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- Category: Blog
- Non-Disclosure Agreements: The Beginning of a Deal
- Why First Impressions Matter in Business Valuation Litigation
- Key Questions to Ask A Potential Divorce Lawyer
- 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
- Should You Sell Your Business to Your Employees?
- Live to File Another Day
- Selling Your Business to a Family Member
- Court Sets Timer on Oppression Claims
- 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
- Vapor Intrusion: Afraid to Inhale?
- What are the differences between qualified and unqualified representations and warranties?
- What Are Representations and Warranties and Why Do We Have Them?
- You Ask, We Answer
- Recent Legislation Improves Michigan Brownfield Program
- Michigan Legislature Abolishes Dower
- Do You Want to Place a Bet?
- New Statute Precludes Plaintiffs in Medical Malpractice Actions from Recovering Windfall in Economic Damages
- Recent Ruling Reinforces the Importance of Understanding Contract Terms
- you ask, we answer.
- New Ruling Impacts Child Support for Children over 18
- 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
- Business Court Weighs in on Employee vs. Independent Contractor Dispute Regarding Insurance Coverage
- Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
- 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
- Michigan Supreme Court Clarifies Standard Applied to B2B Noncompetition Agreements
- 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
- Court of Appeals Rules on Parenting Rights for Unmarried Same-Sex Couples
- You Ask, We Answer.
- 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
- Jury Protects West Michigan Business With “No Cause” Verdict in Sales Commission Dispute
- Are Your Digital Assets Included in Your Estate Plan?
- Are Your Arbitration Provisions Enforceable?
- Obtaining Injunctive Relief in the Michigan Business Court: When Your Business Needs Immediate Court Action
- Piercing the Corporate Veil: Can You Be Held Individually Liable for Your Business’ Obligations?
- A Home-Field Advantage: Protecting Your Business with Forum-Selection Provisions
- Can You Recover Attorney Fees in the Michigan Courts?
- Important Lessons Regarding Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreements from the Kent County Business Court
- Statutory Conversion: Recent Rulings Provide Clarity and Relief for Litigation Plaintiffs
- Court Sends Warning Signal to Michigan Business Owners Regarding Shareholder Oppression Litigation
- Category: Cross Chat: Estate Planning
- Category: Family Law
- Category: HR In Focus
- Category: M & A Monday
- Category: Michigan Appeals Court
- Category: Michigan Business Court
- Category: Real Estate Development
- Category: Case Study
- A Rare Occurrence: A Jury Trial in Ottawa County
- Rhoades McKee Secures Tax-Exempt Status for Non-Profit Properties
- Attorney undermines estate plan of wealthy philanthropist
- Retired Elderly Physician Seeks to Maintain Independence
- Investigation Leads to Evidence of Trustee’s Misdeeds
- Second Marriage Leads to Family Discord
- A husband’s mistake disinherits wife
- Unauthorized Stock Sale
- Sales Commission Dispute Victory
- Reversing the Burden of Proof
- Client awarded judgment of $500,000
- Complex Condemnation Case
- Property Tax Exemptions Recovered
- Category: Event
- Session Three | Baby Please Don’t Leave Me: Surviving the FMLA/ADA/WC Blues
- Session Two | #MeToo and You: A Sexual Harassment Toolkit for the Post-Weinstein Era
- Session One | Tweet What? Social Media in the Workplace
- Empower Hour: Planning for a Financially Fit Future
- Strategic Acquisitions Seminar
- Honoring Your Father and Mother: A Legal Perspective on Elder Care
- Building Value in Your Business
- Let’s Talk Talent
- Western Michigan Israel Business Energizer
- West Michigan District Dental Society Continuing Education Program
- Commercial Construction Summit: Building Blocks for your Commercial Construction Business
- Domestic Violence and the Workplace
- M&A from the Buyer’s Perspective
- Webinar: How to Attract Talent and Not Get Sued
- Launch Your Financial Success
- How to Attract Talent and Not Get Sued
- webinar: Employment Contract ABC’s: Avoid Big Mistakes and Embrace Best Practices
- Webinar: Add it up! Do you need an affirmative Action Program?
- Webinar: Does Your Employee Handbook Pass the Test?
