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• Helping Nonprofits Do More Good.

  April 18, 2019

  Join us for a complimentary event designed exclusively for nonprofit professionals to understand the top trends in the nonprofit sector and the best practices of tax planning and employment law.   Keynote: Top Trends in the Nonprofit Sector Donna Murray-Brown | President and CEO of Michigan Nonprofit Association A statewide and national perspective on the […]

• Rhoades McKee Expands to Hastings and Welcomes Stephanie Fekkes

  April 16, 2019

  Rhoades McKee is pleased to announce an expansion of legal services to Hastings, Barry County and the surrounding communities and welcomes a new shareholder, Stephanie Fekkes. “We look forward to providing comprehensive services to Hastings and the surrounding communities.  Centrally located between Grand Rapids, Lansing, and Kalamazoo, Hastings offers us a unique location to connect […]

• Paranoid about Cannabinoids? The FDA’s Newly-Expressed Concerns About CBD in Food Products

  March 19, 2019

  Whether you’re a consumer or work in the food business, you likely have seen hemp-based cannabidiol (or “CBD”) products exploding in the market recently. CBD, which is a popular natural remedy used for many common ailments, is one of the 104 chemical compounds known as cannabinoids found in the cannabis or marijuana plant. Unlike tetrahydrocannabinol […]

• Opus Packaging Acquires Wabash Container

  March 15, 2019

  Rhoades McKee represented Opus Packaging – Wabash, LLC, an affiliate of Opus Packaging Group, Inc., in the acquisition of Wabash Container of Mount Carmel, Illinois.  Founded in 1993, Wabash is a corrugated sheet conversion plant that provides custom packaging in the tristate area offering a large range of manufacturing capabilities for over 25 years.  Wabash […]

• Michigan Employers Face Potential Return of Wage and Salary Increases

  March 11, 2019

  Two recent developments have resurrected wage and salary increases that Michigan employers thought were dead. These developments will force them to be cautious when determining the cost of labor for purposes of their operations and the cost at which they can sell their goods. News from Washington Regarding Potential Salary Increase While salaries paid to […]

• Exploring Key Considerations for Option Contracts

  March 11, 2019

  It’s good to know your options.  You don’t want chips with your sandwich? You’ll be happy to know you have the option to substitute fries (or fruit, for those more health conscious). You want a heated steering wheel, touchscreen navigation, and the DVD system in your SUV? You’re in luck. Those options can all be […]

• Doughnut Worry, Be Hoppy: More Foreign Suppliers Must Meet Food Safety Requirements

  March 10, 2019

  Effective March 18, four additional importers are required to comply with the Foreign Supplier Verification Program Rule (FSVP), which requires importers to ensure that foreign food suppliers are meeting the food safety standards the FDA requires of domestic food manufacturers. The additional types of importers that must comply with the FSVP: importers of animal food […]

• Young Families Need Estate Planning Too!

  February 19, 2019

  “I am not old enough for an estate plan.” “Wills and Trusts are for the rich.  All I have is debt and kids.” “Who me?  I’m still healthy.” All of these are common responses when parents of young children are asked if they have prepared an estate plan.  But consider the consequences…. When parents leave […]

• Shareholder Oppression: Will You “Know It When You See It?”

  February 14, 2019

  A US Supreme Court Justice once famously stated that, while he might not be able to intelligently define what qualifies as obscene or pornographic, “I know it when I see it.”1 Many advisors and owners say the same thing about “shareholder oppression.”  They might not know the exact definition of “shareholder oppression,” but they claim […]

• Dunlop and Myott-Beebe Elected as Shareholders

  February 4, 2019

  (February 4, 2019) Rhoades McKee is pleased to announce that Jacob Dunlop and Stephanie Myott-Beebe were recently elected to Shareholder. Jacob Dunlop Dunlop focuses his practice helping entrepreneurs, their businesses and families navigate a broad range of corporate issues including business formation, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions, succession planning, credit facilities and real estate matters. […]