» Duane L. Reynolds

Parents of young children relying on friends or family to take care of their children while they take a well-deserved vacation should consider signing a delegation of parental powers before they leave. This form assures that whoever is watching the c… Read More

Ever heard of the Nain Rouge? No? Neither had I, that is until a conversation I had a few weeks ago. From our perspective of having been born and raised in the City of Detroit, a friend and I were talking about the seemingly endless trials and travai… Read More

To start a company in Michigan (whether nonprofit or for-profit corporations or limited liability companies) you must file required documents with the Corporations Division of the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA, for sho… Read More

Memorial Day is celebrated annually on the last Monday in May as a way to honor the men and women of our armed services who have died while in service to our country. Formerly referred to as Decoration Day, this day of remembrance originated after th… Read More

I am currently working with a client whose identity was stolen in August 2012 and used to obtain a number of student loans. The thief had somehow managed to obtain my client’s name, local Michigan address, Social Security number and date of birth.… Read More

Michigan businesses face an increasingly complex regulatory environment at virtually every level of government, making it hard to keep track of a company’s legal obligations. Crooks seem to be using that complexity to their advantage. The Michigan… Read More

The federal estate tax exemption represents the amount of money which an individual can give away during his or her lifetime, or, at death, without federal estate tax liability. The exemption amount grew from $675,000 per person in 2000/2001, to $5.1… Read More

It seems like every year at this time we begin to hear daily reports of scams involving charitable giving, along with stories of disappointed consumers who, at first glance, seem to have been taken advantage of by unscrupulous merchants. At a time wh… Read More