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1. Harry Ellman Farmington Hills, MI
  Attorney At Law - MI, 1971
  Wayne State University Law School
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  Since 2006 he has resolved many legal matters without the need to litigate.
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Beth A. Striegle

Land Use & Zoning, Family Law, Contract, Credit & Debt

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400 Ann St Nw, Grand Rapids, MI 49504

Mark E. Nettleton

Land Use & Zoning, Election & Political, Freedom of Information, Limited Liability Companies

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 29 Years

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900 Monroe Nw, Grand Rapids, MI 49503

John M. Huff

Land Use & Zoning, Municipal, Estate Planning, Limited Liability Companies

Status: In Good Standing

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Grand Rapids, MI 49501

Robert A. Buchanan

Land Use & Zoning, Aviation, Municipal, Limited Liability Companies

Status: In Good Standing

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Grand Rapids, MI 49501

Scott J. Steiner

Land Use & Zoning, Energy, Agriculture, Environmental Law

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 35 Years

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55 Campau Ave Nw, Grand Rapids, MI 49503

Suzanne Frances Bessette

Administrative Law, Energy, Land Use & Zoning, Environmental Law

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 12 Years

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940 Monroe Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503

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LEGAL TERMS

ILLUSORY PROMISE

A promise that pledges nothing, because it is vague or because the promisor can choose whether or not to honor it. Such promises are not legally binding. For ex... (more...)

A promise that pledges nothing, because it is vague or because the promisor can choose whether or not to honor it. Such promises are not legally binding. For example, if you get a new job and promise to work for three years, unless you resign sooner, you haven't made a valid contract and can resign or be fired at any time.

DEBENTURE

A type of bond (an interest-bearing document that serves as evidence of a debt) that does not require security in the form of a mortgage or lien on a specific p... (more...)

A type of bond (an interest-bearing document that serves as evidence of a debt) that does not require security in the form of a mortgage or lien on a specific piece of property. Repayment of a debenture is guaranteed only by the general credit of the issuer. For example, a corporation may issue a secured bond that gives the bondholder a lien on the corporation's factory. But if it issues a debenture, the loan is not secured by any property at all. When a corporation issues debentures, the holders are considered creditors of the corporation and are entitled to payment before shareholders if the business folds.

INURE

To take effect, or to benefit someone. In property law, the term means 'to vest.' For example, Jim buys a beach house that includes the right to travel across t... (more...)

To take effect, or to benefit someone. In property law, the term means 'to vest.' For example, Jim buys a beach house that includes the right to travel across the neighbor's property to get to the water. That right of way is said, cryptically, 'to inure to the benefit of Jim.'

BASIS

For income and capital gains tax purposes, the value that is used to determine profit or loss when property is sold. Often the basis is what you paid for the pr... (more...)

For income and capital gains tax purposes, the value that is used to determine profit or loss when property is sold. Often the basis is what you paid for the property, 'adjusted' to reflect improvements made or damage incurred while you own the property. See stepped-up basis, carryover basis.

QUANTUM MERUIT

The reasonable value of services provided, which a winning party may be able to recover from an opponent who broke a contract.

LEASE OPTION

A contract in which an owner leases her house (usually for one to five years) to a tenant for a specific monthly rent, and which gives the tenant the right to b... (more...)

A contract in which an owner leases her house (usually for one to five years) to a tenant for a specific monthly rent, and which gives the tenant the right to buy the house at the end of the lease period for a price established in advance. A lease option is often a good arrangement for a potential home buyer because it lets him move into a house he may buy without having to come up with a down payment or financing at that time.

EASEMENT BY PRESCRIPTION

A right to use property, acquired by a long tradition of open and obvious use. For example, if hikers have been using a trail through your backyard for ten year... (more...)

A right to use property, acquired by a long tradition of open and obvious use. For example, if hikers have been using a trail through your backyard for ten years and you've never complained, they probably have an easement by prescription through your yard to the trail.

VARIANCE

An exception to a zoning ordinance, usually granted by a local government. For example, if you own an oddly shaped lot that could not accommodate a home in acco... (more...)

An exception to a zoning ordinance, usually granted by a local government. For example, if you own an oddly shaped lot that could not accommodate a home in accordance with your city's setback requirement, you could apply at the appropriate office for a variance allowing you to build closer to a boundary line.

ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE

A paperless method of entering into an electronic contract. To 'sign' a contract electronically, a person may be asked to click an 'I Accept' button or use a 'k... (more...)

A paperless method of entering into an electronic contract. To 'sign' a contract electronically, a person may be asked to click an 'I Accept' button or use a 'key' to encrypt (scramble) information that uniquely identifies the signer using a method called Public Key Infrastructure (PKI). Electronic signatures are as binding as those in ink.

SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

Risko v. GRAND HAVEN ZONING BD.

Petitioners seek to construct a single-family residence on a lot in Grand Haven Charter Township (the Township). The Township zoning ordinance at issue requires a 50-foot setback. The lot is zoned R-1 residential, is 2.46 acres in size, and is 525 feet wide and 189.25 feet deep. ...

City of Detroit v. Ambassador Bridge Co.

... Accordingly, we reverse the judgment of the Court of Appeals because the Detroit International Bridge Company (DIBC) is a federal instrumentality for the limited purpose of facilitating traffic over the Ambassador Bridge and, as such, is immune from the zoning regulation of the ...

Great Lakes Soc. v. Georgetown Charter Twp.

... In Docket No. 270031, plaintiff Great Lakes Society (GLS) appeals by leave granted the trial court's opinion and order affirming the denial by defendant Georgetown Charter Township Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) of GLS's request for a special use permit and for a variance. ...

Belmont Land Use & Zoning Lawyer, Michigan

Sponsored Law Firm

Harry Ellman Law

SPONSORED LAWYERS

Beth A. Striegle

Mark E. Nettleton

John M. Huff

Robert A. Buchanan

Scott J. Steiner

Suzanne Frances Bessette

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LEGAL TERMS

ILLUSORY PROMISE

DEBENTURE

INURE

BASIS

QUANTUM MERUIT

LEASE OPTION

EASEMENT BY PRESCRIPTION

VARIANCE

ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE

SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

Risko v. GRAND HAVEN ZONING BD.

City of Detroit v. Ambassador Bridge Co.

Great Lakes Soc. v. Georgetown Charter Twp.

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