doubletree Hotel across from our offices. The seminar is entitled "Preparing, Presenting and Attacking a Damages Claim in Business Litigation," and has 6.0 hours of free CLE credit. The program's faculty includes a judge and a jury research firm member.

The firm is preparing for its fall recruiting process. The firm plans on-campus visits to the following campuses: Ohio State, Case Western Reserve, Notre Dame, University of Dayton, Indiana University - Bloomington, and the University of Michigan. If you are interested in applying at FI&C, then please send a resume and transcript to John Kendall, Faruki Ireland & Cox P.L.L., 500 Courthouse Plaza, S.W., 10 North Ludlow Street, Dayton, Ohio 45402, or you can e-mail those documents to him at jkendall@ficlaw.com.

Andrew J. Reitz, a second-year associate at FI&C, recently completed an externship program with the Montgomery County Public Defender's Office as part of FI&C's externship program with the Public Defender's Office. During the externship, Andy tried a Felonious Assault and Aggravated Robbery case to a Jury as Second Chair, which resulted in a hung verdict. He also tried a Domestic Violence and Abduction case to a Jury as First Chair. In addition to his trial experience, Andy (1) advised clients at the Montgomery County Jail; (2) participated in preliminary hearings, sentencing hearings, criminal docket sessions, suppression hearings, status conferences, and scheduling conferences with judges; (3) negotiated plea bargains with opposing counsel; (4) researched and analyzed legal issues regarding criminal cases, and (5) drafted legal memoranda, motions in limine, memoranda in opposition, and various other legal documents.

In August, our firm opened our new employee workout room. As a benefit for employees, FI&C has taken additional space in our building and turned it into a complete workout facility for employees. The 2,200 square-foot set of rooms include a full range of exercise equipment (state-of-the-art aerobic equipment, Nautilus/strength machines, free weights, etc.).

Katie Miltner recently authored a note, entitled Discriminatory Filtering: CIPA's Effect on Our Nation's Youth and Why the Supreme Court Erred in Upholding the Constitutionality of The Children's Internet Protection Act, that has been published in the Summer 2005 edition of the Federal Communications Law Journal. The Federal Communications Law Journal, the nation's oldest and largest communications law journal, is published jointly by the Federal Communications Bar Association and the Indiana University School of Law-Bloomington.

Rebecca Owen, recently published her Note in Volume 20 of the Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution. Rebecca's Note, titled In re Uncertainty: A Uniform and Confidential Treatment of Evidentiary and Advocatory Materials Used in Mediation, examines the unsettled topic of confidentiality and privilege as applied to materials prepared for and used in mediation. The Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution focuses exclusively on issues in Alternative Dispute Resolution and is published in cooperation with the American Bar Association Section on Dispute Resolution.