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Congratulations to Karl H. Schneider who has been named a 2008 “Super Lawyer”. “Super Lawyers” is a comprehensive and diverse listing of exceptional attorneys representing a wide spectrum of practice areas, firm sizes and geographic locations. The list is based on surveys of thousands of lawyers and peer reviews. Only the top five percent of lawyers from nearly sixty practice areas are named “Super Lawyers”. This is Mr. Schneider’s fourth year being listed in this publication. 2005-2007 he was recognized in the practice area Criminal Defense: White Collar and in 2008 he was recognized in the practice area Professional Liability: Defense.

Gadolinium is used to obtain a brighter and better image on MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and MRA (magnetic imaging angiography) scans. In people with kidney problems it can cause an incurable disease known as NSF/NFD.

NSF/NFD typically starts with swelling and tightening of the skin, frequently with red or dark patches. Usually only arms and/or legs are involved. It can progress rapidly to woody, thickened, distorted skin that can become so severe that the person cannot walk. There is no effective treatment.

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You may want to consider contacting us if you have NSF/NFD or think you might have it, to discuss your legal rights. You can contact our Pre-Paid Legal Provider department at 1-800-464-2266.

Lisa Wu Fate and Karl H. Schneider presented an educational seminar regarding short sales to over 200 associates from Real Living HER, Inc. at the company’s 2008 All-Agent Kick-Off Meeting. The meeting is a quarterly event attended by hundreds of the company’s associates and is intended to keep Real Living’s associates at the cutting edge of developments in their chosen field. Recent events involving the mortgage market nationwide have caused increased risk of foreclosure and many homeowners find themselves in need of selling their properties on the open market to avoid a distressed foreclosure sale. Sometimes, to accomplish the arms-length sale, short sale negotiations are required. This option, however, creates a host of legal and ethical considerations for Ohio real estate agents, which were discussed in detail at the event.