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Jack Greiner Testifies Before House Committee on Privacy Issues
July 17, 2007
(Cincinnati, Ohio) Graydon Head & Ritchey LLP partner, John C. Greiner, testified before the State of Ohio House Committee on Juvenile & Family Law arguing for more public access to foster care records.
The focus of the testimony was related to releasing names in the case of 3-year-old Marcus Fiesel, who died in August 2006 when his foster parents tied him up and left him in a closet. Liz and David Carroll Jr. were later convicted of his murder. There is currently a proposed House amendment that would release the names and other details about foster parents only after their license is revoked.
“The public came to know Marcus’ foster parents only when it was too late to raise concerns about their fitness,’’ Greiner testified. “And what the public learned made all of us question why that boy was placed in that house. It is important to remember that Marcus Fiesel died not because the public knew too much about his situation, but because the public knew too little.”
Greiner practices in the areas of commercial litigation, with a focus on media and First Amendment law, and employment law. He has handled dozens of First Amendment cases and helped establish precedent-setting case law requiring that records be available to the public. Greiner earned his B.A., cum laude, in Political Science/Economics from Miami University and his J.D., cum laude, from the University of Notre Dame.
Graydon Head & Ritchey LLP attorneys serve clients in a variety of industries with particular experience with business clients in banking & financial, commercial real estate, media, communications & information, construction, health & elder care, manufacturing, distribution & technology. The Firm provides personal client services to many local business owners and their executives and families in the estate planning and administration area. Graydon Head & Ritchey was recognized for its innovative approach to quality improvement as the first recipient of the Customer Focus Award from the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber.
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