A Traverse City attorney has been disbarred effective July 15, 2015, following his plea-based conviction of solicitation of murder.
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Final Notice Of Disbarment
MiLW’s 2015 Women in the Law honorees announced
Michigan Lawyers Weekly is pleased to announce the Class of 2015 of MiLW’s “Women in the Law” awards program.
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Press Release: Pure Capital Funding welcomes industry expert Ralph Sherman as General Counsel and SVP of Government Relations
BIRMINGHAM, Mich. — Ralph Sherman, a 27 year securities law veteran has assumed a crucial role in the future of Pure Capital Funding. “Pure Capital Funding has grown tremendously and we are strategically positioning ourselves for our next platform of growth,” said Mr. Sherman. “It’s critical that we take the time to implement our strategic objectives as we move into the future. I look forward to serving a larger role in assisting with the firm’s overall growth and to further positioning Pure Capital Funding as one of the premier real estate crowdfunding platforms in the nation.”
Finally, Mr. Sherman stressed that “when choosing to crowdfund some or all of a real estate or other investment project, to choose the right company with the right resources to get the job done is critical. I’m pleased to couple my almost three decades of securities law experience with Matthew Vogel’s two decades of experience and success as a builder and real estate developer.”
Ralph M. Sherman, Esq. has been practicing law since 1988 and is licensed in both the State of Michigan and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. He is licensed before numerous US District and Circuit Courts of Appeals, as well as the Securities and Exchange Commission, the U.S. Tax Court and the Supreme Court of the United States.
He is an expert in securities laws and regulations and regularly speaks to real estate investors across the United States about raising investment capital in SEC compliance. He has worked with business owners, entrepreneurs and others to raise funds utilizing crowd funding techniques at the state and federal level, and formerly represented a business incubator in the Soviet Union, Russia and Cyprus. He has a patent pending on a unique capital-raising technique for raising funds from both accredited and non-accredited investors. Mr. Sherman was previously appointed by Michigan Governor Rick Snyder to serve on a commission to reinvent regulations for licensing requirements for dozens of occupations.
About Pure Capital Funding
Pure Capital Funding (http://www.purecapitalfunding.com/) is a Michigan based crowd funding platform that opens up the real estate industry by connecting Michigan investors and Michigan based developers. Potential borrowers submit projects for funding on our platform and sit back and watch their projects get funded online by people that believe in them and their projects. Now with Pure Capital Funding we have created a crowd funding platform that allows you and your neighbors, alongside the local billionaires and millionaires, to invest in your community and in top quality real estate developments in Detroit and around Michigan.
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Three keep seats on Appellate Defender Commission
Two West Bloomfield lawyers and one Detroit attorney have been reappointed to the commission that oversees the State Appellate Defender Office and Michigan Appellate Assigned Counsel System.
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Report: Ann Arbor gun advocate Joshua Wade sues U-M over open carry ban
Wade filed a lawsuit in June against U-M for not granting him a waiver in order to carry a weapon on campus.
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Dickinson Wright attorney appointed to bar examiners board
Gov. Rick Snyder’s appointee has been in practice for 30 years.
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Flint School District won't release special education records, lawsuit says
“By preventing plaintiff from accessing information that is necessary to provide effective advocacy and support to its clients, defendants have prevented students with disabilities and their families from obtaining the information and advice needed to ensure that the students receive the education, related services, and procedural protections afforded by federal law,” the lawsuit alleges.
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Councilman Eric Mays threatens lawsuit over his removal from meeting
Flint city Councilman Eric Mays demanded a public apology and threatened a lawsuit after he claimed other council members “unlawfully conspired” to discriminate against him and his First Ward constituents after he was removed from a previous committee meeting.
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Dearborn Heights police settle Muslim woman's hijab lawsuit
A Muslim woman who was forced to remove her hijab after being arrested filed a lawsuit against the Dearborn Heights Police Department has settled her lawsuit.
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Risk management: When it comes to client credit, pay attention to detail
Lawyers are generally very good at dotting their i’s and crossing their t’s. In other words, they are detail-oriented. Attorneys need to capitalize on that attribute when creating a credit policy. When it comes to your firm’s credit application, there are three basic components to setting a credit policy: 1) Approval 2) Determining credit limits …
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