Archive for July, 2006

According to the Michigan Court of Appeals, attorneys who are representing themselves in a case where attorneys’ fees may be awarded, are entitled to receive the value of what they would have billed to a client to handle the matter, as attorneys’ fees.
In Omdahl v. West Iron County Board of Education, the plaintiff was an [...]

Here’s something to warm the cockles of a real estate developer’s heart.
The Michigan Court of Appeals recently held that Michigan’s Real Estate Transfer Tax should be assessed on the value of the property at the time of transfer, and not on the value of the property after the home is built. Lake Forest Partners [...]