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Whether you are an individual who has authored a book, created a play, or you own a company that has created an advertising jingle or develops computer software, our intellectual property team can help you determine how best to protect your artistic work. Our experienced legal experts provide a variety of copyright related services, including

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Brian J. Considine

Senior Attorney

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It’s Not so Easy to Say “You’re Fired”

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It is the situation that business owners and HR personnel dread: when it’s time to let an employee go. They simply aren’t fulfilling their job responsibilities and/or they are having trouble working as part of [...]

Tax Issues for Divorced Parents with Dependent Children

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Getting divorced can be a complicated process. But, the complications are not necessarily over when the judge formalizes a divorce decree. Tax season is another one of those complicated times of the year. One of [...]

Funerals and Tax Forms: Estate Planning Issues for Surviving Spouses

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Going through the grief process is not the only difficult work that has to be done after the death of a spouse. Indeed, following this significant loss, handling the estate becomes a new high priority [...]

Michigan Business Courts: A New Approach to Litigation

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Business litigation is changing in Michigan. Public Act 333 officially requires Michigan circuit courts that have three or more judges to establish specialized business court dockets. Those courts with less than three circuit judges may [...]

Don’t Let Your Drafting be Drafty

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In my experience most attorneys fancy themselves as capable, even good, writers. Sadly, in my experience, many of them are wrong (or, at least, they don’t have or don’t spend the time necessary for their [...]

Real Property Tax Appeals: What You Need to Know

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Municipalities are sending out notices of real property tax assessments for 2015. For residential properties, there are very tight time frames for appeals to your local Board of Review (usually set forth in the notice [...]