Altior is proud to announce that its partner, Stephen McKenney, has been elected to serve on the Oakland County Bar Association Board of Directors for a three-year term ending June 30, 2028. As one of fifteen elected OCBA directors, Steve will aid in setting the strategic direction of the OCBA, approving policy, overseeing finances, reviewing and evaluating the work of the OCBA’s...
Altior Law attorney and shareholder, Jennifer Grieco, recently prevailed in an arbitration brought by Dr. Robert Shaner against his former employer, Rochester Community School District. The arbitration concerned claims that the Rochester Community School’s Board of Education breached Dr. Shaner’s employment agreement by constructively discharging him more than four years prior to the...
Altior Law attorneys Dave Mollicone and Nick Swider recently secured a win for one of the firm’s clients in a construction-dispute arbitration. Dave and Nick represented the homeowners in this dispute against a contractor based on the contractor’s poor workmanship, which damaged the homeowners’ property. The ruling was a complete victory for the homeowner covering all the losses they...
Six Altior Law attorneys have been recognized as “Top Lawyers” by DBusiness Magazine. Altior Law partners Kenneth Neuman, Jennifer Grieco, Steven McKenney, David Mollicone, and Matthew Smith, were each recognized as one of only forty-one Top Lawyers in the area of commercial litigation. Jack Mazzara, of counsel with Altior Law, received one of only nine DBusiness Top Lawyer awards...
On March 27, 2025, in Kircher v. Boyne USA, Inc., the Michigan Supreme Court unanimously reaffirmed the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing in contracts under Michigan law and also provided guidance on the unilateral discretion necessary to trigger a breach of contract for violation of the covenant. Kircher and Boyne USA (“Boyne”) entered into 2014 and 2019 settlement...
Who construction contractors contract with is important. Say it three times fast. While the Michigan Construction Lien Act (CLA) affords protection and lien rights to contractors performing improvements to real property, so too does it have limits on these protections. One such limit, and its implications on the circuit court’s subject matter jurisdiction, was recently tested in the...
Authored By: Stephen McKenney and Lucy Budreau On December 7, 2023, the Michigan Court of Appeals issued its for-publication opinion in International Outdoor, Inc v SS Mitx, LLC, et al. In it, the Court provided binding guidance concerning the evidence required for relief from judgment based on fraud, misrepresentation, or misconduct of an adverse party, as well as the availability of...
Authored By: Kenneth F. Neuman and Nicholas Swider The Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) is, for all intents and purposes, old news. The federal statute was enacted as part of the National Defense Authorization Act on January 1, 2021 with the goal of protecting U.S. economic prosperity combatting occurrences of money laundering, racketeering, terrorist financing, corruption, and...
Altior Law is excited to announce that Lucy Budreau has joined the firm as an associate attorney. Lucy earned her Juris Doctor magna cum laude from Michigan State University College of Law and received her Bachelor of Arts in International/Global studies from the University of Michigan. Prior to joining Altior, Lucy practiced at a large...
Altior Law attorneys Stephen McKenney and Kenneth Neuman recently prevailed in an appeal of a jury verdict entered in favor of Altior Law’s client, Lamar Advertising of Michigan, Inc. As discussed in the lead blog article, on December 7, 2023, the Michigan Court of Appeals issued its for-publication opinion in International Outdoor, Inc. v Lamar Advertising of Michigan, Inc. In it, the Court...
