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Zana Tomich: How I Co-Founded a Law Firm

  • October 18, 2022
  • by Admin

Zana Tomich takes the time to think about the various twists and turns of her legal career, and lessons derived along the way, in an interview with Tasha Norman for law.com, about how she co-founded Dalton + Tomich. ‘Don’t Let Humility Get in the Way […]

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WILL THE SUPREME COURT KILL THE CFPB?

  • March 16, 2023
  • by John Stoddard

As part of the administration’s push to curb excessive fees, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is proposing drastic reductions to fees charged to consumers by credit card companies.  If approved, the unintended consequences of higher interest rates, lower credit lines, and fewer new cards being […]

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IS A BANK’S COLLAPSE A SIGN OF THINGS TO COME?

  • March 11, 2023
  • by John Stoddard

Almost a year ago, I wrote about businesses and their creditors preparing for a possible recession.  If we judged the economy solely by the cryptocurrency industry, we would have said it tanked long ago.  But we don’t, and here we are, still tiptoeing around the […]

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A STATE AWASH IN WEED . . . AND AN INDUSTRY AWASH IN DEBT

  • March 10, 2023
  • by John Stoddard

Michigan voters approved medical marijuana in 2008 and its recreational use in 2018.  The Great Lakes State is purportedly the third largest market for cannabis in the country, after California and Colorado. There are at least three major problems facing the industry, including too much […]

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Do all Land Sale Contracts have to be in Writing?

  • February 21, 2023
  • by Admin

Michigan has longstanding law that requires certain agreements or contracts be in writing to be considered legally enforceable.  This is known as the statute of frauds.  The land sale contracts and certain lease agreements are included under this statute of frauds, which require these types […]

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Can a Zoning Ordinance be a Prior Restraint on Free Speech?

  • January 13, 2023
  • by Lawrence Opalewski

One of our practice areas as a firm is to challenge unlawful zoning ordinances. There are a number of ways a zoning ordinance could be unlawful, one of which is by being a “prior restraint” on First Amendment free speech. Courts are usually hesitant to […]

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WE HAVE CHANGED OUR TERMS – Why you should read the fine print

  • January 10, 2023
  • by John Stoddard

“We have changed our terms.”  How often do you get this pop-up or email? It seems like companies, services, and platforms are constantly changing their terms. Now—answer honestly. How often do you read those changed terms or the fine print of any contract, whether in original […]

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6 Legal Issues Michigan Businesses Need to Stay on Top of in 2023

  • January 6, 2023
  • by Zana Tomich

The new year always ushers in new legal obligations and risks for Michigan businesses, and 2023 is no exception. Here are six legal issues—in some cases, new laws—that require businesses’ attention this year. As you’ll learn, certain new laws have already taken effect, which means […]

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What is wild and unenclosed land?

  • December 9, 2022
  • by Lawrence Opalewski

This space has previously written about the method of establishing a prescriptive easement in Michigan. As a refresher, a prescriptive easement arises from open, notorious, adverse (or hostile), and continuous use of the land for a period of 15 years. Most Michigan attorneys could identify […]

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Dalton & Tomich Attorney, Noel Sterett, to Lead Workshop on Resolving Church Property Disputes at 2022 CLS National Conference in Newport Beach, CA

  • October 5, 2022
  • by Noel Sterett

On October 8, 2022, Dalton & Tomich attorney Noel Sterett will present a workshop at the 2022 Christian Legal Society National Conference entitled “Resolving Church Property Disputes: Past, Present, and Future.” Attorney Sterett, along with his co-presenter, Professor Michael V. Hernandez of Regent University School […]

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