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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Shannon Scheloske has been approved to be included on the Oakland County and Wayne County Probate Court mediator lists, and is approved as a case evaluator by the Wayne County Probate Court. She was previously accepted as a Civil Mediator in both Oakland and Macomb Counties.
Scheloske joins Barbara Andruccioli (Mediator for Wayne and Oakland Counties) and Raymond Morrow (on Oakland County approved list of Mediators since its inception and also a case evaluator in Wayne and Oakland Counties) who are also accepted Civil Mediators.
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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: www.commongroundsanctuary.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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