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“Whadaya Mean My Insurance Doesn’t Cover This?”

August 26th, 2014

Doubtless these words have been uttered by a great many people in the wake of the nearly unprecedented rainfall we experienced in the past couple of weeks. Listening to the news reports of loss and damage suffered by so many, I have been struck by th… Read More

“EZ” Does It! A Look at the New Application for Tax Exemption

August 19th, 2014

On July 1, 2014, the IRS began accepting applications for tax-exemption on its new Form 1023-EZ. This streamlined application form is a potential boon to small nonprofits who meet certain filing criteria, one of which is having gross annual receipts… Read More

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Injunction Junction, What’s Your Function?

August 12th, 2014

Most civil lawsuits involve two basic components: proving liability (somebody did something wrong) and proving damages (money paid to compensate for the wrong). Normally, judges and juries cannot put the Genie back in the bottle and undo the alleged… Read More

Categories: Blog, Dirk A. Beamer - Attorney

You Shall Not Pass! Preventing and Controlling Data Security Breaches

August 5th, 2014

In today’s increasingly paperless world, companies retain a vast store of customer and client data in various databases that help them conduct day-to-day business. This personal data can leave a company in a vulnerable position if it does not condu… Read More

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Michigan Crowdfunding Law Helps Small Businesses Raise Capital

July 29th, 2014

“Crowdfunding” refers to financing a venture by raising small amounts of money from a large number of investors. In December 2013, Governor Synder signed a law commonly known as the Michigan Invests Locally Exemption (“MILE”), which creates a… Read More

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Travel Insurance: To Buy or Not to Buy? That is the Question!

July 22nd, 2014

Each summer, my daughter and I travel with her dance company to a different U.S. city for a national dance competition. This time around, we are headed to Biloxi, Mississippi and, because I am a long-distance-drive weakling, I decided we would fly. T… Read More

Join the Cool Cats at Alley Regalley

July 15th, 2014

Wright Beamer is delighted to once again sponsor Alley Regalley at the Farmington Founders Festival, and we are especially pleased that Diane Cassidy and her team from Salon LEGATO have been brought back to manage the venue. Here’s what Diane had t… Read More

Categories: Blog, General Interest

Expect Changes to White-Collar Overtime Regulations

July 8th, 2014

On March 13, 2014, President Obama directed the Labor Department to streamline overtime regulations and make more workers eligible under federal law. The presidential memorandum instructs the Department of Labor (DOL) to consider, specifically, how t… Read More

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Thinking about an FSBO? We can help!

July 1st, 2014

Residential and commercial real estate matters are a big part of what we do here at Wright Beamer: purchase and sale transactions, leases, title issues, property disputes, and so on. While I have had the privilege of representing both buyers and sell… Read More

It’s All About the Paperwork

June 24th, 2014

Proper documentation of charitable contributions is essential in order to receive a tax deduction. In a recent United States Tax Court decision, a married couple’s deduction of over $22,500 in contributions to their church was disallowed because th… Read More

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