Area of Practice by Attorney

We have extensive knowledge about the legal needs of corporations, limited liability partnerships, non-profit agencies and companies, general partnerships and other business entities. The firm provides ongoing representation to a large number of companies on both a daily as well as a long-term basis. The firm’s experience in this area is inclusive of mergers and acquisitions, start-up and operation of new businesses, labor relations, pension disputes, buying and leasing property and various additional tax matters affecting businesses. 

Our firm has developed its reputation in providing counsel and representation in many business and taxation areas. We assist our clients with the formation of corporations, partnerships, family limited partnerships and limited liability companies; we counsel clients in the negotiation and preparation of employment contracts, shareholder agreements and deferred compensation agreements and insurance arrangements. We are involved in the representation of our clients in the purchase or sale of a business, the transfer of family business interests to subsequent generations, as well as the reorganization of business interests. We provide business and individual tax planning and advice and represent our clients before federal and state taxing authorities and courts.

We work with clients to form partnership and joint ventures for the real estate development and financing of real estate projects, including multi-family housing, timeshare development, commercial office buildings, hotels, shopping centers, and mixed used projects.  Our real estate practice is diverse involving all areas of real estate including the representing the buyer and seller in all stages of real estate transactions, from negotiating the purchase agreement to completing the closing.  Our real estate attorneys will advise clients with respect to acquisitions and complex financing transactions, landlord-tenant disputes, complex commercial leasing, and contract negotiations.

The volunteer becomes an investigator, spokesperson, reporter, monitor and protector, and is answerable to the court:

As investigator, the guardian ad litem independently conducts a thorough investigation on behalf of the child. He or she interviews the child, counselors, pediatricians, psychiatrists, psychologists, mental health professionals, teachers, school officials, law enforcement, family, and friends; anybody that has information regarding the child. The guardian ad litem also examines and collects records from as many sources as possible.

As spokesperson, the guardian ad litem assures that the child’s wishes are presented to the court and agencies involved. The guardian ad litem involved provides emotional support to the child during the judicial process.

As a reporter, the guardian ad litem prepares a written report, based on consolidated information acquired during their investigation; this becomes a permanent part of the child’s file. The guardian ad litem presents information to the court and helps the court determine what is in the child’s best interest.

As monitor, the guardian ad litem sees the child on a regular basis and serves as a monitor of the agencies and persons who provide services to the child. The volunteer assures that the orders of the court are carried out, and that families and children in need receive the help that they should.

As protector, the guardian ad litem protects the child from insensitive questioning and the often-harmful effects of being embroiled in the adversary court process. Darrell K. Brown is the attorney for the Wayne County Guardian Ad Litem Program.

Abuse and neglect in a nursing home includes the following:

Abuse includes:

Neglect means the negligent failure of any person having the care or custody of an elder or a dependent adult to exercise that degree of care which a reasonable person in a like position would exercise.

Neglect includes, but is not limited to:

Federal and State laws require that nursing homes develop a plan of care and employ sufficient staffing to provide ALL the care listed on the care plan. Because most corporate owned nursing homes today are not sufficiently staffed, they can not provide ALL the care listed on the care plan. Consequently, residents are not taken to the toilet when necessary, they are often left lying in urine and feces, develop painful and life threatening pressure sores (decubitus ulcers), are not fed properly, are not given sufficient fluids, are over-medicated or under-medicated, are dropped causing painful bruises and fractures, are not cleaned or groomed, are ignored and not included in activities, are left in bed all day, are not turned, call lights not answered promptly or not at all, etc., all forms of neglect.

Is a program that provides replacement income and medical expenses to employees who are injured or become ill due to their jobs. Financial benefits may also extend to workers' dependents and to the survivors of workers who are killed on the job. In most circumstances, workers' compensation pays relatively modest amounts and prevents the worker or dependents from suing the employer for the injuries or death.  We work with our clients to ensure that they are receiving the benefits they deserve.