With the amount of uncertainty in 2020, the question of when to start estate planning is an increasingly common question among young people. And, this is an especially prescient question as about 70 percent of those between 18 and 34 do not have an estate plan....
Estate Planning
What are some situations that can lead to a securities claim?
Sometimes investors in Detroit experience losses that are simply due to the current economic conditions. Other times, however, investment losses are due to wrongdoing that has nothing to do with market forces. When this happens, it could give rise to securities...
Can Your Facebook Page Cost You a Job? Social Media Tips for Employers and Applicants
Pre-Hiring Social Media Screening: 3 Tips for Employers and Applicants Did you hear the one about the Texas teenager fired for a tweet about her new job – even before she started? Yes – that happened in Texas when a Jet’s Pizza employee took to Twitter to post about...
Lansing faces employment discrimination action
The city of Lansing has been in the news for lawsuits over lead contamination in its water. But its city government and its firefighter’s union also face legal problems similar to the business litigation issues faced by companies charged with employment...
Interested in setting up a charitable trust? Here’s more information
A charitable trust is a great way to give back to the community or to organizations that have helped you or others. Some people choose to leave behind assets and money to these organizations so that they can have money for research or outreach. Some prefer to give...
The key to effective supply contracts
When drawing up supply contracts, hiring a business attorney to draft your agreement could save you from potential complications with the contract in the future. A Detroit business attorney who understands your manufacturing business can think outside the standard...
The importance of a clear business partnership agreement
What do these pairs have in common: Lennon and McCartney, Sonny and Cher, Saverin and Zuckerberg, Kraft and Starbucks? Answer: They are all failed business partnerships which ended acrimoniously. If you consider going into business with someone else, you must begin...
Common reasons for business litigation
Business litigation can come out of the blue. It can occur for reasons you never even considered. There are three categories of people that could take you to court: employees, other businesses and the general public. These are the most common reasons for business...
Can I contest a will in Michigan?
You knew your dad loved your little sister more than he loved you. He denied it whenever you asked him, but his actions spoke louder than his words. Now that he has died, it is clear for all to see -- he has left the house to your little sister, and all you get is his...
Think you don’t need an estate plan? Think again
A visit to an attorney is probably not on your list of top 10 fun things to do in Detroit. If you have not yet made an estate plan, it is easy to find reasons to put it off: too much hassle, too busy, too young or you don’t care what happens when you are dead. Yet,...
