On October 20, 2017, the Business/Commercial Litigation Section of the Detroit Bar Association hosted the first annual Wayne County Business Court Bench Bar Conference in the Wayne County Circuit Court jury room. Business Court Judges Brian R. Sullivan, Lita M. Popke and Edward Ewell, Jr. provided their valuable perspectives and insights into practice in the business court and entertained...
Donald G. Rockwell, of Flint, has been elected president of the State Bar of Michigan for the 2017-2018 bar year. He will be sworn in as president of the more than 45,000-member organization on Thursday, Sept. 28, during SBM NEXT Conference in Detroit.
Also serving as officers for 2017-2018 will be President-Elect Jennifer M. Grieco of Birmingham, Vice President Dennis M. Barnes of Detroit,...
Friends and colleagues, I was recently appointed chairman of the Detroit Bar Association’s Business/Commercial Litigation Section. The purpose of this section is to address issues important to commercial litigators and promote positive changes to improve the quality of our practices and the services we provide. Membership in the DBA and this section are excellent ways to “give back” to the...
In Frank v. Linkner (Case No. 151888, May 15, 2017), the Michigan Supreme Court recently clarified when LLC member “oppression” claims accrue and the limitations periods applicable to those claims. The Court held (i) that the limitation periods in MCL 450.4515(1)(e), the LLC “oppression” statute, are statutes of limitation and not statutes of repose, (ii) an oppression claim must be brought...
Leif Anderson has been appointed Chairperson of the Detroit Bar Association’s Business/Commercial Litigation Section for 2017-2018. The Detroit Bar Association’s Business/Commercial Litigation Section addresses issues pertinent to business and commercial litigation attorneys.
Leif Anderson has also been appointed Co-Chairperson (along with Co-Chair Don Fresard) of the Detroit Bar...
Jennifer Grieco attended the State Bar of Michigan’s Bar Leadership Forum (BLF) on Mackinac Island from June 8-June 10. Chief Justice Stephen Markman and Justice Kurtis Wilder attended the Board of Commissioner’s dinner and board meeting held during the conference. Held annually every year, the BLF provides invaluable networking opportunities among bar leaders including during the “Grand...
In Barton-Spencer v. Farm Bureau Life Ins Co of Michigan, ____ Mich ____ (2014) (Case Nos. 153655 and 153656, April 14, 2017), the Michigan Supreme Court recently held that by signing a contract providing for attorney fees and costs “as may be fixed by the court”, the parties agreed to have the amount of reasonable attorney fees and costs decided by the judge and not a jury.
The plaintiff in...
Every so often we receive complaints that contain a count or claim for “constructive trust”. In these “claims” the parties generally seek a lien on a piece of property (real or personal) or to have the property deemed to be held “in trust” for their benefit. In fact, Michigan recognizes no independent cause of action for “constructive trust” and these “claims” are subject to summary...
The State Bar of Michigan Board of Commissioners appointed NAGM shareholder Stephen McKenney to the District I Character and Fitness Committee for a two-year term beginning January 1, 2017. The Committee, comprised of lawyers and judges, interviews applicants who wish to become members of the State Bar of Michigan, whose applications have been referred for further review for issues related...
Neuman Anderson Grieco McKenney, P.C., a Birmingham, Mich. –based business litigation firm, announced that partner Jennifer M. Grieco was named a 2017 Top Lawyer in metro Detroit by DBusiness magazine in the categories of “litigation – commercial” and “professional malpractice law.” The DBusiness Top Lawyers list, which is broken down into 50 specialized practice areas, recognizes attorneys...
