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- Town Hall Meeting – Syngenta GMO Corn
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- Exploration of Issues Confronting Employers under FMLA, ADA and GINA
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- Rhoades McKee Welcomes Badovinac, Lewis, and Sackett
- Meaghan Clayton Elected as Shareholder
- Brett Flessner Joins Rhoades McKee in Hastings
- Thirty One Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in 2022 Grand Rapids Magazine Top Lawyers
- Rhoades McKee Welcomes Keysharri Johnson
- Ten Rhoades McKee Attorneys Recognized in 2022 Super Lawyers®
- Chambers and Partners Names McCarthy a Leader in the Field and Recognizes Rhoades McKee Commercial Litigation Team
- Rhoades McKee Welcomes Laura Kane
- Rhoades McKee Welcomes 2022 Summer Associates
- Ottgen v Katranji
- Rhoades McKee Attorney Hal Ostrow Earns CIPP/US Certification
- Hulst Elected to Rhoades McKee’s Executive Committee
- Peter Veldkamp Joins Rhoades McKee as an Associate
- Rhoades McKee Welcomes Alexandra S. Page
- Rhoades McKee Welcomes Brianna Keller
- Ten Rhoades McKee Attorneys Recognized in 2021 Super Lawyers®
- Rhoades McKee Welcomes E. Meaghan Clayton and Nathan Russell
- Twenty-Five Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in 2022 Best Lawyers®
- Rhoades McKee’s Commercial Litigation Work Ranked By Chambers and Partners
- Rhoades McKee Welcomes Mark Greidanus
- Rhoades McKee Welcomes Elder Law, Medicaid Planning, and Special Needs Planning Attorney Katie Hogan Aguilar
- Bevins and Rhoades Named as Creditor’s Rights Practice Co-Chairs
- Poll Named as Medical Malpractice Practice Group Chair
- Gordon and Sweeney Elected as Shareholders
- Ellis Elected to Rhoades McKee’s Executive Committee
- RM Attorney Appointed to Restructured Metro Health – University of Michigan Health Board
- Founding and Named Partner, Frank William McKee Dies at Age 89
- Twenty-four Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in 2021 Best Lawyers®
- Affiliate of Midwest Fastener Acquires Hy-Ko Products Company
- Rhoades McKee Welcomes 2020 Summer Associates
- Attorney Leads Community Effort To Help Local Restaurants And Honor Frontline Healthcare Workers
- Chambers and Partners Names McCarthy a Leader in the Field and Recognizes Rhoades McKee Commercial Litigation Team
- Innovation Studios Acquires 2B Studio
- Jon Siebers Named as Business Practice Group Chair
- Cross Named as Estate Planning Practice Group Chair
- Dudley Elected as Shareholder
- 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 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
- Category: News
- End of Pandemic Doesn’t Mean Back to Business for Most Employers
- Michigan’s Go To Lawyers for Business Litigation (2023)
- MiLW announces ‘Go To Lawyers’ for business litigation
- Michigan’s “Go to Lawyers” for Construction Law Named
- 2023 Notable West Michigan Lawyer – Anthony Pearson
- Noncompete Agreements May Be on the Chopping Block
- Michigan’s ‘Go To Lawyers’ for construction law named
- A Passion to Serve the Community
- Rhoades McKee Hires Kowalski as COO
- Judge orders State Farm to resume paying for care for quadriplegic car crash survivor
- Judge orders State Farm to pay home care bills in lawsuit over no-fault rates
- MI judge calls part of no-fault auto reform ‘unconstitutional’
- Quadriplegic crash victim beats State Farm in court to keep full-time health care
- Rhoades McKee Elects two Shareholders
- Oppression and Employment – Clearing Up Muddied Waters
- What employers with remote workforce can do to maintain privacy, cybersecurity
- Health Dept. issues order implementing mandates
- 10 tips to reduce stress for employees working at home
- School District Cybersecurity
- Rhoades McKee announces leader of Employment Law Practice Team
- New bankruptcy law could be lifeline for small businesses
- Q&A: Jon Siebers Attorney at Rhoades McKee PC
- Renters, landlords raise concerns about Michigan’s eviction diversion program
- Rhoades McKee adds three summer associates
- Post-pandemic business world brings many questions
- Program benefits frontline workers, local restaurants
- As unemployment hits records, businesses struggle to bring employees back to work
- BACK TO WORK: Construction industry adjusts to new COVID-19 protocols
- Design Studio Sells to Canadian Buyer
- Rhoades McKee Names Two Practice Leaders
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Duly Noted: Drueke Elected to Rhoades McKee Executive Committee
- 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
- Court Clarifies Tax Rules for Charities
- 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 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
- 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
- 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
- Category: Podcast
- When “Forever” Isn’t – Divorce and the Family Business
- What are the federal mandates regarding paid sick leave for employees due to COVID-19?
- What are the state mandates regarding pay for employees infected or exposed to COVID-19?
- Can an employer mandate that an exposed employee be tested for COVID-19?
- May an employee return to work if someone in his/her household has had contact with a confirmed case of COVID-19?
- “Mask Up Michigan!” Does the new Executive Order Change the Use of Masks in the Workplace?
- How to Handle PTO Requests from a returning workforce?
- At what point will our UIA accounts start being charged again for COVID-19 related lay-offs?
- What are the consequences of not abiding by the safety guidelines specified in the executive orders?
- If a company has been functioning effectively remotely, can an employer require employees to return to in-person work?
- What if employees are refusing to return to work?
