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- A Rare Occurrence: A Jury Trial in Ottawa County
- Attorney undermines estate plan of wealthy philanthropist
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- Second Marriage Leads to Family Discord
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- webinar: Employment Contract ABC’s: Avoid Big Mistakes and Embrace Best Practices
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- Jon Siebers Named as Business Practice Group Chair
- Cross Named as Estate Planning Practice Group Chair
- Dudley and Furtado Elected as Shareholders
- Pearson Elected as President of Executive Committee
- Baginski Joins Rhoades McKee as an Associate
- Rhoades McKee Ranked as a Grand Rapids Metropolitan Tier 1 Law Firm
- Rhoades McKee Welcomes Audrey Patterson
- Rhoades Named Fellow of Michigan State Bar Foundation
- Nine Attorneys Recognized as Super Lawyers®
- Suanne Watt Stay Selected as One of Only Three Grand Rapids Lawyers Recognized as Michigan’s “Women in the Law”
- Twenty-One Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in Best Lawyers® 2019
- Rhoades McKee Welcomes Summer Associates from the Minority Clerkship Program
- Stephanie Myott-Beebe Named Bar Association Trustee
- Commercial Litigation Work Ranked by Chambers and Partners
- Rhoades McKee Expands to Hastings and Welcomes Stephanie Fekkes
- Opus Packaging Acquires Wabash Container
- Dunlop and Myott-Beebe Elected as Shareholders
- Walson Joins Rhoades McKee as an Associate
- Ranked as a Grand Rapids Metropolitan Tier 1 Law Firm
- Dunlop Named as 2018 Up and Coming Lawyer
- Paul McCarthy Named Local Litigation Star by Benchmark Litigation
- Nelson will receive 2018 Lion of Bankruptcy Award from The Federal Bar Association
- Courtade to receive 2018 Hudson Award – State Bar of Michigan’s Highest Honor
- Ten Attorneys Recognized as Super Lawyers®
- Five Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year”
- Steve Hulst Named to Benchmark Litigation “40 & Under Hot List”
- Illinois Tourist Seeks $7.5 Million in Damages for Fraudulent Practices of Michigan Recreational Jeep Rental Company
- Rhoades McKee Welcomes Summer Associates
- Commercial Litigation Team Ranked by Chambers and Partners
- Neckers and Spalding Recognized for 50 Years of Legal Service
- Koral Fritz and Andrea Snyder Join Rhoades McKee
- Patrick Drueke Elected to Executive Committee
- Rhoades McKee Welcomes Lisa Bruinsma
- David Bevins Elected to Serve as Board Member of TMA
- Rhoades McKee Ranked as a Grand Rapids Metropolitan Tier 1 Law Firm
- Jonathan Siebers Honored as a CARWM Distinguished Affiliate Member
- Steiner Elected as Chair for the State Bar of Michigan’s Environmental Law Section
- Sixteen Rhoades McKee Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in Best Lawyers® 2018
- Founders Sponsors Rhoades McKee Reeds Lake Triathlon Post Race Celebration
- Rhoades McKee’s Commercial Litigation Work Ranked by Chambers and Partners
- Rhoades McKee Welcomes Summer Associates
- Brainerd Elected to Shareholder
- Rhoades McKee Welcomes New Finance Director
- Rhoades McKee Attorneys Recognized as Super Lawyers®
- Sixteen Rhoades McKee Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in Best Lawyers® 2017
- Rhoades McKee Welcomes Business Attorney Hal Ostrow
- Rhoades McKee Welcomes Alvin Storrs
- Rhoades McKee Named a 2016 Leading Law Firm by Chambers USA
- Rhoades McKee Welcomes Julie Blindauer
- Dunlop appointed to Wedgwood Christian Services Board of Directors
- Rhoades McKee Achieves Top Metropolitan Rankings in US News – Best Lawyers “Best Firms”
- Myott Named to Porter Hills Foundation Professional Advisory Committee
- Steiner Elected to SBM Environmental Law Section Council Position
- Pine Rest EAP/CAP Partners with Rhoades McKee to Offer Legal Consultation Services
- Rhoades McKee Attorneys recoginized as Best Lawyers “Lawyer of the Year” & 17 selected for inclusion as 2016 Best Lawyers®
- Rhoades McKee Expands to the Lakeshore
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- Law firm elects president of executive committee
- BIM: Change is Coming – But What Are the Legal Risks?
- Make-A-Wish® Michigan adds three members to the volunteer Board of Directors
- Experts ask: ‘Will Michigan bridge the pay gap?’
