New Rules May Eliminate Your 401(K) Audit
New Rules May Eliminate Your 401(K) Audit Article submitted by Gary Remer, Dawda Mann Member The U.S. Department of Labor, the Internal Revenue Service and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation announced [...]
How New Rule Banning Non-Compete Agreements Could Impact Employers and Contract Workers
Could the FTC's proposed rule on non-compete agreements mean the end of employers preventing employees from accepting new work? Submitted by Randal Cole & Alexander Masson, Dawda Mann The Federal [...]
Dawda Mann announces Two New Members
We are pleased to announce that effective January 1, 2023, Samuel Kokoszka and Eric A. Ladasz have been elected to the membership of Dawda Mann. Samuel Kokoszka: Samuel has been [...]
Dawda Mann announces top rankings in 2023 U.S News & World Report Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” rankings
Dawda Mann is pleased to announce its recognition by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms" with 12 of its practice areas receiving high regional rankings. [...]
Appealing land use decisions becomes easier under new Michigan Supreme Court decision
Persons appealing land use decisions of local municipalities no longer need to own property nor do they have to show special damages by only a comparison to similarly situated persons. [...]
John Mucha, III Elected President of Michigan Defense Trial Counsel
Please join us in congratulating John Mucha, III in being elected as president of the Michigan Defense Trial Counsel, Inc. for the next year. MDTC is an association of the [...]
Attorney Daniel Halprin recognized as a “Go To Lawyer” in Real Estate and Condominium law by Michigan Lawyers Weekly
Dawda Mann, a leading law firm located in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan is proud to announce that attorney Daniel Halprin was selected as a "Go To Lawyer" by Michigan Lawyers Weekly [...]
Von Duprin LLC v Major Holdings LLC: The hard lesson of Phase I Environmental Site Assessments that Don’t Comply with Regulatory Requirements
Real estate attorneys generally know the importance of obtaining a current Phase I Environmental Site Assessment ("Phase I") as part of a real estate acquisition for a client. Doing so [...]
Lead Based Paint Enforcement Alert
EPA steps up enforcement against contractors disturbing lead paint. Given a recent EPA press release, it appears that the EPA is increasing its enforcement attention on violations of the EPA’s [...]
Re-purposing Industrial and Commercial Properties
At 8:30 am Wednesday June 6th, we’re going to try something new: we will be live blogging a breakfast round-table discussion at the Tech Shop in Dearborn. The topic of [...]
Is Legislative Support for Sustainability Initiatives on the Decline?
For the past 10 years Michigan has created a number of laws that were “sustainability oriented” – intended to promote the development of renewable energy and energy efficiency. Recently, however, [...]
Michigan’s Emergency Manager Could Rescind Brownfield Agreements
Your Brownfield reimbursement agreements may be in jeopardy. A new concern has been raised as to whether the broad powers granted to emergency managers could be used to terminate Brownfield [...]
Live Blog: Re-purposing Industrial Facilities
Good morning! Today we’re live blogging a panel discussion (see prior post for panelists) on redeveloping under-utilized industrial and commercial properties – a timely topic in the Metro Detroit area [...]
Written Tests Required for Operators at Underground Storage Tank (“UST”) Facilities
Pursuant to a federal mandate, Michigan has promulgated requirements that each UST facility have a Class A, Class B, and Class C operator. Operator candidates will need to pass a [...]
Interview – an Environmental Consultant’s Perspective on Industrial Property Reuse
Today’s blog features an interview I had with Doug McDowell of McDowell & Associates regarding the increased focus on using abandoned industrial sites for business incubators in urban areas. Although [...]
Vapor Intrusion Assessment – an Overview
Introduction Redevelopment of contaminated land and land adjacent to contaminated sites can be a relatively straightforward process when you work with a good environmental consultant that understands the special risks [...]
Great Lakes Week – Cleveland
Unlike other parts of the country (or the world for that matter), people living in and around the Great Lakes are very cognizant of both the unique benefits the Great [...]
Regulating Runoff From Logging Roads
The only U.S. Supreme Court case on the Court’s Fall docket relating to an environmental matter is Decker v. Northwest Environmental Defense Center. In this case (which was consolidated with [...]
