FBMJ attorney Joseph McGill presented at the State Bar of Michigan’s (SBM) Probate and Estate Planning Section meeting held on October 14, 2017 in Lansing, MI. McGill, who is a member of the SBM Board of Commissioners, serves as its liaison to the Probate and Estate Planning Section of the SBM. He spoke about the Commission’s role in supporting the mission of the Section on issues of access to justice and improvement of the functioning of the courts throughout the State of Michigan.
The mission of the Probate and Estate Planning Section of the SBM is to enhance and improve the practice and administration of law pertaining to probate, trust and estate planning and administration, guardianships and conservatorships (including plaining alternatives), and tax planning. The Section’s Council is staffed by some of the leading practitioners of probate and estate planning law in the State of Michigan.
McGill, who holds advance certifications for practice in the area of probate and estate planning, leads FBMJ’s Wills, Trusts & Estates Practice Group. He can be contacted at 734-742-1800 for more information.
October 2017
Joseph McGill Presents to SBM Probate & Estate Planning Section
FBMJ attorney Joseph McGill presented at the State Bar of Michigan’s (SBM) Probate and Estate Planning Section meeting held on October 14, 2017 in Lansing, MI. McGill, who is a member of the SBM Board of Commissioners, serves as its liaison to the Probate and Estate Planning Section of the
October 2017
Michigan Medical Marijuana Bureau Offers Wave of New Info on Expected Regulations
The bits and pieces of information medical marijuana advocates and business interests have longed for from the Michigan Bureau of Medical Marijuana Regulation (BMMR) are trickling with increasing frequency. The BMMR, which is implementing the Michigan Medical Marijuana Facilities Licensing Act (MMFLA), announced guidance on a number of fronts for
October 2017
Joseph McGill Presents at SBM Section Chair Orientation
FBMJ Principal Joseph McGill recently presented at the Annual State Bar of Michigan (SBM) Section Chair Orientation held October 4, 2017 at the SBM headquarters in Lansing, Michigan. McGill, who is the Chair of the Representative Assembly of the SBM, spoke about the Assembly’s role in supporting the 30-plus Sections
October 2017
Kim Sveska Presents: The Opioid Epidemic: What Happens to Health Care Professionals “Breaking Bad”
FBMJ’s attorney, Kim Sveska, was a featured speaker at the Sparrow 4th Annual Pain Symposium on September 28, 2017 at the Eagle Eye Conference Center in Bath, Michigan. Sveska’s presentation titled “The Opioid Epidemic – What Happens to Health Care Professionals ‘Breaking Bad’” discussed the new, aggressive approach that Michigan’s
October 2017
Michigan Medical Marijuana Bureau to Use Two-step Application Process to Move Things Along
Those seeking permits under Michigan’s Medical Marijuana Facilities Licensing Act (MMFLA) will be required to go through a two-step application process – pre-qualification and license qualification. The process, to be administered through the Michigan Bureau of Medical Marijuana Regulation (BMMR), will begin accepting applications on December 15, 2017. The good
October 2017
FBMJ Attorneys Co-author Article on Perfluoroalkyl Substances – in Fall Issue of the SBM Environmental Journal
FBMJ attorneys Richard Baron, Benjamin Fruchey and Nicholas Andrew co-authored “Perfluoroalkyl Compounds: An Emerging Contaminant in Michigan,” published in the Fall 2017 issue of the State Bar of Michigan Environmental Law Journal. The article focuses on the impact of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) as emerging contaminants in the State
October 2017
FBMJ’s Rx Attorney, Sveska, Featured Speaker at MPA Five-Live Event
FBMJ pharmacist attorney, Kim Sveska, presented at the Michigan Pharmacists Association (MPA) / Michigan Society of Pharmacy Technicians’ Five-Live Continuing Education Event on September 16, 2017 in Flint, MI. Sveska presented a pharmacy law update which included the ever-increasing number of pharmacy audits that the typical community pharmacy faces, the
October 2017
Attorney Benjamin Fruchey Presents on Water Laws and Regulations
FBMJ attorney Benjamin Fruchey was a featured speaker at the HalfMoon Seminar on Water Laws and Regulations held September 19, 2017 at the Livonia Marriott. Fruchey’s presentation titled, “Emerging and Developing Issues in Water Law” addressed Lead (Pb) in drinking water, as well as poly- and perfluoroaklkyl substances (PFASs), an
October 2017
FBMJ Announces Firm’s Michigan 2017 Super Lawyers® and Rising Stars®
Foley, Baron, Metzger & Juip, PLLC is pleased to announce that ten attorneys have been named by Super Lawyers magazine to the 2017 Michigan Super Lawyers® and Michigan Rising Stars® list. Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional
September 2017
Marijuana Bureau: New Law Will Allow Marijuana to Be Grown, Processed, Dispensed All at One Location
In a bit of a surprise announcement, the Michigan Bureau of Medical Marijuana Regulation (BMMR) issued an Advisory Bulletin on September 21, 2017 stating that licensees under the Michigan Medical Marijuana Facilities Licensing Act (MMFLA) will be permitted to grow, process and dispense marijuana all at the same location. Previous statements