Thomas V. Trainer will receive the 2012 Call to Justice Award sponsored by Elder Law of Michigan to honor his advocacy for the rights of older adults and people with disabilities. He will be honored at the Fourth Annual Joe D. Sutton Call to Justice Award Dinner to be held Thursday, May 3 at the Country Club of Lansing.
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In December 2011, David D. Marsh was re-appointed to serve on the State Bar District I Character and Fitness Committee commencing January 1, 2012 for a third consecutive two 2-term. The Committee investigates and makes recommendations regarding the character and fitness of applicants for admission to the State Bar of Michigan.
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David D. Marsh has been re-elected for a second consecutive 1-year term to serve as Secretary of Habitat for Humanity of Oakland County, commencing January 1, 2012. This will be his fourth year on the Board of Directors and his second year on the Executive Committee for Habitat for Humanity of Oakland County.
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Andrew J. Goldberg authors a periodic newsletter to advertising and marketing professions entitled ADvice. Sweepstakes: Not a game when it comes to legal compliance was published in the January 13 edition of Adcrafter. Is Your Mobile Marketing Program Legal-Proof? was previously published in the April 5 edition.
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Debra Nance has been appointed to serve on the State Bar District I Character and Fitness Committee for a 2-year term beginning January 1, 2012. The Committee investigates and makes recommendations regarding the character and fitness of applicants for admission to the State Bar of Michigan.
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Kemp Klein law firm celebrates being named to the 2011-2012 edition of Best Law Firms in America, a national peer review. Kemp Klein Law Firm is proud to have been named in the top three tiers in multiple categories.
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Faith M. Gaudaen (shown middle in photo at right) is an attorney practicing commercial litigation and real estate law. She attended the 2011 Construction Real Estate Women’s (CREW) Network Convention and Marketplace in Washington, D.C. earlier this year as a recipient of a CREW Scholarship.
From time to time, it’s important for attorneys to attend conferences and seminars outside of the legal arena to gain insights that we can take to our clients. The CREW Convention did not disappoint. I heard stories about what people from San Antonio to Cleveland were doing to succeed in the new real estate climate. In addition, there were panels on key topics by industry leaders including: Rand Construction, Starbucks, Walmart, Deloitte Consulting, Prudential Real Estate Investors and Moody’s Investor Services. The information I gained at the CREW conference can be immediately applied and shared with my clients in Michigan. If you would like to learn more about the issues, trends and strategies discussed at the CREW conference, I would be delighted share my insights with you.
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Cynthia E. Brazzil has been appointed to the State Bar of Michigan’s Attorney Discipline Board as a hearing panelist.
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Patricia Paruch’s article on Government Law is being published in the 2011 edition of the Wayne Law Review – Annual Survey of Michigan Law published by Wayne State Law School. The article is a summary and analysis of Michigan Court of Appeals and Michigan Supreme Court decisions in the government law area issued between May 31, 2010 and June 1, 2011.
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Patricia Paruch was recognized for six years of service on the Council for the Environmental Law Section at their Annual Meeting at the State Bar of Michigan Annual Meeting and Solo & Small Firm Institute September 14–16, 2011 at the Hyatt Regency in Dearborn, MI.
In addition, Paruch was appointed to the 2011 Long Range Planning Committee of the Real Property Law Section. The Committee’s report is due at the 2012 Annual Meeting in September, 2012.
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Kemp Klein Law Firm celebrates William B. Acker, Irwin M. Alterman, Joseph P. Buttiglieri, Alan A. May, Patricia Paruch, as well as Special Counsel Brian R. Jenney and Of Counsel attorney Robert Z. Feldstein (President of Robert Z. Feldstein, P.C.) this year for being named to the 2012 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, a national peer review.
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Kemp Klein Law Firm congratulates William B. Acker, Irwin M. Alterman, Richard D. Bisio, Joseph P. Buttiglieri, Ralph A. Castelli, Jr., Earle E. Endelman, Brian R. Jenney, Alan A. May, Raymond L. Morrow, Stuart Sinai, Thomas V. Trainer, as well as Of Counsel attorney Robert Z. Feldstein (President of Robert Z. Feldstein, P.C.) as 2011 Super Lawyers (among the top 5% of attorneys in Michigan).
Faith M. Gaudaen and Michael J. Weikert each received a 2011 Rising Star listing.
