October 2019
FBMJ Attorneys Featured Speakers at U of M College of Pharmacy Event
FBMJ attorneys, Kim Sveska, RPh, MS, JD and Eric Nordan, RPh, PharmD, JD, presented “Current Status of Marijuana in Michigan” to more than 200 members of the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy on October
September 2019
Ben Fruchey Appointed to SBM Environmental Law Section Council
FBMJ attorney Benjamin Fruchey has been appointed to a three-year term on the State Bar of Michigan (SBM) Environmental Law Section Council. His term begins September 18, 2019 and runs until the SBM annual meeting
September 2019
FBMJ Announces Firm’s Michigan 2019 Super Lawyers® and Rising Stars®
Foley, Baron, Metzger & Juip, PLLC is pleased to announce that eight attorneys have been named by Super Lawyers magazine to the 2019 Michigan Super Lawyers® and Michigan Rising Stars® list. Super Lawyers is a rating
August 2019
FBMJ Client Prevails in RLUIPA Matter Involving Religious Land Use in Clinton Township
Foley, Baron, Metzger & Juip secured a significant victory for its client when a federal judge found that a local government’s zoning ordinance violated federal law in how it treats houses of worship. The decision,
July 2019
Jennifer Cupples Appointed to Third Term as ISIAL President
FBMJ attorney Jennifer A. Cupples was appointed to serve as President of the Incorporated Society of Irish American Lawyers (ISIAL) effective July 1, 2019. This is Jennifer’s third year as President – the first President
July 2019
Jennifer Cupples Wins Contested Race for Representative Assembly Seat
FBMJ attorney Jennifer A. Cupples won a contested race in the July election for a 3-year term on the State Bar of Michigan (SBM) Representative Assembly in Circuit 3, representing Wayne County. The Representative Assembly
July 2019
SCOTUS Allows Takings Claims to Bypass State Courts
On June 21, 2019 the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a 35-year old precedent and held that a private landowner who alleges the government has taken their land without just compensation can immediately sue in federal
July 2019
McGill Assists Irish Network USA and BITA Form Alliance
FBMJ’s all-things-Irish attorney, Joseph McGill, continues to forge relationships that further strengthen the Irish American community. As President of the Irish Network Michigan and the Michigan Irish American Chamber of Commerce, he helps lead these
June 2019
Supreme Court Amends Discovery Rules
By: Christopher J. Ryan, Esq. On June 19, 2019, the Supreme Court issued an order amending multiple Court Rules in ways that will significantly alter the daily practice of attorneys engaged in civil litigation. 11 of
June 2019
FBMJ’s Rx Attorney, Sveska, Featured Speaker at SMSHP Event
FBMJ pharmacist-attorney Kim Sveska presented “Legal and Ethical Issues Regarding Recreational Marijuana” to pharmacy technicians of the Southeastern Michigan Society of Health-System Pharmacists (SMSHP) on June 1, 2019, at the Hellenic Cultural Center in Westland,