- Protect Your Business from Fraud
- How to Buy and Sell a Business
- Town Hall Meeting – Syngenta GMO Corn
- Estate Planning Essentials Seminar
- Business Valuation Seminar
- Avoiding the Top 5 Human Resource Liability Traps
- Exploration of Issues Confronting Employers under FMLA, ADA and GINA
- Category: Internal News
- Rhoades McKee Welcomes Summer Associates
- Rhoades McKee’s Commercial Litigation Team Ranked by Chambers and Partners
- Neckers and Spalding Recognized for 50 Years of Legal Service
- Rhoades McKee Welcomes Marisa Griggs
- Koral Fritz and Andrea Snyder Join Rhoades McKee
- Rhoades McKee Elects Patrick Drueke 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
- Rhoades McKee Elects Catherine Brainerd 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
- Buschle Joins Mary Free Bed Foundation Community Engagement Committee
- 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: Legal Alert
- Michigan Legislature Repeals Prevailing Wage Act
- Employment Discrimination in Michigan
- The EU and You: New European Data Protection Regulations Have Far-Reaching Implications
- New Deduction for Pass-Through Entities
- Game Over for Entertainment Deductions
- Commercial Litigation Team Shares Insight on 2017
- Holy Schneikes! I’ve Been Hacked. Now What?
- State Licensing Investigations
- Health Professionals Recovery Program
- Administrative Complaints, Compliance Conferences and Administrative Hearings
- PACA Contracts: Court Ruling Outlines Best Practices for Payment Terms
- New Regulations for Michigan Medical Marijuana Businesses Put Applicants on FBI’s Radar
- Resetting the Table
- Reduce Risk with a Cybersecurity Policy
- Recent Ruling Clarifies Possession for Medical Marijuana Caregivers
- Michigan’s DAPT Law Helps Protect Assets from Creditors
- Form or Substance: Enhanced Practice for Physician’s Assistants?
- New Healthcare Coverage Option for Small Employers
- Department of Labor Refuses to Concede Overtime Battle
- Federal Court Throws New Overtime Rules Into Limbo
- How Does the Election Impact Estate and Gift Taxes?
- Hi, Boss! I’m the Employee You Didn’t Hire
- OSHA Online Injury Regulations Take Effect August 10
- “Prevailing Party” Does Not Need to Win Claim to Collect Attorney Fees
- Michigan Supreme Court Recognizes Municipalities’ Right to Adopt Local Prevailing Wage Ordinances
- DOL Overtime Rule Finally Announced
- OSHA Online Injury Reporting Rule Finalized
- Should I Sign a Trust?
- New Year New Wage Increase
- Equipment Lessors Not Covered by Builders Trust Fund Act
- Estate Planning for Young Families
- Michigan Supreme Court Permits Homeowners to Recover Transfer Taxes
- Employers: Get Ready to Pay More Overtime
- A Primer on Asset Purchase Agreements
- A Primer on Stock Purchase Agreements
- Nursing Mothers in the Workplace – A Helpful Reminder to Employers
- New FMLA Forms Available for Employers
- SHHH….DON’T TALK ABOUT IT
- 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
- An Overview of Buying or Selling a Business
- New Michigan Personal Property Tax Exemption Requirements
- Category: News
- 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
- Category: Uncategorized
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- Marisa Griggs
- Andrea Snyder
- Koral Fritz
- Douglas Vanden Berge
- Ian Northon
- Hal Ostrow
- Edward Goodrich
- Robert Shaver
- Peter Lozicki
- Greg Timmer
- J.R. Poll
- Thomas Flickinger
- Pam Cross
- Patrick Sweeney
- Arthur Spalding
- Jake Dunlop
- Tim Dudley
- G. Will Furtado
- Marty Buschle
- Patrick Drueke
- Jackie Gordon
- Mike Walton
- Tony Pearson
- Jon Siebers
- Hal Nelson
- Catherine Brainerd
- Tom Hogan
- Terry Zabel
- Laurie Strong
- Scott Steiner
- Mark Smith
- Mary Jane Rhoades
- Peter Rhoades
- Paul McCarthy
- John Lichtenberg
- John Klees
- Todd Hendricks
- Emily Green
- Mark Fatum
- Patrick Ellis
- Bruce Courtade
- Mary Ann Cartwright
- David Bevins
- Joe Lucas
- Jim Schipper
- Bruce Neckers
- Stephen Hulst
- Suanne Watt Stay
- Tom Saxe
- Stephanie Myott-Beebe
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