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Berry Moorman P.C. was a Gold Sponsor at Spectrum Human Services “Celebration of Stars Gala”
Berry Moorman Attorneys Sheryl Laughren, David Foy and Sandro DiMercurio recently attended the Spectrum Human Services, “Celebration of Stars Gala” held at the Motor City Casino. Charlie Langton, Legal Analyst, Fox 2 News & WWJ Radio 950 was the emcee for the...
Berry Moorman P.C. Attorneys Attend ESYSF Putting Kids First Celebration
On October 13, Mark Straetmans and David Foy attended the East Side Youth Sports Foundation (ESYSF) 2018 Putting Kids First Celebration. ESYSF is a non-profit organization dedicated to the growth of youth sports in the Metro Detroit area. Through grants, scholarships...
Berry Moorman Attorney attends the Community Social Services of Wayne County’s 72nd Annual Gala.
Berry Moorman attorney David Foy recently attended Community Social Services of Wayne County’s 72nd Annual Gala with CSS President Chuck Jackson. The event was held at the Roostertail on the Detroit River. Fox 2 News Reporter Taryn Asher was the emcee and DJ Rick...
Berry Moorman P.C. Annual Firm Picnic
Berry Moorman P.C. held its annual company picnic on Friday, September 28, 2018. Family and friends spent the afternoon at Patterson Park located on the shoreline of Lake St. Clair. Thank you everyone for coming and making this a great event....
Spousal support tax deduction change
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Act”) changes the treatment of spousal support (alimony). by John J. Schrot, Jr., Esq. The 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Act”) was signed into law in December, 2017, and it changes the treatment of spousal support (alimony). Currently...
Primer on Crowdfunding 2018
By Randolph M. Wright With entrepreneurs facing difficulties raising enough funding for their startups, crowdfunding has become increasingly popular. Crowdfunding involves using social networking and a strong product campaign to gather support from the general public...
Unmarried Cohabitation Relationships
By John Schrot, Jr. A client recently advised me that her daughter became engaged and the couple plan to marry in the near future. As the intended couple have only known each other briefly, she further related her belief that the couple should in the interim...
Governor Snyder approved legislation that eliminates statutory and common law dower rights in Michigan.
Michigan Eliminates Dower Governor Snyder approved legislation that eliminates statutory and common law dower rights in Michigan. Effective April 7, 2017, Governor Snyder approved legislation that eliminates statutory and common law dower rights in Michigan. Dower is...
An Overview of the Comprehensive Amendments to Detroit’s Property Rental Ordinance
By Randolph T. Barker On October 31, 2017, the City of Detroit (the “City”) passed amendments to Chapter 9 of the 1984 Detroit City Code, which governs the maintenance of rental properties in the City (the “Rental Ordinance”). By these amendments (the “Amendments”),...
