Dickinson Wright has been named Michigan Firm of the Year at the U.S. Benchmark Annual Awards. Read More

In most states — 49, to be exact — there is no law against a bar or restaurant serving alcohol in a glass bearing the Budweiser logo, or Bell’s, or Jack Daniel’s, or any other logo. Read More

As national chains increasingly focus on Michigan as a destination, ground leasing is gaining in popularity — but landowners and tenants both need to be cautious before entering into a deal. Read More

The bombing at the Boston Marathon last month is changing the security — and economic benefits — of public races in America. Read More

A significant risk facing family-owned businesses is almost uniformly unaddressed: the risk that the company gets embroiled in the divorce of one of its shareholders. Read More

The value of the properties managed by the Kent County Sheriff’s Department total nearly $110 million, with the most significant sites located on the county’s Fuller Avenue Campus. Read More

The first and most important determination small businesses must make before the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act takes effect Jan. 1 sounds easy — but it isn’t. Do you have 50 or more full-time employees or full-time employee equivalents? Read More

Law schools across the country are seeing the lowest number of applicants in 30 years, with an average decrease of 19 percent since 2012. Read More

Minneapolis-based law firm Foley & Mansfield has expanded into Grand Rapids with an experienced team of qui tam — whistleblower laws — health care and employment law experts it hired away from the Frank Haron Wiener firm in Troy. Read More

Judges and lawyers are steeped in tradition and processes. Stare decisis — the policy of courts to abide by principles established by decisions in earlier cases — is the norm, and change is an uncomfortable occurrence. Read More

By now you should have all heard that Congress narrowly averted the country's fall over the "fiscal cliff" at the very last moment (well, actually, after the very last moment, but retroactive to the very last moment) by enacting the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, known as ATRA. Read More

Jessica Elin is trying something new: a contract paralegal service business. Read More

LANSING — Flash. Veins of white light spread through the sky. Crackle. A blast of 100 to 120 decibels assaults your ears. Read More

LANSING — Despite a declining prison population, the average Michigan prisoner is spending more time behind bars — at significant taxpayer expense. Read More

LANSING — Unpredictable behavior, irrationality, confusion, loss of control: all are symptoms of mental illness and signs of drug abuse. Read More

In the light of last week’s Boston Marathon bombing, the issue of homeland security laws may seem more relevant than ever. Read More

Since its founding in 1999, the Michigan League of Conservation Voters has worked tirelessly on conservation issues affecting the state’s land, water and air quality. Read More

Although aspects of crowdfunding regulation are still pending federal approval, the developing social fundraising system can offer growth opportunities for startups. Read More

May 3 — MORTGAGES Read More

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