Cotton candy. Carnival Rides. A downtown parade. Memories from “Homecoming,” the annual summer festival sponsored by local civic groups in my rural Ohio hometown. Dad and Uncle Bobby ran the french fry booth for the Lions Club, and Mom helped the…
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William M. Wright – founder and of counsel attorney with Wright Beamer, PLC – recently taught a seminar at the Probate and Estate Planning Institute’s sessions in Traverse City and Plymouth. The Institute, which is sponsored by the Institute of…
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Congress is considering comp time legislation to modify the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) on a key provision concerning overtime. Under the law, non-exempt employees who work more than 40 hours in a workweek must be paid time and a half for every h…
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For the last five years, I have coached my kids’ rec league basketball teams along with some other dads in the neighborhood. One of the biggest challenges we see with young ballplayers is the temptation to stand in place, arms waiving, shouting for…
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I celebrated my third birthday at my aunt and uncle’s home in Southern California. My parents had loaded five kids into the family station wagon and embarked on a trans-continental quest to see America and many of its natural wonders. From Carlsbad…
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One week into the New Year, how many of your resolutions remain intact? A recent news report highlighted the big business gyms and fitness clubs do in January – and the rapid fall off in February when human nature reverts to custom. Resolutions are…
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As I announced a few weeks back, Wright Beamer is delighted to have welcomed two new attorneys over the past few months. The need to configure properly to accommodate our growth, coupled with favorable market opportunities, drove our decision to relo…
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At Wright Beamer, we continually strive to deliver timely, cost-effective solutions for our clients’ legal and business problems. To do that, we maintain a strong team of lawyers and administrative professionals with diverse skills and practice bac…
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Michigan voters face a host of ballot initiatives this November, including a proposal to repeal the State’s controversial Emergency Manager Law (formally known as Public Act 4). The law gives state-appointed Emergency Manager’s broad power to con…
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On television, lawsuits get started at the beginning of the episode and end up in a dramatic courtroom showdown before the hour is over. In the real world, lawsuits typically stretch over months (and years). The bulk of that time is devoted to the of…
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