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Real Property Tax Appeals: What You Need to Know
Municipalities are sending out notices of real property tax assessments for 2015. For residential properties, there are very tight time frames for appeals to your local Board of Review (usually set forth in the notice [...]
Does Law School Need to Change?
Are there changes afoot in law school education? Most assuredly. Law school enrollment is down dramatically. Administrators of law schools and firms that recruit a large number of the newly minted graduates, as well as [...]
Is Relief on the Way for the FAA’s Outdated Drone Rules?
The word "drone" usually conjures up images of large unmanned planes hammering terrorists in their redoubts in Afghanistan. However, most drones are much smaller (and more benign) than that; in fact many are lighter than [...]
Protecting Your Vacant Commercial Property
Owners of vacant commercial real estate have two major issues on their hands. First, they are often interested in selling their property, if it is economically feasible. The second issue is maintaining a vacant property. [...]
Environmental Concerns Flow from the Pacific Northwest to Michigan: Brake Pads and Pacific Salmon
Compare the two brake pads. Copper flecks are visible in the upper one. Photo courtesy of Washington Dept. of Ecology Environmental concerns are rarely local anymore. This is certainly the case as regulation regarding copper [...]
Banking Funds Garnishment Ruling
Good news for our banking clients: We recently secured a favorable opinion when the Court of Appeals found that the placing of funds in a bank account as a trustee is not sufficient to establish [...]
