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Help With Zoning

Looking for help to answer zoning questions.

I had the idea that if Claude had access to prior legal cases, it could be helpful to find cases related to zoning and find out who the lawyer was. This could be a good person to help answer questions about what I hope to do.

Do you have access to court cases files in Warren County Ohio?
I am curious about some zoning regulations. I thought it might be good to talk with an attourney, and it seems like a great way to find a competent attourney in this area would be to look at prior court cases. Is there an MCP server of something we could possibly connect to get you that type of information?
I think we lost internet there for a moment, can you continue what you were doing?
Is this something that if I was using Claude Cowork it might do all three of those for me at the same time?
Can you give me a summary of this conversation in a markdown file that I could give to Cowork to instruct it what we want it to do?

Warren County Ohio – Zoning Attorney Research Task

Background

I am a property owner in Warren County, Ohio looking into zoning regulations. I want to find a competent real estate/zoning attorney in the area. The recommended approach is to research prior court cases to identify attorneys with proven experience in Warren County zoning matters.

Goal

Research and compile a list of qualified zoning/real estate attorneys who have active case history in Warren County, Ohio. Prioritize attorneys with demonstrated experience in zoning disputes, variances, or land use cases.

Research Sources

Please search all three of the following sources and consolidate the results:

1. Warren County Clerk of Courts

  • URL: https://www.co.warren.oh.us (navigate to Clerk of Courts / case search)
  • Warren County likely uses Tyler Technologies' Odyssey case management system
  • Search for zoning-related cases (keywords: "zoning", "variance", "land use", "R.C. 519", "R.C. 303")
  • Note attorney names appearing on these cases

2. CourtListener / RECAP

  • URL: https://www.courtlistener.com
  • Search for Ohio zoning cases, filtering for Warren County or Southern District of Ohio where applicable
  • Look up attorney profiles tied to relevant cases
  • API available at https://www.courtlistener.com/api/ if needed

3. Ohio State Bar Association Attorney Search

  • URL: https://www.ohiobar.org/find-a-lawyer/
  • Search for attorneys in Warren County, Ohio
  • Filter by practice area: Real Estate, Zoning, Land Use, or Municipal Law
  • Cross-reference any names found in court cases above

Deliverable

Please produce a markdown file (zoning-attorneys-warren-county.md) containing:

  • A table of attorneys found, including:
    • Name
    • Firm
    • Contact information (if available)
    • Number of relevant cases found (if available)
    • Source(s) where they appeared
  • A brief notes section on any attorneys who appeared in multiple sources (stronger signal of experience)
  • Links to relevant case records where possible

Notes

  • Focus on Warren County, Ohio specifically (county seat: Lebanon, OH)
  • Zoning matters in Ohio are governed under Ohio Revised Code Chapters 303 (county) and 519 (township)
  • Springboro, Ohio is within Warren County — cases near Springboro are particularly relevant