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Faith M. Gaudaen was recently honored by the Oakland County Bar Association, Lakeshore Legal Aid and the Family Law Assistance Project for her pro bono work from July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011.
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James P. Davey was honored for 40 years of service to the legal profession at the Oakland County Bar Association’s Annual Meeting on June 2. He concentrates his practice in the areas of environmental law and general business litigation. Davey has been lead counsel in a wide variety of civil cases including complex construction litigation and federal securities law disputes and has been a frequent mediator for both the general and complex contract panels of the Oakland County Circuit Court and has been appointed to the Wayne County Circuit Court Mediation Panel.
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Patricia Paruch wrote an article entitled Recent Amendments to Michigan’s Environmental Liability Statute which was published in the May 16 issue of Michigan Lawyers Weekly. The article is a summary of the amendments to the Michigan environmental liability statute which were signed into law at the end of December, 2010. The article was also published in the Winter, 2010 edition of the Real Property Law Section Review.
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Robert S. Zawideh made comments for Channel 4 News in Detroit on Tuesday, May 3, regarding the recent Appeals Court decision about illegal foreclosures in Michigan.
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Michael D. Umphrey and Cynthia L. Umphrey have been named “Five Star Wealth Managers” by Five Star Professional. The Five Star Award is presented to only 7% of wealth managers with at least five years of experience in the financial services industry, and who are evaluated in the local market to score highest in client satisfaction. The announcement will be in the June issue of HOUR Detroit and the July/August issue of DBusiness magazines.
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Kemp Klein Law Firm welcomed Michael J. Weikert as a shareholder earlier this month. A skilled negotiator and accomplished litigator, Weikert has been managing legal conflict for his clients, including many local franchised auto dealers, insurers to franchised auto dealers and dealer trade associations for nearly fifteen years.
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Bonnie L. Beutler and Gloria M. Chon both wrote articles which published in the April issue (annual tax edition) of Laches, the monthly publication of the Oakland County Bar Association. Ms. Beutler’s article was entitled: Basics of Real Estate Tax - Exemptions, Uncapping and Property Transfer Affidavits and Ms. Chon’s article: Not a Tax Attorney? What You May Still Want to Know About the 2010 Tax Relief Act.
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Amy A. Stawski is now a member of the U.S. State Department’s Attorney Network, a group consisting of attorneys undertaking cases under the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of Child Abduction. Stawski, whose specialty is family law, is also listed in the Martindale-Hubbell “Bar Register of Preeminent Women Lawyers-2011.”
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As Chair of a specially created OCBABC’s of Practice Subcommittee, Cynthia E. Brazzil created the three free “OCBABC’s of Practice” series sessions in February 2011, at the Oakland Country Bar Association Center in Bloomfield Hills. The series targeted new attorneys who may need some guidance getting their careers off the ground in the challenging legal employment field. Ms. Brazzil called upon experienced attorneys to volunteer their time and talents to speak or participate as a panelist for each of the series. Topics included: “Resumes and Beyond,” “Hanging Out Your Own Shingle” and “Interviews and Beyond.”
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Irwin M. Alterman (Antitrust Law and Franchise Law), Joseph P. Buttiglieri (Trusts and Estates), Robert Z. Feldstein (Family Law), Alan A. May (Trusts and Estates) and Patricia Paruch (Environmental Law) have been selected for inclusion in the 2011 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.
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Richard D. Bisio was elected to the Clarkston City Council on Nov. 2, 2010. Bisio specializes in commercial litigation and serves in an “of-counsel” role to Kemp Klein Law Firm. Mr. Bisio is a graduate of both Wayne State University and the University of Michigan, and has taught courses on civil procedure for the Institute for Continuing Legal Education and as an adjunct professor at Wayne State University Law School. He maintains an “AV” peer review rating and has also been listed as one of the top 5% of attorneys in Michigan by Michigan Super Lawyers magazine since its inception, published annually by Law & Politics. To learn more about his views on Clarkston issues, go to www.facebook.com/richard.bisio.
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In September 2010, Ronald S. Nixon was elected Treasurer of the State Bar of Michigan’s Information Technology Law Section. He is also Editor of the Section’s bi-monthly e-Newsletter which updates members on Information Technology Law developments and events.
