Legal Center LIVE! 2026

Your front row seat to the legal issues reshaping Ohio’s restaurant & hospitality industry

Navigate legal challenges and gather policy insights 

Ohio’s restaurant and hospitality industry is navigating one of the most complicated legal environments in years. From workforce challenges and real estate pressures to cybersecurity threats, delivery‑platform taxation, and the national policy reset coming out of Washington. Legal Center LIVE! brings together the state’s top legal minds and national experts to help operators understand what’s changing, what’s at stake and what actions will protect their business heading into 2027.

This is a high‑impact, operator‑focused afternoon designed to give you clarity, confidence and practical guidance you can use immediately.

Why Operators Should Attend

You’ll leave with insights that help you:

• Avoid costly legal mistakes in workers’ compensation, safety, compliance and real estate.
• Navigate landlord‑tenant challenges and make smarter real estate decisions.
• Understand your cybersecurity exposure and how to respond effectively.
• Fix sales tax and delivery platform issues that drain margins.
• Strengthen profitability through smarter documentation, POS practices and growth planning through expansion.
• Plan smarter growth through franchising, licensing, capital investment or new locations.
• Prepare for the national policy shifts that will impact restaurants and hospitality businesses after the 2026 midterms.

If you’re an owner, executive or operator -- this is the room you want to be in.

Featured Topics & Presenters

Local, Regional and National Legal Challenges

A fast overview of the biggest legal issues impacting restaurants and hospitality businesses in Ohio and across the country.

Workforce Solutions

Presented by | Perez Morris

A deep‑dive legal segment led by Managing Partner Sarah Crabtree Perez and the Perez Morris team. (Full session details forthcoming.)

Navigating Legal Challenges in Hospitality: Workers’ Compensation, Real Estate & Cybersecurity 
 

Presented by | Bricker Graydon Wyatt

Learn how to reduce compensation costs, manage landlord‑tenant issues strategically and protect your business from cybersecurity threats.

What Restaurants Need to Know About Sales Tax, Delivery Platforms & Hidden SALT Risks 
 

Guest Speaker | GBQ Partners

Jeffrey Monsman explains how operators experience issues related to their tax collection responsibilities relating to their sales through third-party delivery platforms and the simple fixes that protect your margins.

Growing Your Restaurant Brand: Expansion Strategies, Capital Considerations & Common Pitfalls 
 

Presented by | Kegler Brown Hill + Ritter

Explore franchising, licensing, capital raising and the legal structures that support long‑term growth.

Washington Reset: What the Midterms Mean for Business 

Special Guest Speaker, Aaron Frazier, Vice President of Public Policy at the NRA breaks down the policy shifts coming out of D.C. and what they mean for restaurants in 2027 and beyond.

PAC Fundraiser at Jeff Ruby’s Steakhouse

(Separate Registration Required)

4:00 PM – 5:30 PM 

Legal Center LIVE! attendees and others who have made a contribution to the ORHA PAC will join us at Jeff Ruby’s Steakhouse to support the advocacy work that protects Ohio’s restaurant and hospitality industry. 

To register for the PAC Fundraiser, Contact Grant Stahl

Reserve Your Seat Now

Legal Center LIVE! is one of ORHA’s most important annual events and seats fill quickly. If you want to protect your business, strengthen your margins and stay ahead of the legal and policy issues shaping our industry then you belong at Legal Center LIVE!

Click REGISTER above to attend.

Thank You to Our Sponsor

For questions or more information, please contact Rick Brunsman at 614-246-0217 or email at rbrunsman@ohiorestaurant.org.