Authored By: David Mollicone and Nicholas North On December 21, 2022, the Michigan Supreme Court issued its Order concerning proposed amendments to MCR 7.202 and MCR 7.209. The proposed amendments would remove “an order denying governmental immunity to a governmental party, including a governmental agency, official, or employee under MCR 2.116(C)(7) or an order denying a motion for...
Altior Law founding attorney and CPA Kenneth Neuman has been selected to serve as the Chair of Wayne State University Law School’s Board of Visitors. Ken, a proud Wayne Law alumnus (Class of 86’), will serve at the helm of the board which serves as an advisory body to Dean Richard Bierschbach and other administrative officers of the Law School. He assumes the role from longtime...
Altior Law attorneys Matthew Smith and Kenneth Neuman recently secured an appellate win in the August 25, 2022 to-be-published Michigan Court of Appeals opinion in Pinebrook Warren, LLC, et al v City of Warren, et al. The case arose from the Warren City Council’s issuance of medical marihuana licenses based on an ordinance-mandated scoring and...
Altior Law attorney Jennifer Grieco has been honored by Best Lawyers as the 2023 “Lawyer of the Year” in the field of “Professional Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs” in the City of Troy. Each year Best Lawyers selects a single attorney as its “Lawyer of the Year” for a given specialty in a metropolitan area. Honorees are selected through confidential peer-review surveys of tens of...
Altior Law attorney Dave Mollicone recently completed the SCAO approved 40-hour General Civil Mediation Training, and now joins Altior Law attorneys Kenneth Neuman and Jennifer Grieco in offering skilled mediation services. In addition to his SCAO-approved training, Dave draws from over 2 decades of experience in commercial and corporate litigation, banking litigation, creditors’...
Five Altior Law attorneys were recognized in the 2022 edition of Michigan Super Lawyers Magazine for their accomplishments and their “excellence in the practice of law.” Kenneth Neuman was recognized as a Top 100 Attorney, and has been recognized by Super Lawyers every year since 2007. Jennifer Grieco was recognized as a Top 100 Attorney and Top 50 Woman Attorney. She has been...
Authored By: Kenneth F. Neuman and Stephen McKenney Michigan law has long distinguished between actions that may be properly brought by a shareholder on a direct, rather than derivative, basis. The established dividing line has traditionally focused on whether an action is brought “to enforce corporate rights or to redress or prevent injury to...
Authored By: Matthew Smith and Jennifer Grieco The advent of medical and recreational marihuana licensure in Michigan has proven to be a boon for litigation throughout the state. Many municipalities that have chosen to enact ordinances permitting medical and recreational licenses have been met with litigation arising from the selection of winners and losers in the licensing...
Authored By: David Mollicone and Jennifer Cupples Effective September 1, 2022, the Michigan Rules of Professional Conduct expanded with the addition of MRPC 1.19. The new rule, entitled “Lawyer-Client Representation Agreements: Arbitration Provisions,” requires that a client either be independently represented in entering into an agreement for...
Altior Law founding attorney and CPA Kenneth Neuman has been selected by the Oakland County Bar Association’s Nominating Committee as a candidate for its 2022 Board of Directors. Ken has been a member of the OCBA for nearly 30 years, and is a member of the Business Court and Counsel Committee. Altior Law has been a long-time sponsor of OCBA events and supporter of OCBA’s...