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Thomas L. Boyer participated in a panel discussion about group medical insurance on WWJ AM 950 radio October 26, 2010 from 8:15 to 9:00. Murray Feldman was the moderator.
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Voted to be part of the top 5% of lawyers in the state, eleven Kemp Klein Law Firm attorneys are listed in Michigan Super Lawyers 2010, a magazine using peer balloting, independent research, and blue ribbon panel to review attorneys and select the top lawyers in Michigan.
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Stuart Sinai spoke before the State Bar of Michigan’s Securities Law Committee on August 19, 2010 for a short talk on Shareholder’s Rights Plans.
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Patricia Paruch has been appointed co-editor of the Real Property Law Section's monthly e-Newsletter.
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Gloria M. Chon has been appointed Chair of the Oakland County Bar Association's Tax Law Committee for the 2010-2011 term.
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Brian H. Rolfe has been elected to the board of directors of Kemp Klein Law Firm.
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New associate attorney Robert S. Zawideh joins the Kemp Klein Litigation Practice Group.
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Kemp Klein shareholder Michael D. Umphrey was quoted in a June 7, 2010 The Detroit News article entitled "In 2010, heirs inherit estate tax uncertainty."
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Cynthia E. Brazzil accepted the challenge of the Oakland County Bar Association’s Veterans Committee to get contributions for the purchase of badly needed items for our troops in Afghanistan and Iraq as part of participation in Operation IRAQ PAC. The OCBA Veterans Committee hoped to raise at least $25 from each of their members by March 15 and asked other OCBA Committees and Boards to do the same. Ms. Brazzil passed the request on to her co-workers at Kemp Klein Law Firm who donated many goods for the cause as well as $570 in cash.
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Kemp Klein attorney Debra Nance has volunteered to help at a free legal clinic sponsored by the Oakland County Bar Association in partnership with the Oakland County Youth Assistance program. The clinic is to be held on Thursday, February 25 from 4:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Southfield Parks and Recreation location at 26000 Evergreen Road in Southfield, MI.
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26 Kemp Klein attorneys are listed in DBusiness Magazine’s Top Lawyers of 2010. DBusiness compiled their list from Martindale Hubbell Law Directory which recognizes attorneys who have received the highest Peer Review Rating available (www.martindale.com). Kemp Klein attorneys receiving this distinction include: William B. Acker; Irwin M. Alterman; Richard D. Bisio (Of Counsel); Thomas L. Boyer; Cynthia E. Brazzil; Joseph P. Buttiglieri; Ralph A. Castelli, Jr.; James P. Davey; Earle E. Endelman; Robert Z. Feldstein (Of Counsel); Mark R. Filipp; Donald H. Gillis (Of Counsel); John B. Kemp (Of Counsel); Sanford A. Klein (Of Counsel); Alan A. May; Raymond L. Morrow; Thomas J. O’Connor; Norman D. Orr; Patricia Paruch; Thomas C. Rauch; Stuart Sinai; Lawrence G. Snyder; Amy A. Stawski; Thomas V. Trainer; Michael D. Umphrey; and Allen Zemmol (Of Counsel).
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Ralph Castelli (Kemp Klein CEO) has been re-elected to an eighth consecutive term as the Mayor of the City of Pleasant Ridge. Mr. Castelli was first elected Mayor in 1993 and has been active in the City of Pleasant Ridge's government since 1985.
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Bonnie Beutler and Gloria Chon have become members of the Committee on Climate Change and Sustainability of the Business Law Section and the Environmental Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan.
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On September 24, 2009 Cynthia Umphrey was the featured speaker at a national NBI teleconference broadcast from Kemp Klein’s offices in Troy, MI. The topic was Estate Planning for the Owners of Closely Held Businesses. Materials from this teleconference are now available for purchase online at National Business Institute.
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Kemp Klein CEO Ralph Castelli has been profiled in the September 2009 issue of Michigan Super Lawyers magazine in an article entitled “You Can Call Him Mayor.”
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The United States District Court honored Irwin Alterman for the second year for representing prisoners in two civil lawsuits as part of the court’s pro bono program. The court chooses cases where pro bono service would be helpful and invites selected attorneys to participate. Other Kemp Klein attorneys assisted Alterman in these lawsuits.
