Agri-Law Summit 2026 Registration is now open
By:Ellen Essman, Senior Research Associate Monday, April 20th, 2026
The OSU Agricultural & Resource Law Program is thrilled to host the Agri-Law Summit 2026 in partnership with the Ohio State Bar Association's Agricultural Law Committee. The day-long conference will be on May 21, 2026 at Retreat 21 Venue & Tap House near Marysville, Ohio.
Agriculture plays a major role in Ohio’s history and economy, and agricultural businesses have unique legal needs. The Agri-Law Summit brings attorneys together to focus on those legal needs. In addition to practical legal skills, we'll discuss new and pending legislation and court cases, as well as emerging legal issues for agriculture. The goal is to grow our competency in meeting the legal needs of agricultural clients, both now and as new needs arise in the future.
Because we also want to grow the next generation of agricultural attorneys, we're offering full scholarships for the conference to current and recently graduated law students, with support from the Paul L. Wright Endowment in Agricultural Law at Ohio State.
The Summit program features a variety of speakers. Here's our line up for the day:
Ohio Department of Agriculture Updates
- Robin McGuire Rose, Chief Legal Counsel, Ohio Department of Agriculture
Court Cases and Legislation We’re Watching
- OSBA Ag Law Committee and OSU Ag Law Team
Farm Financial Stress: Are We There Yet?
- Bruce Clevenger, Farm Management Specialist, OSU Extension
- Eli Earich, Attorney, Barrett, Easterday, Cunningham & Eselgroth
- John Essman, Assistant Vice President and Lender, Kingston National Bank
Hazards Ahead: Farm Tax and Labor Law Myths
- Jeff Lewis, Attorney, OSU Ag & Resource Law Program
Farm Estate Planning Strategies for Non-titled Assets and Long-term Care
- Evin Bachelor, Attorney, Wright & Moore Law Co. LPA
- Robert Moore, Attorney, OSU Ag & Resource Law Program
How Does the Farm Service Agency Affect Our Clients?
- Gregory R. Flax, Attorney, Martin, Browne, Hull & Harper
The New Frontier for Agriculture: Dealing with Data Centers, Carbon Capture, and Competition for Land
- Peggy Kirk Hall, Director, OSU Ag & Resource Law Program
- Chad Endsley, General Counsel, Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
- Andrew Wecker, Attorney, Wright & Moore Law Co. LPA
The program has been submitted to the Ohio Supreme Court for 5.5 hours of Continuing Legal Education credit. We've also built a social aspect into the program, providing attendees time to engage with one another during a breakfast, lunch, and a post-conference social at Retreat 21's beautiful Tap House.
For more information and to register, visit go.osu.edu/agrilawsummit. Current and recent law students should contact Peggy Kirk Hall at hall.673@osu.edu for scholarship information.