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Does a brief political “exchange” between a citizen and a sitting member of the executive branch of government constitute protected speech under the First Amendment? Is the calculus changed when the citizen, in urging his words upon the public official, actually reaches out and touches the official?

A well-respected blog on sentencing picked-up on the infamous NBA drunk driving cases coming out of the 48th District Court in Bloomfield Hills, MI.

Prenuptial agreements, contracts executed in the anticipation of a marriage, have long been validated in Michigan courts. Generally, there are two contingencies covered in a typical prenuptial agreement:

Many factors affect whether a second marriage will last: the relative age and incomes of the partners, whether either party has children, cohabitation prior to the second nuptials, and the education level of the parties. And, of course, how could we forget the personality of the ex-spouse; perhaps the most important factor of all.

Perhaps because my first job out of law school was with the Michigan Court of Appeals, I have always maintained a robust appellate docket to my law practice. For the past several years...

In 1988, the federal Family Support Act required all states to enact presumptive child support “guidelines” in order to preserve federal funding on a variety of family-oriented programs.

In a 2-1 decision, the Michigan Court of Appeals recently ruled that a certificate mailed to a state driver, notifying him of his suspended license, is “testimonial” as that term is used in the constitution...

Recently, one of our estate planning clients wanted us to set aside a significant portion of her estate to care for her beloved pets; all four of them. So we arranged for a trust to be set up for the specific purpose of caring for her pampered pets.

As noted in a recent WSJ article, “estate planning” seems to cause anxiety in many elderly people. It does not need to be so.

This past week, Governor Rick Snyder issued an executive order appointing 10 people to serve on an “advisory commission”. Their mission: to quickly assess and make recommendations to the executive and legislature about the delivery of effective legal representation to the indigent accused.