Signing personal guarantees for business obligations is not uncommon for closely-held business owners. However, such guarantees put the personal assets of business owners at risk. If you are asked to sign a personal guaranty for your business, consid…
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Each year, Eastern Michigan University finds its ballroom filled with the sounds of its past. Proud of its former students, the university hosts its annual Alumni Awards, reveling in the opportunity to showcase the accomplishments of a few of its mos…
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Arbitration is a dispute resolution process for resolving conflicts outside of the court system. Like a judge, the arbitrator (or arbitration panel) renders a binding decision at the conclusion of the case. Arbitration has sometimes been viewed as mo…
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When Brooks Koepka sunk that final shot on Sunday of the PGA Championship, the roar of the gallery was overwhelming. Winning his fourth major tournament inside of two years and securing his second Wanamaker trophy, there was definitely cause for cele…
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I was talking with my husband the other day about health care when a friend who overheard us asked me, “Is Obamacare still a thing?” There is a lot of misinformation out there about the status of Obamacare, what parts of the Act still apply, and…
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On Monday, the Greater Farmington Area Chamber of Commerce will host its annual Bunkers and Bogeys event! Each spring, your favorite local amateurs gather for a full day of putting and networking. A shotgun start will kick things off at 9:00 a.m. Aft…
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You Have a Will, But It’s Old It likely won’t surprise you to hear that many people already have an estate plan. You might even be one of those people. But how long ago did you make that plan? 5 years? 20 years? Yes, it’s true that an estate pl…
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A few weeks ago, partner Dirk Beamer spent two days with some of the finest Employment Law attorneys in Michigan at the annual Labor and Employment Law Institute, co-sponsored by the Institute for Continuing Legal Education and the Labor and Employme…
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Bleak House is a novel written by Charles Dickens in 1852. Set in England, it’s the account of a family dispute that resulted when a deceased ancestor left multiple conflicting wills. The case (Jarndyce vs. Jarndyce) spanned generations of the fami…
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In 1996, the Detroit Free Press published an article about a young boy who was sleeping in a burned-out house with only an old coat to keep him warm. That story pulled at the strings of Kathleen Donnelly’s heart and moved her to gather supplies tha…
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