On March 23rd and 24th, Donald DeNault attended the 2017 COSA School Law Seminar in Denver, Colorado. The Council of School Attorneys, informally known as COSA, celebrated its 50th anniversary with an excellent program that included updates regarding…
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Keith Jablonski was a speaker at the Annual Bi-County Landlord Networking Event held on November 10 at the Avante Banquet Center in Clinton Township. He presented to a group of roughly people made up of both landlords and representatives from various…
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Seven O’Reilly Rancilio attorneys have been selected as Michigan Super Lawyers for 2016: Albert B. Addis Marc D. Kaszubski Linda McGrail Belau Craig S. Schoenherr, Sr. Lawrence M. Scott James C. Thomas Charles E. Turnbull Super Lawyers is a rating…
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At its Council meeting on October 4, 2106, the Sterling Heights City Council adopted a wide-ranging amendment to the City Zoning Ordinance to establish upgraded landscaping and site improvement standards for nonresidential sites within the City. The…
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John Bartley authored an article that was published in the September 1, 2016 edition of the E-Newsletter issued by the Real Property Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan. The article is titled “New Changes to ALTA Title Commitments” a…
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At its Council meeting on July 19, 2016, the Sterling Heights City Council adopted a content-neutral sign ordinance to regulate the use and placement of signs within the City in order to address the nationwide issues raised by the United States Supre…
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Let's set the record straight about discovery in district court. The rules are very, very simple. First, discovery is not permitted in civil infraction actions. See MCR 2.302(A)(3). Second, discovery is not required in district court misdemeanor act…
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On December 18, 2009, Govenor Granholm signed Michigan's new indoor smoking ban into law. The law is known as the Dr. Ron Davis Law. Michigan became the 38th state to adopt limitations on smoking in public places.
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Everyone knows that the Michigan Legislature recently imposed a ban on "texting while driving," and many people know it took effect on July 1, 2010. However, few seem to know the actual details in the new law.
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When preparing your appearance or any other case caption involving a civil infraction, the proper "plaintiff" is the municipality, not "the people" of that municipality. In other words, the proper caption is "City of Sterling Heights v Tella Gra…
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