An Orchard Lake attorney will spend a year in jail for his role in a fake mortgage assistance scheme.
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Attorney jailed for mortgage scam
VW hires Ken Feinberg to handle claims in diesel emissions fallout
Volkswagen announced Thursday it has hired well-known Washington, D.C. attorney Kenneth Feinberg to oversee a claims resolution facility for customers affected by its diesel emissions scandal.
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Petoskey attorney pleads guilty for $100K client embezzlement
The lawyer who was disbarred in March pleaded guilty to one count of embezzlement of more than $100,000 from his client who suffered from Alzheimer’s disease.
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State Bar: Macomb attorney is still active, made error in resignation
Despite confusion in a Macomb County courtroom, Timothy S. Barkovic’s resignation as an attorney is effective 90 days from Nov. 30.
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GateHouse Media acquires MiLW parent
GateHouse Media has agreed to acquire the Minneapolis-based publisher Dolan LLC, the owner of Michigan Lawyers Weekly.
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Solo Contendre: ’Tis the season for solos to try everything
Getting set to launch a solo practice? An established attorney makes the case for not keeping your focus too narrow.
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Lawyers: Case evaluation time period is fine as is
Leave it alone. That’s the chorus in the early stages of a comment period to tell the Michigan Supreme Court whether to change case evaluation rules, which would reduce the requirement from 28 to 14 days for parties to accept or reject a case evaluation.
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Professional Responsibility – Legal malpractice suit was not filed within 6-month discovery period
Plaintiff’s malpractice claim against the attorney who helped him redeem his workers’ compensation claim was untimely because he did not sue within two years of when service was discontinued or within six months of when he could have alleged a malpractice claim.
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M-22 injury lawsuit to be argued before high court
The question of what is considered a “travel lane” along a state highway — and the accompanying liability for injuries — will be argued Dec. 9 before the Michigan Supreme Court.
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Prosecutor says dogs saw child as meal; Lawsuit, criminal charges filed against owner
Criminal charges and a lawsuit were filed Monday against the alleged owner of four dogs who fatally mauled a 4-year-old boy last week.
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