Archive: October 2015

• Myott Named to Porter Hills Foundation Professional Advisory Committee

  October 8, 2015

  (October 19, 2015) Rhoades McKee Attorney Stephanie Myott has been named to the Porter Hills Foundation Professional Advisory Committee (PAC). According to the Foundation’s website, the PAC “makes recommendations pertinent to attaining philanthropic support from the community to champion the priorities of Porter Hills Foundation.” A member of the Estate Planning and Family Law Practice […]

• A Home-Field Advantage: Protecting Your Business with Forum-Selection Provisions

  October 7, 2015

  (October 8, 2015) Doing business today often involves working with other businesses in different counties, states, and even countries. Indeed, the internet makes it especially easy to find the best, most cost-effective business partners, no matter where they are physically located. And while both businesses typically enter into the long-distance relationship with the best of […]

• Michigan Supreme Court Permits Homeowners to Recover Transfer Taxes

  October 6, 2015

  (October 8, 2015) This summer, the Michigan Supreme Court issued an opinion in Gardner v. Department of Treasury, ruling that homeowners who can demonstrate, when they sell their principal residence, that the state equalized value (SEV) at the time of sale is less than or equal to the SEV at the time of their purchase […]

• Steiner Elected to SBM Environmental Law Section Council Position

  October 6, 2015

  (October 15, 2015) Scott Steiner of Rhoades McKee was elected to serve as the Secretary / Treasurer of the Environmental Law Section Council of the State Bar of Michigan. Chair of the firm’s Real Estate and Environmental Law Practice Groups and a member of the Agricultural Services Group, he has also recently completed the State […]