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Raymond Morrow was honored for 40 years of service to the legal profession at the Oakland County Bar Association’s 75th Annual Meeting on June 3, 2009 held at the Shenandoah Country Club, West Bloomfield, MI. Morrow has been lead counsel in a wide variety of civil and criminal cases ranging from complex construction litigation and arbitration to representing a major television network on libel, slander and first amendment issues.
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Voted to be part of the top 5% of lawyers in the state, ten Kemp Klein Law Firm attorneys are listed in Michigan Super Lawyers 2009, a magazine using peer balloting, independent research, and blue ribbon panel to review attorneys and select the top lawyers in Michigan.
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Cynthia Brazzil was awarded the Oakland County Bar Association’s Professionalism Award at their 75th Annual Meeting on June 3, 2009 held at the Shenandoah Country Club, West Bloomfield, MI. Brazzil is a director and shareholder of Kemp Klein practicing in the areas of business, exit planning, estate planning and elder law.
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Joseph Buttiglieri is featured in the April 21, 2009 issue of This Week in Michigan Law newsletter as a thank you for his contributions to ICLE. This Week in Michigan Law is an e-mail newsletter that goes out to ICLE’s Partnership members every Wednesday.
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Mark Filipp and Brian Rolfe have been featured in the cover story of the April 15, 2009 issue of Detroit Legal News. The article was about helping laid off workers and employers structure severance packages.
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Cynthia Umphrey’s “Starting My Exit Planning Early” article was published in the June 2009 “Your Business, Your Future” issue of Octane, a publication of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization. It was also previously published as “My Business Exit Strategy” in the August 2008 issue of Overdrive, another Entrepreneurs’ Organization publication.
Ms. Umphrey also regularly contributes to Crain’s Detroit Business “Small Talk” blog, an online resource for small businesses in Michigan.
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David Marsh has been appointed to the Board of Habitat for Humanity, the Oakland County Chapter. He will be part of the Site Selection Committee which is responsible for choosing the sites on which Habitat builds its homes, and the Grants Development Subcommittee which is responsible for researching institutional funding available.
Marsh became involved with Habitat for Humanity when he heard they needed a real estate attorney to handle home closings. Mr. Marsh now does the legal work necessary to turn over Habitat’s homes to their new owners. See the cover story about Marsh's involvement with Habitat for Humanity in the April 2, 2009 issue of Oakland County Legal News.
Visit the Habitat for Humanity website at www.habitat.org to see projects in your area.
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New associate attorney Gloria M. Chon joins the Kemp Klein Business Practice Group.
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Nine of Kemp Klein’s Shareholders and one Of Counsel were voted in the top 5% of lawyers in Michigan, according to Michigan Super Lawyers 2008, a magazine using peer balloting, independent research, and a blue ribbon panel to review and select the top lawyers in the State.
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Irwin M. Alterman, Joseph P. Buttiglieri, and Robert Z. Feldstein have been named to the 2009 edition of Best Lawyers in America.
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The Information Technology Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan launched its first electronic newsletter to its members in August 2008. Ronald Nixon will gather news about Information Technology Law and edit the bi-monthly newsletter which updates section members on noteworthy Information Technology Law Section developments and events.
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Ralph Castelli, was recently featured in a July 17, 2008 article in the Oakland Business Review regarding the complexities of running a law firm and being Mayor of Pleasant Ridge, MI. Read Full Article Here
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Congratulations to Michael Umphrey and John Kemp on 40 years of service to the legal profession. Colleagues, friends and family honored Umphrey and Kemp at an Oakland County Bar Association ceremony held at Shenandoah Country Club Summer 2008. Umphrey is well known in the estate planning and probate practice areas. Kemp, a business and corporate lawyer who is no longer in private practice, is one of the founding fathers of Kemp Klein Law Firm.
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Royal Oak resident Faith M. Gaudaen joined Kemp Klein Law Firm of Troy on April 21, 2008.
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Stuart Sinai presented to the State Bar of Michigan’s Securities Regulation Committee concerning a recent U.S. Supreme Court case which will dramatically affect the federal securities laws antifraud rules as they apply to, among others, Enron defendants. Sinai also published an article on the same topic in the Spring 2008 edition of the Michigan State University College of Law Journal of Business & Securities Law (Vol. 8, Issue 2). The title of the article is “Stoneridge – Escape from Securities Liability Notwithstanding Active, Intentional Deceptive Conduct.”
