Michigan’s New Solicita…

Michigan’s New Solicitation of Deeds Act

Regular readers of these postings may remember a piece written by my colleague, Julie Cotant, on December 22, 2015, titled Scams Are Always in Season. In that piece, Julie talked about a “Recorded Deed Notice” that had been received by a client,… Read More
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Smoking Joints For Aching…

Smoking Joints For Aching Joints: What’s An Employer To Do?

Under Michigan’s Medical Marijuana Act, patients who have been prescribed the use of marijuana to treat medical conditions and who hold a registry identification card, shall not be subject to “disciplinary action by a business or occupational or… Read More
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Agreement to Agree is No Agreement

What happens when parties in a business negotiation “punt” a difficult decision down the field to a later day? Rather than finalize terms on an important issue, they simply pledge that they will “agree to agree” at some point in the future. O… Read More
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Help Wright Beamer Suppor…

Help Wright Beamer Support Neighborhood House!

Wright Beamer is privileged to once again lend its support as a corporate sponsor for Neighborhood House’s Annual Fundraising Gala on April 21, 2016, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. The event will be held at the historic Longacre House at 24705 Farmington R… Read More
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We’ve Got It Good!

We’ve Got It Good!

We have some great people here at Wright Beamer, and our first priority is always to provide our clients with exceptional legal services. But personal connections are important to us too. We value our relationships with our clients and with each othe… Read More
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Caring for Elderly Parent…

Caring for Elderly Parents: Are You Ready?

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
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Ransomware….Don’t Get Taken

A few weeks ago a client contacted me to let me know that his company’s computer system had been hacked, encrypted and held for ransom. Apparently, a staff member who customarily opens and responds to incoming emails from potential customers and ve… Read More
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The Skinny on “SCINs”

The IRS doesn’t like it when debts are cancelled. When a lender forgives a loan, the tax code generally treats the amount of cancelled debt as income to the borrower, who then pays income tax on that amount. Fortunately, there are some exceptions t… Read More
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Big Deals Continue to Rol…

Big Deals Continue to Roll in 2016

Crains Detroit Business recently reported that in 2015, Michigan companies were involved in at least 138 reported mergers or acquisitions worth $10,000,000 or more. Cumulatively, the deals exceeded $101.5 billion dollars. According to Crains, that ma… Read More
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Businesses Becoming Popul…

Businesses Becoming Popular Victims of Identity Theft

The increasing number of incidents of individual tax refund fraud and identity theft has resulted in the IRS developing better detection procedures and addressing incidents of individual identity theft. However, the tax fraud epidemic has another sid… Read More
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