News

• Deadbeat contractors could make you lose your home

  May 4, 2016

  “A construction lien is a legal way for subcontractors and suppliers to get paid if they do work on your house and the contractor bounces their checks.”

• SBM 21st Century Practice Task Force Unveils Vision to Transform Michigan’s Legal Profession

  April 29, 2016

  “After a comprehensive, year-long process examining how the State Bar of Michigan can best serve the public and support lawyers in the face of a rapidly evolving profession,”

• Law firm re-launches website year in the making

  February 24, 2016

  “A downtown law firm has brought its digital presence in line with its physical space and overall re-branding efforts by re-launching its website.”

• 21st Century Practice Task Force: Town hall informs and seeks input from legal profession

  February 18, 2016

  “The practice of law is changing at an accelerating pace. The changes include the influence of technology, globalization, the blurring of traditional jurisdictional borders, new models for regulating legal services and educating legal professionals, public expectations about how to seek and obtain

• The corporate veil isn’t impenetrable

  December 30, 2015

  “In most cases forming a corporation or an LLC will provide an individual with personal liability protection — but not always.”

• Grand Rapids Business Journal: Employee or contractor? How to avoid misclassification

  August 7, 2015

  “For employers who want to avoid a fight, they need to review all of their independent contractor arrangements with a critical eye”

• Grand Rapids Business Journal: West Michigan attorneys win statewide honors

  July 29, 2015

  “A trio of attorneys from West Michigan have been named to the 2015 class of Michigan Women in the Law by Michigan Lawyers Weekly.”

• Grand Rapids Business Journal: Joint liability found in H2A grower/contractor relationship

  June 26, 2015

  “While working with an H2A labor contractor to obtain foreign migrant workers can be beneficial for growers in terms of easing costs and liability, it doesn’t waylay all risks for the grower”

• Wealthy Lake Michigan homeowner wins back property tax exemptions

  May 15, 2015

  “The ruling will cut Nass’ $17,000 winter property tax bill by about $9,000 a year for the home she owns on 100 feet of Lake Michigan beach.”

• Grand Rapids Business Journal, “Law firm sees attorney collaboration and growth ahead”

  March 30, 2015

  “The new “fresh and modern” space was designed with an eye toward the future and with a goal of counteracting the unintended consequence of a more technology-driven work style”