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Handle a Driver's License Restoration Appeal
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The process for handling a driver's license restoration appeal before the Office of Hearings and Administrative Oversight is complex. This new How-To Kit provides detailed steps and practice tips on representing your client during an appeal.
Donor-Advised Fund Agreement
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This form, recently added to the ICLE Formbank, can be used to establish a donor-advised fund with a sponsoring charity. The form includes optional language, such as clauses for both non-endowed and endowed funds and for funds held at a community foundation.
 
Family Law Quarterly Update
New Legal Update
This fall, the Michigan Court of Appeals released a number of family law cases covering child protective proceedings, separate maintenance, grandparenting time, and guardianships. September through November cases are all summarized in this new quarterly Legal Update.
 
Sample Upjohn Acknowledgment
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Check out this sample form if you are a business law attorney. The form is designed to facilitate the clear, consistent delivery of the Upjohn warning in an internal investigation and helps track the core elements recognized across jurisdictions.
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Approaching the Bench
Matthew J. Franson | 08/01/2025
Hon. Andrew W. Kowalkowski was appointed judge for the 44th District Court in April 2022. Before his appointment to the bench, Judge Kowalkowski was an administrative law examiner for the Michigan Department of State, and before that, he was a...

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Meet Our Contributors
James P. Spica
Chalgian & Tripp Law Offices
Southfield
James P. Spica is the principal author of several Michigan statutes, including the Personal Property Trust Perpetuities Act (2008 PA 148). He is an elected member of the American Law Institute, currently attached to the Restatement of Law Third Conflict...
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Plan with confidence. Make Michigan Estate Planning Handbook your go-to resource for step-by-step guidance on drafting wills and trusts, tax considerations, trust administration, and much more. Included in the Premium Partnership.