- Employment lawyer updates options for compliance with new DOL overtime rule
- Spectrum to expand downtown
- Five decades later, records clerk calls it a career
- Rhoades McKee Heaps Praises on Records Clerk After Her 50 Years of Work There
- Believe it or not: Ex-MSU staffer files request for Harbaugh deposition in lawsuit against Dantonio
- Will Mark Dantonio and Jim Harbaugh both be deposed in MSU football lawsuit?
- DOL Issues New Overtime Exemption Threshold
- Risk Specialists Blunt About Marijuana Impacts
- Amazon Founder Jeff Bazos Divorcing Wife After 25 Years
- Forum Examines Future of Technology, Workspace Design
- Time to Act? Advisers tell clients to accelerate transaction timelines to take advantage of strong valuations
- Deal for Lectro breathes new life into Midwest Timer
- Sparks finds ‘perfect’ deal with acquisition of Nuvar
- Up to the task: Hudson Award Honoree Helped Lead SBM Effort
- Attorneys win state bar awards
- Federal Suit Claims Vitales Avoided OT Pay; Company Denies
- Man Rolls Jeep on Beach Dunes, Sues Rental Car Company for $7.5 Million
- Rhoades McKee Seeks Damages Against Jeep Rental Company on Behalf of Illinois Client
- $7.5M Lawsuit After Jeep Rolls on Dunes
- Businesses Take Differing Approaches to Counter Cybersecurity Threats, Survey Finds
- Cyclical Construction Industry Creates Unique Challenges for Succession Planning
- Growth Amid Regulation: How to Avoid Unanticipated Consequences
- Buyers Outnumber Sellers as More PE Firms, Individual Investors Enter the Market
- Law Firm Appoints Attorneys to Executive Committee
- Koral Fritz, Andrea Snyder Bring Impressive Skills to Rhoades McKee
- Law Firm Hires Attorneys
- Tax reform and its impact on business
- Florida Estate Sale Business Owner Alleges Fox, ‘Pawn Stars’ Producer Damaged Reputation
- Duly Noted: Drueke Elected to Rhoades McKee Executive Committee
- Estate Sale Business Owner Accuses Fox Network of Defamation
- Professional service firms embrace events for client development, community connection
- Breaking ‘paper handcuffs:’ Manufacturers search for loopholes to avoid litigation from employee poaching
- Township drops assessment against nonprofit
- Tittabawassee Township Drops Property Tax Assessment Against Nonprofit Baruch; Other Cities Follow
- Avoiding ‘Civil War’ Experts Weigh in on How Family-Owned Businesses Can Avoid Damaging Litigation
- Rhoades McKee Welcomes Trial Attorney Ian Northon
- Court Clarifies Tax Rules for Charities
- Fort Myers woman sentenced to 15 years in prison for estate sale thefts
- M&A Market Shift Ahead?
- Small Business M&A Requires Patience and Financial Savvy
- New normal shapes Rhoades’ family law practice
- Get to Know: Bruce Courtade
- How Well Do You Know Your Construction Job Site?
- Bosses: Take action to avoid worker status liability
- Law firm names finance director
- Law firm targets client experience
- Rhoades McKee ‘drills deeply’ into intensifying client-centered focus
- Attorneys warn of increase in IRS scams
- Labor Department’s Changes to Persuader Agreement Rules Have Uncertain Future
- How Well Do You Know Your Construction Job Site?
- A sidebar with…Martin W. Buschle
- To Protect Assets Upon Death, TOD’s the name
- Wife’s Path to Recovery Results in Attorney Promoting Mary Free Bed
- Deadbeat contractors could make you lose your home
- SBM 21st Century Practice Task Force Unveils Vision to Transform Michigan’s Legal Profession
- Law firm re-launches website year in the making
- 21st Century Practice Task Force: Town hall informs and seeks input from legal profession
- Lottery win becomes annual nightmare
- The corporate veil isn’t impenetrable
- Grand Rapids Business Journal: Employee or contractor? How to avoid misclassification
- Grand Rapids Business Journal: West Michigan attorneys win statewide honors
- Grand Rapids Business Journal: Joint liability found in H2A grower/contractor relationship
- Wealthy Lake Michigan homeowner wins back property tax exemptions
- Grand Rapids Business Journal, “Law firm sees attorney collaboration and growth ahead”
- Grand Rapids Business Journal, “Winter slips and falls lead to rise in workers’ comp claims”
- Businessman’s scam to buy company proves to be a costly backfire in a court
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- Court of Appeals Expands Scope of Amendments of Affidavits of Merit
- Michigan Court of Appeals Clarifies Next Friend Appointments
- Ruling Defines “Issued” Date for Letters of Authority in Wrongful Death Cases
- Court of Appeals Maintains Status Quo: Crego v McLean
- Res Ipsa Loquitur Applies in Premises Liability Cases
- Escalating Environmental Due Diligence Costs Ahead?
