All Michigan attorneys are encouraged to participate in a day of service on the upcoming Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. The State Bar of Michigan has created an online resource guide to help lawyers find community service and pro bono volunteer opportunities within their local communities on Jan. 19. The new Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service resource guide will help lawyers search for pro bono service opportunities by county. Attorneys can also find younger attorneys to mentor on SBM’s mentor board or look for community service volunteer opportunities in their local communities. Attorneys who can’t dedicate time to…

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Material disputes concerning whether and when the parties severed their attorney-client relationship should have precluded summary disposition of plaintiff’s malpractice claim against defendants.

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Months after a Florida grand jury found that Key West police officers used reasonable force in November 2013 when arresting a Saginaw County man who later died, two Key West police officers are being disciplined related to the incident.

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The families of nine of the 26 people killed and a teacher wounded two years ago at the Sandy Hook Elementary School filed a lawsuit Monday against the manufacturer, distributor and seller of the rifle used in the shooting.

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Bay City Commissioner Christopher Girard, 6th Ward, initially said he wouldn’t vote on a resolution to forgive water billing discrepancies above 10 units of water or a resolution to use a modified version of the city’s existing policy because of his roll as a landlord who owns 20 properties in the city. After hearing from constituents and discussing the matter with the city’s attorney, however, he has decided to vote at the Monday, Dec. 15, meeting.

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The Michigan Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case, which involves exactly when a Southfield law firm and one of its attorneys discontinued legal services to the client.

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Gov. Rick Snyder has appointed a creditors’ rights and workers’ compensation defense attorney to the bench.

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The trial court correctly dismissed plaintiff’s legal malpractice claim because he provided no evidence that he had an attorney-client relationship with defendant law firm.

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A corporate employee could not sue a law firm for malpractice because he lacked evidence that he had an attorney-client relationship with the firm, the Michigan Court of Appeals has ruled.

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Court had ruled prior to trial that the attorney was professionally negligent.

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