- Complying with Michigan’s New Salary Requirements
- Understand and Navigate the Michigan Divorce Process
- Category: Publications
- Jomaa v Prime Healthcare Services-Garden City, LLC & Vasquez v Nugent
- EPA Adopts New ASTM Standard for Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessments
- New LARA Bulletin Offers Additional Information Regarding The Newly-Formed Cannabis Regulatory Agency
- Michigan Supreme Court to Reconsider Scarsella v Pollak
- Michigan Supreme Court to Consider Significant Medical Malpractice Issues
- OSHA Expected to Require Employers With 100+ Employees to Mandate COVID-19 Vaccination or Weekly Testing
- New Legislation to Expand Scope of Practice for Nurse Anesthetists
- Senate Majority Leader Announces Draft Legislation to Decriminalize Cannabis on the Federal Level
- Whitmer vetoes legislation expanding and clarifying immunity for health care providers
- Michigan Supreme Court Grants Application to Address “Possible Cause of Action Standard”
- MICHIGAN COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION CAN RESUME MAY 7
- Environmental Enforcement Discretion Amid the COVID-19 Crisis
- Environmental Due Diligence During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Executive Order Permits Remote Notarization for Real Estate Transactions
- 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
- Governor Whitmer Consolidates Cannabis & Hemp Regulation into the Renamed “Cannabis Regulatory Agency”
- Manufacturing Disinfectants 101: An Introduction to Regulatory Requirements
- 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
- Internal revenue Service PENALTY RELIEF FOR 2019 AND 2020 LATE FILED TAX RETURNS AND INFORMATION RETURNS
- UPDATE: Court Stays Enforcement of Revived Earned Sick Time Act and Minimum Wage Hike
- Is a National Standard for Data Privacy on the Horizon?
- OSHA Mandates COVID-19 Vaccination or Weekly Testing for Employers with 100+ Employees
- Governor Whitmer Enacts Changes to State Definitions of “Marijuana” and “THC” to Include Synthetic Derivatives
- The Death of the Non-Compete Agreement?
- Penalizing the Aggressor: The First-Breach Defense Under Michigan Law
- A Quick Guide to Vaccination Cards and Vaccine Incentives
- Using Your Best Judgment: Does the Business-Judgment Rule Protect Me From a Shareholder Oppression Claim?
- Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Issues Additional Guidance on Remote Work
- Privacy and Cybersecurity Issues Relating to Remote Work
- REMOTE WORK: LIBERATING OR A STEP INTO A BOTTOMLESS PIT?
- Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration Issues Emergency Rules
- Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Issues New Order
- What Businesses Need to Know About Michigan’s Mask Mandate
- Potential Pitfalls of Derivative Claims
- Enter the Rainbow: Supreme Court Rules That Title VII Protects LGBTQ Workers
- Congress Passes Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act: Key Changes to PPP Program
- Successful Staffing After COVID-19 Closure
- Five Steps to Resume Michigan Business Operations
- Stay Home, Stay Safe 3.0: What you Need to Know
- Business, Interrupted: Does Insurance Cover Your Business Losses Due to COVID-19?
- The Impact of COVID-19 on Evictions
- IRS People First Initiative Temporarily Adjusts Tax Compliance Programs
- DOL Issues Temporary Rule to Provide Further Guidance on Families First Coronavirus Response Act
- The Impact of COVID-19 on Real Estate Transactions
- 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
- The End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Does Not Mean It’s Back to Business as Usual for Employers
- Court of Appeals Nixes Wage and Sick Time Hikes
- The Death of Non-Compete Agreements?
- New Year Rings in New Protections for Pregnant and Post-Partum Employees
- Poking through the Clouds
- Back to the Future: Michigan Court Revives Paid Sick Leave Requirements and Minimum Wage Hike
- Supreme Court Stays OSHA’s COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Mandate
- THE NEW COBRA SUBSIDY PROGRAM: Employer Notice and Payment Obligations
- 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
- Rhoades McKee Files Amicus Brief Seeking to Protect Michigan Auto Accident Victims
- Rhoades McKee Obtains Emergency Injunctive Relief to Protect Client
- Administrative Complaints, Compliance Conferences and Administrative Hearings
- Health Professionals Recovery Program
- State Licensing Investigations
- Overview of Estate Planning Documents
- Top Five Reasons Why You Should Have an Estate Plan
- State of the Estate Tax
- Estate Planning During the Pandemic
- What Taxes Are Associated With an Inheritance?
- Protect Your College Student with an Estate Plan
- Executive Order (EO-64) prohibits discrimination in allocation of medical resources
- Executive Order (EO-61) Fails to Clarify Scope of Immunity for Health Care Providers
- CARES Act Provides Mortgage Relief Options
- Healthcare Workers and First Responders Eligible for Workers’ Compensation for COVID-19 Exposure
- Executive Order Provides Immunity to Health Care Providers During COVID-19
- Court of Appeals Holds That Radiology Technician is Not Capable of Committing Malpractice
- Critical Estate Planning Documents During COVID-19
- How Does Governor Whitmer’s Executive Order Impact Family Law?
- Administering a Special Needs Trust
- Legal Documents Every College Student Should Have
- Young Families Need Estate Planning Too!
- What Michigan Nurses Should Know About LARA Investigations and Administrative Complaints
- What to Ask Before Retaining a Divorce Lawyer
- 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
- Should I Sell My Business to Private Equity?
- Non-Disclosure Agreements: The Beginning of a Deal
- Should You Sell Your Business to Your Employees?
- Selling Your Business to a Family Member
- 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
- Category: State, Federal, and Appellate Courts
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