As of October 31, 2010, anyone pulled over in Michigan for driving under the influence of alcohol may face the ramifications of the new “Super Drunk” driving law. Under the new law, which is also called the “High-BAC Law” by MADD (Mothers Aga… Read More

The danger of text messaging while driving has received national attention. Since common sense didn’t prevail in stopping this activity, our Governor recently signed a law that makes text messaging while driving a civil infraction. I am sure most p… Read More

Required Minimum Distributions resume in 2010 – Although Congress suspended the requirement that Required Minimum Distributions (RMD) be made in 2009 as a result of the economy, it does not appear that Congress will continue this benefit for 2010 a… Read More

The U.S. Supreme Court, in a landmark decision, struck down a long standing prohibition on campaign financing and advocacy by businesses and unions in a 5-4 ruling on January 21, 2010. Free speech advocates hail it as a major victory. The majority op… Read More

With tuition rising by double digit percentage points over the years due to the state budget crunch, more and more students are graduating from college drowning in debt, including in some cases, six-figure debt. In my practice, and even from friends… Read More

Effective May 1, 2010, smoking will no longer be allowed in food establishments. Places that serve food will no longer have the choice of offering smoking and non-smoking sections. Any person that owns, operates, manages or has control over such a pl… Read More

Once again, our friends in Washington D.C., in their infinite wisdom, have created a real mess by not acting in a timely manner. Most experts felt that Congress would act before the end of 2009 to deal with the Federal Estate Tax law and expiring tax… Read More

IRS TAX REFUNDS You may have hundreds or even thousands of your own dollars sitting in the coffers of the Internal Revenue Service, simply waiting for you. How might you ask? The IRS has about $123.5 million worth of refund checks from 2009 alone (10… Read More