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Published: December 10, 2025
Ever since she was a kid, Cassie Schmalz, Vice President of Risk
Management and In-House Counsel for Member First Mortgage, LLC (NMLS ID #
149532) in Grand Rapids, had her heart set on a legal career.
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Duly Noted
December 10, 2025Mika Meyers attorney Neil Jansen, from the firm’s Grand Rapids office, was selected by Michigan Lawyers Weekly as a 2025 Leader in the Law, one of 34 attorneys selected for the award.
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Earned sick time now applies to smallest employers
December 10, 2025As of October 1, 2025, Michigan employers with 10 or fewer employees (“small businesses”) must begin providing paid sick time under the Earned Sick Time Act (ESTA). Larger employers (11+ employees) have been covered since February 21, 2025; the small employer effective date was intentionally delayed to give the smallest operations time to prepare.
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- Freedom of speech is a bedrock Constitutional principle - December 03, 2025
- ABA book provides actionable strategies for business development - December 03, 2025
- Podcast asks “What is Human-Centered Legal Help in the Age of AI?” - November 26, 2025
Courts
- Top judicial officials: state supreme courts must lead innovation, reform of legal education and admissions - October 29, 2025
- New policy paper looks at impact on unauthorized practice of law from AI, technology-enhanced legal services products - October 22, 2025
- Is artificial intelligence revolutionizing court filings? - August 20, 2025
- Courts look at ways to address and help ‘emerging adults’ - June 25, 2025
State
- New ethics opinion from State Bar offers stipulations for judicial officers - December 10, 2025
- Wayne Law professor receives Legacy Award - November 19, 2025
- Michigan Advocacy Program receives $379,000 from LSC?Pro Bono Innovation Fund - October 29, 2025
- Podcast discusses legal challenges to unlawful Trump actions - October 22, 2025
Nation
- PSA urges Americans to 'Wake Up' to 50-year mass incarceration crisis - October 25, 2023
- New data shows bar passage scores increased during pandemic - July 21, 2021
- Large survey launches in national study to assess justice needs of Americans - September 16, 2020
- ABA releases handbook to help lawyers fight sexual harassment - March 28, 2018
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