Some attorneys facing hardship during pandemic due to slower courts, struggling clients
Some attorneys facing hardship during pandemic due to slower courts, struggling clients John Futty and Dean Narciso, The Columbus Dispatch © Tom Dodge, The Columbus Dispatch Ed Hastie, left, attorney for ComFest, outside the Federal Courthouse June 20, 2017, with ComFest's Michael Gruber, center, and Doug Gouty, right. In the first months of the coronavirus pandemic, Grandview Heights attorney Ed Hastie was overwhelmed by calls and messages from owners of bars and restaurants. His clients were frantic as health orders and curfews began to restrict operations and cut into t...