- Court Ruling Lacks Direction on Ordinary Negligence and Malpractice Claims
- Court of Appeals Publishes Opinion Impacting Use of Experts
- Take 2? Supreme Court Asked to Revisit Harrison
- New LUST Money Available to Fund Cleanups in Michigan
- Court of Appeals Addresses a Plaintiff’s Ability to Pursue New Theories of Malpractice Not Included in the Plaintiff’s Notice of Intent
- Live to File Another Day
- Court Sets Timer on Oppression Claims
- Vapor Intrusion: Afraid to Inhale?
- Recent Legislation Improves Michigan Brownfield Program
- Form or Substance: Enhanced Practice for Physician’s Assistants?
- Do You Want to Place a Bet?
- New Statute Precludes Plaintiffs in Medical Malpractice Actions from Recovering Windfall in Economic Damages
- Reduce Risk While Raising Equity
- Opinion Highlights Danger of Vicarious Liability based on Teaching Contracts with Non-Employed Physicians
- Playground flooring sheds light on implied warranties
- Break Ground Using Senior Debt
- Recent Ruling May Have Insurance Companies Dusting Off Old Files for New Claims
- Michigan Court of Appeals Affirms Order Striking Plaintiff’s Sole Standard of Care Expert
- Court of Appeals and Supreme Court Face-off Over Daubert Standards
- Business Court Rules on Post-Termination Commissions
- “Prevailing Party” Does Not Need to Win Claim to Collect Attorney Fees
- Michigan Supreme Court Addresses Pandora and Privacy
- Michigan Supreme Court Vacates Prior Order Granting Leave to Appeal and Leaves the Issue of Damages for Negotiated Insurance Discounts to the Legislature
- Michigan Supreme Court Addresses Admissibility of Expert Standard of Care Opinions and Qualification of Expert Witness in Medical Malpractice Action
- Jury Awards Damages and Sends a Message to an Unclaimed Property Firm
- Michigan Supreme Court Recognizes Municipalities’ Right to Adopt Local Prevailing Wage Ordinances
- Jury Protects West Michigan Business With “No Cause” Verdict in Sales Commission Dispute
- Are Your Arbitration Provisions Enforceable?
- Obtaining Injunctive Relief in the Michigan Business Court: When Your Business Needs Immediate Court Action
- Equipment Lessors Not Covered by Builders Trust Fund Act
- A Home-Field Advantage: Protecting Your Business with Forum-Selection Provisions
- Can You Recover Attorney Fees in the Michigan Courts?
- Statutory Conversion: Recent Rulings Provide Clarity and Relief for Litigation Plaintiffs
- Listing Broker’s Liability for Failure to Disclose Property Defect
- A cautionary Tale for Residential Real Estate Professionals: Appraisal Contingency May Not Mean What you Intend
- Category: Agriculture
- Agency Rulemaking in the Wake of COVID-19: How to Prepare
- Does Your FIFRA Cost-Share Agreement Avoid Risk?
- Renew Your Michigan Hemp Registration or License
- New Resource Available for Michigan Hemp Producers
- Paranoid about Cannabinoids? The FDA’s Newly-Expressed Concerns About CBD in Food Products
- Doughnut Worry, Be Hoppy: More Foreign Suppliers Must Meet Food Safety Requirements
- Let’s Taco ’bout Produce: Small and Very Small Farms Must Comply with the Produce Safety Rule
- Spoiled Milk! A Crisis for Michigan Dairy Farmers
- Preparing Your Workplace for Legalized Marijuana
- Butter be Ready: The Preventive Controls for Human and Animal Food Rules Take Effect
- Foreign Supplier Verification Program Rule Affects More Importers
- Food Safety Modernization Act: The Impact on the Food Industry One Bite at a Time
- PACA Contracts: Court Ruling Outlines Best Practices for Payment Terms
- New Regulations for Michigan Medical Marijuana Businesses Put Applicants on FBI’s Radar
- Recent Ruling Clarifies Possession for Medical Marijuana Caregivers
- Category: Business Law
- How Will COVID-19 Impact My Contracts?
