Neuman Anderson was recently featured in Detroit Legal News, regarding an announcement that partner Jennifer Grieco presented at the Institute for Continuing Legal Education (ICLE) Deposition Workshop at The Inn at St. John’s. An excerpt:
Neuman Anderson PC, a Birmingham-based business law firm specializing in complex commercial litigation, recently announced that partner Jennifer Grieco...
Neuman Anderson is proud to announce two recent charity sponsorships the firm has participated in, the Oakland County Bar Foundation’s 15th Annual Signature Event and the Paula M. Zimmer Career Celebration.
Neuman Anderson was a Silver Sponsor to the Oakland County Bar Foundation’s 15th Annual Signature Event on April 25th at the Oakland Hills Country Club. More than 400 people...
We are pleased to announce that Ken Neuman has been featured in the Legal People section of the Macomb County Legal News. The article highlights his recent appointment to the Board of Directors for the Home Builders Association of Southeastern Michigan. An excerpt:
Ken Neuman, managing partner at Neuman Anderson PC, a Birmingham-based business law firm specializing in complex commercial...
We all know that the default burden of proof standard in civil cases is the “preponderance of evidence” standard. In explaining this standard to a jury, many of us resort to the proverbial tipping of Lady Justice’s scales. We also know that fraud claims require proof by the higher “clear and convincing” standard. Imitations of Lady Justice do not work as well with this standard, but we still...
Neuman Anderson has teamed up again with the Home Builders Association of Southeastern Michigan (“HBA”).
The HBA recently appointed Ken Neuman to its Board of Directors. Ken has worked with the HBA for several years and has extensive experience in counseling clients in all areas of building and construction law, from formation and negotiation of contracts, to construction lien issues, to...
On February 28, 2014, Jennifer M. Grieco will assist three classes of third graders from Kurtz Elementary School in performing a mock trial at the 52-1st District Court in Novi.
The presentation is part of the Oakland County Bar Association (OCBA) Elementary Mock Trial program and students will enact the case of the Big Bad Wolf vs. Curly Pig. A group of students will also serve as the jury...
We are pleased to announce that the Neuman Anderson firm was recently profiled in a feature article in Legal News, highlighting our role as “strategic litigation partners.” An excerpt:
It’s an apt description for a Birmingham law firm that specializes in complex commercial litigation, although its managing partner believes “we’re really cancer surgeons for business clients.” So...
As we have discussed in our previous posts, on June 3, 2013, the Business Court Act became effective. That Act requires Michigan circuit courts with 3 or more judges to create a separate “business court” to handle commercial cases, with certain judges from these courts being assigned to preside over these cases.
One of the Legislature’s goals in creating the business court is to “nhance the...
Neuman Anderson Partner Jennifer Grieco will be speaking at the National Conference of Bar President’s (NCBP) meeting, scheduled to take place during the American Bar Association’s 2014 Mid-Year Meeting at the Hyatt Regency in Chicago on February 6-7, 2014.
Jennifer will be speaking on a panel entitled, “Unmet Legal Needs,” during which she will discuss the Oakland County Bar Association’s...
Neuman Anderson principal Kenneth Neuman rang in 2014 with a substantial jury verdict in a case that graced the pages of Crain’s Detroit Business, in an article entitled, Attorney and Birmingham Commission Member Found Liable in Civil Embezzlement Case.
According to the article:
Birmingham Mayor Pro Tem Stuart Sherman could pay more than $335,000 to Troy-based Jacob & Weingarten PC, after...