» Julie P. Cotant - Attorney

A recent employment discrimination case in the Ninth Circuit involved the following facts: Alice Mendoza, a bookkeeper for a church in Los Angeles, took a ten-month sick leave from her job. While she was gone, the church pastor assumed Mendoza’s du… Read More

With the incredible advances in technology, audio/visual recording and photography are easier than ever for the average citizen. But, as one of our Now You Know It readers asked, are there any legal limitations on those recordings? Is it legal to rec… Read More

A recent telephone call from my client went something like this: Julie, my mom kicked me out of her house again. She was screaming at me for over an hour, she was calling me names, and threatening to “kick my *&$.” She is not taking her medic… Read More

I hate election years. I hate the commercials, the endless flyers, the unsolicited phone calls, the media hype, and the sheer length of time we spend talking about an election before it actually happens. That being said, I do enjoy a good question of… Read More

A client recently completed her estate plan with our office; in conjunction with that estate plan, a new deed was recorded for her property. After the deed was recorded with the Oakland County Register of Deeds, she received a “Recorded Deed Notice… Read More

In a perfect world, our customers buy our product or service and turn right around and pay us back for that product or service. And, most of the time, that is what happens. But when a customer’s business starts struggling, are you poised to recover… Read More

As we ease out of summer and into fall, I find my excitement growing over football, changing leaves, and cider mills. While I don’t always welcome the inevitable Michigan winters that follow, there are few things I enjoy more than Michigan autumns.… Read More

You’ll recall my confession earlier this year that my husband and I do not have a proper estate plan in place. (Admitting this still makes me cringe.) It’s now July, well past 2015’s half-way point, so where are we in our progress? Here is a pi… Read More