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COMMENTARY: New Michigan Bar and Court Rules stress need for interim administration, as well as attorneys' succession plans

May 26, 2023

By Amanda Afton Martin On June 15, 2022, the Michigan Supreme Court issued a new State Bar Rule 21, titled Mandatory Interim Administrator Planning, that adds new requirements for private practitioners to name an Interim Administrator to manage their practices ...

COMMENTARY: Navigating the different meanings of 'disability' in employment law

May 26, 2023

By J.J. Conway Few areas in employee benefits law are as confusing as trying to correctly understand the legal meaning of the term "disability." Many lawyers struggle with the concept as much as their clients do. There is a legal difference between ...

LEGAL PEOPLE

May 26, 2023

Varnum is pleased to announce that Michael Zavier (partner) has joined Varnum’s Litigation and Trial Team. He is based in the firm’s Birmingham office. Zavier is a trial attorney representing clients in a range of complex disputes, including first- ...

OFF THE PRESS

May 26, 2023

The American Bar Association Business Law Section has published "Law and Poetry: Promises from the Preamble," a collection of 56 poems - one for each state, the District of Columbia and five U.S. territories. This anthology uses the language from ...

COMMENTARY: In all likelihood, May 6 was indeed a day fit for a king

May 26, 2023

By Berl Falbaum As is my habit when I get up in the morning, I turned on the TV to watch the weather forecast. When I did so last Saturday, the channel I had on was broadcasting the coronation of Charles III. I switched channels. Coronation. I switched again. ...

EXPERT WITNESS: The economics of music for attorneys, musicians, and others, part IV

May 26, 2023

By John F. Sase Gerard J. Senick, general editor Julie G. Sase, copyeditor William Gross, research "Aside from the creative and technical aspects of recording an album, there are legal and contractual issues that must be considered before even entering ...