- DOL Issues Additional Guidance on Families First Coronavirus Response Act
- CARES: Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act
- Residential Contractors Must Quickly Clean Up, Pick Up and Button Up Ongoing Residential Construction Projects
- Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Q&A
- IRS RESPONSE TO COVID-19
- Understanding Governor Whitmer’s Executive Order for Michigan
- Workplace Issues Prompted By The COVID-19 Pandemic
- I Dissent! How to Exercise Dissenter’s Rights Under Michigan Law
- Starting the Year off Right
- The New Salary Requirements: Understand the Options and Liability
- Court Enforces Shareholder Valuation Agreement
- DOL Announces Rule Increasing Minimum Salary Level
- Exploring Key Considerations for Option Contracts
- Shareholder Oppression: Will You “Know It When You See It?”
- Two Weeks Down, Fifty More to Go!
- New Sales and Use Tax Standards
- IRS Enforces Passport Restrictions to Collect Tax Debt
- Why First Impressions Matter in Business Valuation Litigation
- New Deduction for Pass-Through Entities
- Game Over for Entertainment Deductions
- Commercial Litigation Team Shares Insight on 2017
- Recent Ruling Reinforces the Importance of Understanding Contract Terms
- Business Court Weighs in on Employee vs. Independent Contractor Dispute Regarding Insurance Coverage
- Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
- Michigan Supreme Court Clarifies Standard Applied to B2B Noncompetition Agreements
- Piercing the Corporate Veil: Can You Be Held Individually Liable for Your Business’ Obligations?
- Court Sends Warning Signal to Michigan Business Owners Regarding Shareholder Oppression Litigation
- An Overview of Buying or Selling a Business
- Category: Human Resources and Employment Law
- Employers: Navigate the Families First Coronavirus Response Act
- Michigan Employers Face Potential Return of Wage and Salary Increases
- Should You Require Employees to Sign an Arbitration Agreement?
- Michigan Legislature Repeals Prevailing Wage Act
- Employment Discrimination in Michigan
- Resetting the Table
- Pay Deductions for Salaried Employees: You Ask, We Answer
- New Healthcare Coverage Option for Small Employers
- Department of Labor Refuses to Concede Overtime Battle
- Federal Court Throws New Overtime Rules Into Limbo
- you ask, we answer.
- Hi, Boss! I’m the Employee You Didn’t Hire
- OSHA Online Injury Regulations Take Effect August 10
- You Ask, We Answer.
- DOL Overtime Rule Finally Announced
- OSHA Online Injury Reporting Rule Finalized
- New Year New Wage Increase
- Important Lessons Regarding Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreements from the Kent County Business Court
- Employers: Get Ready to Pay More Overtime
- Nursing Mothers in the Workplace – A Helpful Reminder to Employers
- New FMLA Forms Available for Employers
- SHHH….DON’T TALK ABOUT IT
- Category: Individual Services – Estate planning, probate, and family law
- Administering a Special Needs Trust
- Legal Documents Every College Student Should Have
- Young Families Need Estate Planning Too!
- What to Ask Before Retaining a Divorce Lawyer
- State Licensing Investigations
- Health Professionals Recovery Program
- Administrative Complaints, Compliance Conferences and Administrative Hearings
- Michigan’s DAPT Law Protects Assets from Creditors
- Michigan Legislature Abolishes Dower
- How Does the Election Impact Estate and Gift Taxes?
- New Ruling Impacts Child Support for Children over 18
- Court of Appeals Rules on Parenting Rights for Unmarried Same-Sex Couples
- Are Your Digital Assets Included in Your Estate Plan?
- Should I Sign a Trust?
- Michigan Supreme Court Permits Homeowners to Recover Transfer Taxes
- A Primer on Asset Purchase Agreements
- A Primer on Stock Purchase Agreements
- New Michigan Personal Property Tax Exemption Requirements
- Category: IT Law, Privacy, and Cybersecurity
- Category: Mergers and Acquisitions
- Non-Disclosure Agreements: The Beginning of a Deal
- Should You Sell Your Business to Your Employees?
- Selling Your Business to a Family Member
- Should I Sell My Business to Private Equity?
- Selling Your Business to a Strategic Buyer
- What are Sandbagging and Anti-Sandbagging Clauses?
- Fundamental Representations and Warranties
- What are the differences between qualified and unqualified representations and warranties?
- What Are Representations and Warranties and Why Do We Have Them?
- Category: Real Estate, Environmental, and Construction
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