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The Kemp Klein Foundation has become a founding sponsor of the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial to be built on the National Mall in Washington, DC to commemorate the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Cynthia Brazzil was featured in the May 12, 2008 issue of Crain’s Detroit Business, “Women in law: Guiding women business owners.” Crain’s featured Brazzil because she has successfully worked with closely-held, women-owned businesses for 20-plus years. According to client Lynn Alexander, owner of Your Aging Well Advisor, “Cynthia has a great understanding of partnerships and how to not only start up a business but how and when to sell it.”
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David Marsh, Barbara Andruccioli and Brian Rolfe have all been appointed to serve on the State Bar District I Character and Fitness Committee for a 2-year term beginning January 1, 2008. The Committee investigates and makes recommendations regarding the character and fitness of applicants for admission to the State Bar of Michigan. Cynthia Brazzil and Cynthia Umphrey have also previously served terms on this Committee.
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Kemp Klein shareholder & CEO Ralph Castelli spoke on a panel at Leadership Oakland’s Economy & Government Program at the County Commission Chambers regarding being a local elected official. The session looked at the local and global economy and the economic impacts facing Oakland County and Southeastern Michigan. Local and regional elected officials shared information on local and community governmental structures and responsibilities in the region. Mr. Castelli has served 7 consecutive terms as Mayor of Pleasant Ridge.
Mr. Castelli also had his article “The Changing Face of the Delivery of City Services” published in the Michigan Privatization Report (Winter 2008) which is published by the Mackinac Center for Public Policy.
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Kemp Klein hosted over 400 people on September 6th at Artview, a preview event for Common Ground Sanctuary’s Art in the Park. Artview was created and sponsored by Kemp Klein to generate awareness and funds for Common Ground Sanctuary's programs which serve more than 35,000 individuals and families each year. The event was held at Design Within Reach in Birmingham.
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The Kemp Klein Foundation has formed a new relationship with Common Ground Sanctuary, a local non-profit which helps children and adults with a variety of crisis situations. Kemp Klein has agreed to sponsor all of their support groups and to become active participants in their cause. Our funding will pay for workbooks, flyers, videos and more. Attorneys and staff will participate in at least two hands-on volunteer activities this year, including: cooking and serving a meal to homeless youth in crisis at Common Ground Sanctuary in late Spring and, in late Summer, collecting and stuffing backpacks with school supplies for children in need.
Common Ground Sanctuary has been helping people in need for more than 30 years. Their mission is to provide services to youths, adults and families in crisis. The agency’s 24-hour crisis hotline, youth and family services, emergency psychiatric services, support groups and other programs throughout Oakland County are a lifeline for runaway and homeless youths, families in crisis situations, victims of crime, people with mental illnesses and others in critical situations. Common Ground Sanctuary serves more than 35,000 individuals per year and the agency received Honorable Mention in the 2005 Crain’s Detroit Business Best Managed Non-Profit Contest. To learn more, visit their web site at: commongroundhelps.org.
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Stuart Sinai, along with other speakers, discussed the Liability of Professionals under the Securities Laws.
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Voted to be part of the top 5% of lawyers in the state, seven Kemp Klein Law Firm attorneys are listed in Michigan Super Lawyers 2007.
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Business, Litigation and Family Lawyer Brian H. Rolfe joined Kemp Klein Law Firm on September 10, 2007. Rolfe has been helping business owners, families and individuals solve their legal problems for nearly fifteen years.
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Business, Estate Planning and Tax Attorney Andrew J. Goldberg joined Kemp Klein Law Firm as a shareholder on April 23, 2007.
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Alan A. May Receives Award from Oakland County Bar Association.
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Irwin M. Alterman and Robert Z. Feldstein voted among top lawyers by peers.
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Kemp Klein Award Established at University of Detroit Mercy School of Law.
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Kemp Klein attorneys in Top 5% of State.
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Cynthia Brazzil honored by Oakland County Bar Association.
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Mark R. Filipp has authored the 2005 Update to The Practical Guide to Employment Law.
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Kemp Klein shareholder and securities expert Stuart Sinai was asked by attorneys for Enron Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Skilling to file a motion on behalf of Skilling challenging the validity of the 10 “insider trading” counts contained in the federal indictment against him.
Skilling’s attorneys had already filed their own motion and that challenge was based partly upon Sinai’s 80 page law review article which had appeared in the Securities Regulation Law Journal in 2002.
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