Foundation Bestows Honor…

Foundation Bestows Honor on Lee Flaherty

Wright Beamer is pleased to announce that Lee Flaherty was recently named a Fellow of the Michigan State Bar Foundation, an honor reserved for no more than five percent of the active members of the State Bar of Michigan. Fellows are nominated and sel… Read More
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Paying “Volunteers” M…

Paying “Volunteers” Might Start a Fire

“Employee” or “Independent Contractor”? Throughout my twenty year career, I have analyzed and argued this question on behalf of a host of clients in multiple industries. Depending on how a worker is classified, the paying company may or may n… Read More
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Quantitative Easing and T…

Quantitative Easing and Tapering (in 350 words or less)

With continued focus on a fragile U.S. economy, the actions of the Federal Reserve – the U.S. government’s central banking organization, tasked with formulating monetary policy (i.e., controlling the rate of growth of the money supply) – have b… Read More
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Have You Seen Your Corpor…

Have You Seen Your Corporate Record Book Lately?

It is a well-known legal principle that, once incorporated, businesses are recognized as legally separate from their individual shareholders (or “members” in the case of an LLC). This legal separation, called “the corporate veil,” shields bus… Read More
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Julie Cotant to Speak at…

Julie Cotant to Speak at Upcoming Seminars

Associate Attorney, Julie Cotant, has been asked to speak at two fall seminars for the Young Lawyers Section (YLS) of the Michigan State Bar. The first seminar, entitled “Stand and Deliver: A Public Speaking Workshop,” will be given in conjunctio… Read More
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Nain Rouge and the City o…

Nain Rouge and the City of Detroit Bankruptcy

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
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Summer Reflections

Summer Reflections

As the days grow shorter and nighttime temperatures drop into the 50s, I can’t help but feel that the oh, so brief summer of 2013 is drawing to a close! I’m already growing nostalgic for summer days gone by. This has been a wonderful summer for T… Read More
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Wright Beamer to Match Em…

Wright Beamer to Match Employee Gifts to Farmington Ice Rink

“Awesome!” That was Dirk Beamer’s reaction when he first learned of plans to install a seasonal ice rink on the grounds of Riley Park in downtown Farmington. Today, Beamer and his partner, Lee Flaherty, announced their law firm’s commitment t… Read More
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Can You “Stand Your Gro…

Can You “Stand Your Ground” in Michigan?

In light of the recent controversial developments in Florida, lawmakers in some states have begun to discuss potential changes to their respective states’ self-defense laws. In 2006, Michigan passed a law similar to the much talked about Florida st… Read More
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Pure Michigan – In Your…

Pure Michigan – In Your Own Backyard

I have lived in Michigan for 42 years and, until Mike and I moved to Highland Township (on the west edge of Oakland County, between Milford and Rose Township), I always thought you had to travel north to catch a glimpse of the beauty of Michigan wild… Read More
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