Newark is the seat of Licking County and situated just 30 minutes east of Columbus which makes it popular among city professionals looking for a more suburban lifestyle. Newark is home to 31,000 residents who are proud to say their city plays host to the Longaberger basket corporate headquarters which is shaped like a giant basket. Many other large corporations such as DOW Chemical, General Electric, Bayer, and Boeing have facilities in Newark.

Since Newark is home to so many different kinds of companies and businesses, you shouldn’t be surprised to hear that there are also a number of reputable lawyers too. Lawyers in Newark take a diverse range of cases including bankruptcy, divorce, personal injury, DUI/DWI, and immigration cases like visa and deportation issues.

Newark native Jamie J. Zorrero was arrested by the Central Ohio Drug Enforcement Task Force after receiving a tip from the U.S. Postal Inspection Service. Zorrero allegedly bought methamphetamine in California and attempted to mail it to himself. Zorrero was taken into custody at the Licking County Justice Center and his bail was set at $200,000 after he’d confessed to the ordeal. No federal charges have been filed; only Licking County has filed criminal charges.

If you have pending criminal charges in Newark or simply want to file for divorce, you will be heading to the Licking County Court of Common Pleas which has sole jurisdiction over those cases in Newark. Common pleas courts have sole jurisdiction over mental health, probate, criminal, juvenile, and administrative agency appeals but also take all kinds of civil cases too. If you have an immigration issue to handle in Newark then you’re probably be headed to the U.S. Immigration Court in Ohio.

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For more information on the Newark lawyers and courts, please see the links below:

• City of Newark, Ohio
• Licking County, Ohio
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
• Licking County Bar Association