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I’ve been with Wright Beamer, and writing to you in these short articles, for a few years now. And, being honest, it sometimes gets difficult to know what it is that you’d like to read about. This week, I had a riveting piece about legal developm… Read More

A client recently asked whether he must disclose to the buyer of his home the fact that the next-door neighbor is a registered sex offender. I was able to tell my client that Michigan does not require that he disclose his neighbor’s status. Rather,… Read More

As a lawyer, I spend a lot of time studying, enforcing and protecting “rights:” contract rights, employment rights, privacy rights, civil rights, etc. Indeed, 21st Century Americans are keenly sensitive to perceived infringements on individual ri… Read More

Beginning in 2011, decedents who leave their assets to their spouse can also transfer their unused estate tax exemption, commonly called “portability” under the IRS’s portability rules. The surviving spouse is eligible to receive the decedent�… Read More

With Election Day once again on the horizon, Michigan voters face important choices that will help to shape the direction of the State and the country. While the gubernatorial and Senate races are two of the highest profile statewide contests, Electi… Read More

Owning or managing a small business is challenging. There are legal and taxation issues to consider, financing to manage, employees to train, and marketing to undertake. Juggling these types of administrative issues while working to provide quality s… Read More

According to statistics compiled by MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving), a person is injured, on average, every two minutes in the United States as a result of drinking-related crashes. 28 people die every day. Closer to home here in Michigan, there… Read More

Are you familiar with Bitcoin? It’s the oldest and most popular of dozens of digital currencies (called “cryptocurrencies”) now in existence. Created in 2009, bitcoin can be bought and sold as an investment or be used to purchase goods and serv… Read More