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NAVIGATE YOUR PRACTICE THROUGH COVID-19

We’re here to help your Michigan practice through this pandemic and beyond. Turn to these Michigan-specific resources for the timely and trusted guidance you need right now.

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ICLE Covers You in Your Practice
Lady Bird Deeds
New Form
A Lady Bird deed is a warranty deed with an enhanced life estate under which the grantor stays as the owner of the property throughout life, and only on death does the property transfer to the beneficiary. This recent addition to the ICLE Formbank is a sample Lady Bird deed for the transfer from a married couple to an individual, such as from parents to a child.
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Worker's Compensation
New Edition
Worker's Compensation in Michigan provides expert advice on answering client questions, crafting legal arguments, and representing clients before the Workers' Disability Compensation Agency. The recently revised online book includes detailed analysis of new administrative rules, extensive discussion of new attorney fee provisions, an overhauled and expanded chapter on the exclusive remedy rule, and more.
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Handling the QDRO Process
New How-To Kit
Retirement benefits are often the largest single asset in a divorce, so it is essential to determine how the interest in the retirement plan will be distributed. This new How-To Kit in the ICLE Partnership provides step-by-step guidance on the process leading up to and following the preparation of a qualified domestic relations order (QDRO).
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New "Legal Updates"
Recently Added Legal Updates
ICLE's collection of Legal Updates keeps you informed with succinctly written summaries about significant new legal developments. Check out the most recently added Legal Updates, covering the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's EEO-1 Component 1 deadline and new message center; Michigan Supreme Court opinions in criminal, family, and business law cases; and significant court rulings regarding COVID-19 business closures.
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ICLE community blogs
Approaching the Bench
Lindsey A. DiCesare | 05/13/2022
Judge Jacob James Cunningham was elected to the bench in November 2018. He currently presides over a family division docket. Prior to his election to the bench, Judge Cunningham was a judicial clerk for the Hon. Wendy Potts and a...Read More

Staff blogs
Case Evaluation Changes—Community Zoom Recap

Gym Not Entitled to "Just Compensation" for COVID-19 Closure

The Women’s National Team Settles with U.S. Soccer in Equal Pay Claims

60 Tech Tips in 60 Minutes Excerpted

Getting Michigan Lawyers Out of the Business of Social Work

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New Certificates—Entirely Online
Small Business Bankruptcy: Subchapter V of Chapter 11
Need to guide your client through Subchapter V? Get expert coaching as 14 experienced Michigan bankruptcy judges, trustees, and lawyers take you through actual cases. See the entire process firsthand, from prefiling considerations to implementing the reorganization plan.

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Commercial Lease Drafting and Negotiation
Need to negotiate a commercial lease? Get expert coaching as experienced real estate lawyers demonstrate best practices. Follow along as they counsel their clients; draft, redline, and negotiate the lease; and resolve disputes. Then get hands-on practice in this online training.

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Live Seminar
ICLE’s Partnership Training: Guided Resource Tour
12:00pm-12:30pm, Livestream
Get the most out of your Partnership with step-by-step guidance. During this free, 30-minute training, ICLE customer experience staff walk...Learn More

Live Seminar
New Tax Changes for Business Entities and Income Tax
2:00pm-5:00pm, Acme
Get up to speed on business tax issues and create entities that generate superior results. Adapt your planning in light of tax law changes,...Learn More


Meet Our Contributors
Douglas A. Mielock
Foster Swift Collins & Smith PC
Lansing
Douglas A. Mielock practices in the areas of estate planning and trust litigation. He is a fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel and a member of the American Bar Association, the State Bar of Michigan (SBM), the Ingham County Bar...
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ICLE Helps You Save on Malpractice Insurance
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New Edition
The Second Edition of Trust Administration Under the Michigan Trust Code is a comprehensive guide that helps you effectively advise trustees from start to finish. Includes new chapters on fixing broken trusts and administering retirement assets.




Meet Our Contributors
Douglas A. Mielock
Foster Swift Collins & Smith PC
Lansing
Douglas A. Mielock practices in the areas of estate planning and trust litigation. He is a fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel and a member of the American Bar Association, the State Bar of Michigan (SBM), the Ingham County Bar...
Read More
> Find ICLE Law Experts


News From ICLE
ICLE Helps You Save on Malpractice Insurance
Learn More

New Edition
The Second Edition of Trust Administration Under the Michigan Trust Code is a comprehensive guide that helps you effectively advise trustees from start to finish. Includes new chapters on fixing broken trusts and administering retirement assets.





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