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Entrepreneurs usually have a high tolerance for risk, and thus, they can be highly successful while navigating the challenges of running a company. As a business owner deals with the day-to-day stresses of making constant decisions, certain details c… Read More

A first apartment brings not only new freedoms, but also new responsibilities, such as dealing with a landlord and roommates and paying a security deposit. Understanding some legal basics might help renters navigate these new situations. In Michigan,… Read More

Employee handbooks can provide important legal protection for employers. However, imprecise drafting or inattentiveness to legal requirements can undermine the effectiveness of a handbook or create unintended effects. In Chambers v. Catholic Charitie… Read More

With sustainability becoming a driving focus of consumerism lately, corporate America is taking notice. More and more household-name companies are taking steps to create “green” product lines and market sustainability approaches to manufacturing… Read More

I’ve recently been asked by a couple of clients to explain the concept of subrogation and thought it would be worthwhile to use this forum to provide a brief explanation of what it is and how it works. Dictionaries define subrogation as the substit… Read More

Last month, as the United States Supreme Court completed its 2021-2022 term, it issued several significant decisions that largely (or entirely) reversed prior decisions on hot button social issues including abortion and school prayer. Next fall, the… Read More

Retaining a principal residence exemption (“PRE”) can sometimes be tricky. (The PRE exempts a homeowner’s principal residence from property taxes levied for school operating expenses.) Naturally, the tax assessor wants to collect every tax doll… Read More

Reports indicate that financial exploitation of the elderly is increasing, particularly while seniors and other vulnerable adults have been more isolated due to Covid restrictions. The following indications are meant to alert you to conditions that a… Read More