Expungement: The Chance f…

Expungement: The Chance for a Clean Slate

A criminal conviction can make it difficult for a person to find good work, or even to gain access to higher education, long after a sentence has been served. In recognition of the significant consequences that can flow from having a felony convictio… Read More
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Spoliation: It’s as Bad…

Spoliation: It’s as Bad as it Sounds

Do you remember Arthur Andersen? Once the gold standard of auditing firms, it collapsed almost overnight due to its role in the Enron scandal. Its shame was epitomized by stories of Arthur Andersen employees burning the night oil to shred incriminati… Read More
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Protecting Your Domain Na…

Protecting Your Domain Name

Domain names are valuable assets. As such, they can be exploited by scammers and maligners alike. Most domain name conflicts are between trademark holders (the companies that actually operate under the “name” at issue) and registrants who buy the… Read More
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The Digital Millennium Co…

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act: A Tool to Help Curb Online Abuse

The internet has enabled the sharing of information like never before. In one “click,” a photo or video can be posted and shared with hundreds, or even thousands, of people. At the same time, the qualities that make the internet so appealing can… Read More
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Boating Season Dead Ahead…

Boating Season Dead Ahead!

Warmer weather has finally arrived in Michigan, and that means that summer is right around the corner! Michigan has more registered boats than any other state – over 1 million – and the longest freshwater shoreline in the world. And all of those… Read More
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Surcharging Your Customer…

Surcharging Your Customers: What’s Involved?

Merchants are charged varying rates for processing credit card payments. Prior to 2013, they were unable to pass along that cost to their customers. As of January 27, 2013, however, a legal settlement involving a group of United States merchants chan… Read More
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The Myth of the Starving…

The Myth of the Starving Artist

I liked to draw as a kid. I liked it a lot. My mom devoted half of the shelves in our mud room to my stacks of paper, pencils, markers, charcoals and pastel paints. In my free time, I’d be huddled under a lamp sketching some face or figure. Then I… Read More
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Maximizing Your Federal G…

Maximizing Your Federal Gift Tax Exemption

Although we don’t prepare income tax returns in our office, I am frequently asked about the tax consequences of various types of gifts. The general rule is that all gifts are taxable unless they fit into an exception. Fortunately, the exceptions ar… Read More
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Analysis of State Tax Increase Proposal

Our friends at the Livonia Chamber of Commerce have compiled a brief overview of the competing arguments for and against the proposed statewide sales tax increase to help fund road repairs in Michigan. They’ve tried hard to state the case as object… Read More
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Do It For Your Kids

Do It For Your Kids

We understand that preparing an estate plan is not always the most urgent priority for young families. Buying your first home, sleepless nights with a newborn, coordinating everyone’s packed schedules while trying to maintain your family’s sanity… Read More
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