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Detroit—March 11, 2021—Patricia Nemeth, founder of Detroit-based management side labor and employment law firm Nemeth Law, P. C., has been named to the Class of 2021 Nationally recognized, the firm is the largest woman-owned law firm in Michigan to exclusively represent management in the prevention, resolution and litigation of labor and employment disputes. Nemeth was recognized in the category of Excellence in Defense, honoring civil defense counsel who, through their professionalism, intelligence, creativity, judgement, civility, advocacy skills, community involvement and efforts to educate younger attorneys, promote the practice of the defense bar and the representation of their clients in and outside of the courtroom. About Nemeth Law, P. C. Nemeth Law specializes in employment litigation, traditional labor law, workplace investigations, and management consultation and training for private and public sector employers.

—March 10, 2021—John S. Artz and James K. Cleland, both member partners and intellectual property litigators in the Ann Arbor office of Dickinson Wright PLLC, will serve as panelists on Navigating IP Protection and Enforcement in the District of Amazon at the State Bar of Michigan Spring IP Law Seminar. Artz is co-chair of Dickinson Wright’s intellectual property litigation practice group and experienced in covering all areas of intellectual property litigation, in addition to extensive involvement with the acquisition, enforcement, management, and prosecution of patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret assets. Cleland litigates patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret and unfair competition cases in a broad range of technologies including the automotive, chemical, materials science, mechanical, electrical and medical device arts, and assists his clients with counseling, opinion and licensing work in those same areas. The Spring IP Law seminar is presented by the Intellectual Property Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan in cooperation with the Institute of Continuing Legal Education.

The State of Michigan allowed legal online gambling and sports betting on January 22, 2021 (following December 2019 legislation), and Michigan Legacy Credit Union (MLCU) is already seeing the negative financial impact on its members and ultimately the financial institution. That’s why, effective March 2, 2021, the credit union eliminated access of its institution’s credit and debit cards to all online gambling websites. We are not making a judgment on gambling or online betting; as a member-owned credit union, we simply can’t afford the write-offs from our institution’s credit and debit cards,” Peters said. ” About Michigan Legacy Credit Union Michigan Legacy Credit Union (MLCU) is a member-owned, not-for-profit financial cooperative serving members who live, work, worship, attend school, or own a business in the state of Michigan, with branches in Flat Rock, Garden City, Highland, Pontiac, Warren, and Wyandotte.

Just before the pandemic began, it was announced that new FICO score calculations would be introduced in the summer of 2020, alarming many consumers that the changes would negatively impact their credit score. We never adopted the FICO® 10 version due to subscription costs; we still use an older version of FICO, which is a common practice in smaller financial institutions,” Peters said. Viewing credit union members as owners, Michigan Legacy Credit Union’s relationship score considers the following: About Michigan Legacy Credit Union Michigan Legacy Credit Union (MLCU) is a member-owned, not-for-profit financial cooperative serving members who live, work, worship, attend school, or own a business in the state of Michigan.