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The law can seem like a daunting and complex tangle. The attorneys of Cunningham Dalman are here to help. If you require legal representation or would like to seek advice from a law expert, we hope you’ll talk with someone at our firm. We also encourage you to learn more about legal issues that matter to you. On this page you will find valuable information about many different aspects of the law. We encourage you to spend some time browsing this collection of posts written by Cunningham Dalman attorneys.
Medicaid Redetermination Process Resumes on May 11, 2023
Estate Planning Seminar
Employers can no longer silence employees in exchange for a severance
Cyber Fraud: It happens more than ever
Estate Planning: A Cautionary Tale
How do you know if you’re really “Management”? Do I get Overtime?
Didn’t the minimum wage go up?
Cunningham Dalman Acquires “Bos & Glazier”
My business has credit problems, can I just start a new business and start over?
Family Business Succession and Estate Tax Planning: The Window May Be Closing
- Jessica Arends
- McKenna Bethke
- Carole D. Bos
- Derek W. Dalman
- Jennifer DeYoung
- Nicholas R. Dekker
- Vincent L. Duckworth
- John Fitzpatrick
- Natashka Fris
- Bradley Glazier
- Lindsey J. Gorsline
- Jeffrey K. Helder
- Rachel L. Hillegonds
- Thomas J. Hillegonds
- Robert Howard
- Gregory J. McCoy
- P. Haans Mulder
- Randall S. Schipper
- Carl Thorwall
- Ronald J. Vander Veen
- Susan E. Vroegop
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- David M. Zessin
- Joel G. Bouwens
- Andrew Mulder
- Agricultural Law
- Banking & Commercial Transactions
- Bankruptcy Law - Corporate
- Bankruptcy Law - Personal
- Business & Corporate Law
- Construction Law
- Criminal Law
- Elder Law / Medicaid Planning
- Employment Law for Employees
- Employment Law for Employers
- Estate Planning, Wills & Trusts
- Family Law & Divorce
- Litigation
- Municipal & Administrative Law
- Personal Injury
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The law can seem like a daunting and complex tangle. The attorneys of Cunningham Dalman are here to help. If you require legal representation or would like to seek advice from a law expert, we hope you’ll talk with someone at our firm. We also encourage you to learn more about legal issues that matter to you. On this page you will find valuable information about many different aspects of the law. We encourage you to spend some time browsing this collection of posts written by Cunningham Dalman attorneys.
Medicaid Redetermination Process Resumes on May 11, 2023
In response to COVID-19 and the federal Public Health Emergency, the Michigan Department of Health & Human Services (MDHHS) suspended all Medicaid redeterminations. Since June 1, 2020, benefits have continued without the MDHHS confirming that a Medicaid recipient is still eligible for benefits based on assets and income. The federal Public Health Emergency will end
Estate Planning Seminar
Our Estate Planning Seminar is now full. If you’d like to be added to the waitlist, please email Kelly@cunninghamdalman.com. If a spot opens up, we will reach out to directly. Thank you for your interest in the seminar. Estate Planning Seminar March 2023
Employers can no longer silence employees in exchange for a severance
When an employee is terminated, they are occasionally offered a severance agreement. There are multiple reasons for a severance offer. It could be to soften the blow of a lay-off after many years of service. Or it could be to avoid a future lawsuit by having an employee sign a release. But this week the
Cyber Fraud: It happens more than ever
As our lives become more and more intertwined with the internet, I see no end to the creative schemes employed to embezzle funds from individuals and businesses. It is more important than ever to keep watch over your on-line presence and to act quickly when you suspect fraud. As an example, I just worked with
Estate Planning: A Cautionary Tale
If you have named two or more of your children as your successor co-trustees or have real estate that is important to your family, you should continue reading. A recent Michigan Court of Appeals case provides a cautionary tale for naming co-trustees and family real estate. In this case, both parents passed and they had
How do you know if you’re really “Management”? Do I get Overtime?
What Is the Management or Executive Exemption Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”)? Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), most US employees must be paid at least a minimum wage and overtime pay for all hours worked over 40 in a workweek. But there are exemptions that remove employees from the FLSA’s protection.
Didn’t the minimum wage go up?
The Michigan Court of Appeals reversed a lower court opinion that would have raised Michigan’s minimum wage to $13.03 on February 19, 2023.The Court of Appeals determined that the Michigan legislature had the authority to amend the petition initiatives that were passed in 2018 that would have raised the minimum wage and provided paid sick
Cunningham Dalman Acquires “Bos & Glazier”
Effective January 1, 2023, Cunningham Dalman is excited to announce we are acquiring Bos & Glazier, trial attorneys in Grand Rapids. Carole Bos and Brad Glazier will join Cunningham Dalman as partners. Rob Howard will join as an associate attorney on a partnership track. Our attorneys and staff will continue to provide quality legal services
My business has credit problems, can I just start a new business and start over?
We are often asked about starting multiple businesses for clients. There are different situations that prompt this request. Sometimes, a prior business failed and an owner may want to start over. Sometimes the owner wants to protect different parts of their businesses in the event one fails. Sometimes the owner wants to bring partners in
Family Business Succession and Estate Tax Planning: The Window May Be Closing
In the recent bills to change the tax code, there’s an effort to prohibit planning that’s very beneficial to passing a family business to the next generation. This planning has become known as an installment sale to a grantor trust. This is how it works. G1 (the current owners of the family business) form one
- Jessica Arends
- McKenna Bethke
- Carole D. Bos
- Derek W. Dalman
- Jennifer DeYoung
- Nicholas R. Dekker
- Vincent L. Duckworth
- John Fitzpatrick
- Natashka Fris
- Bradley Glazier
- Lindsey J. Gorsline
- Jeffrey K. Helder
- Rachel L. Hillegonds
- Thomas J. Hillegonds
- Robert Howard
- Gregory J. McCoy
- P. Haans Mulder
- Randall S. Schipper
- Carl Thorwall
- Ronald J. Vander Veen
- Susan E. Vroegop
- Of Counsel
- David M. Zessin
- Joel G. Bouwens
- Andrew Mulder
- Agricultural Law
- Banking & Commercial Transactions
- Bankruptcy Law - Corporate
- Bankruptcy Law - Personal
- Business & Corporate Law
- Construction Law
- Criminal Law
- Elder Law / Medicaid Planning
- Employment Law for Employees
- Employment Law for Employers
- Estate Planning, Wills & Trusts
- Family Law & Divorce
- Litigation
- Municipal & Administrative Law
- Personal Injury
- Probate Law
- Real Estate & Environmental Law
- Tax Law
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