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Religious property attorney responds to United Methodist Church announcement to hold off general conference vote on separation protocol until 2022

February 25, 2021

“Many (UMC) churches that have been waiting on the sidelines to leave will do so now, and the denomination will…

Park and pray? Church wins preliminary injunction against City of St. Pete Beach, which attempted to forbid public parking in church’s lot

January 27, 2021

City’s punitive measures restricting religious exercise of Pass-A-Grille Beach Community Church likely violate federal law Media Contacts: Barbara Fornasiero,…

Zana Tomich Named a “Go-To” Business Lawyer by Michigan Lawyers Weekly

December 30, 2020

Media Contact: Barbara Fornasiero; EAFocus Communications; barbara@eafocus.com; 248.260.8466 Detroit—December 30, 2020—Zana Tomich, co-founder of Detroit-headquartered law firm Dalton & Tomich…

From the Supreme Court to continued separations from the United Methodist Church and other traditional Protestant denominations, religion will be in the legal spotlight in 2021

December 3, 2020

Media Contacts: Barbara Fornasiero, EAFocus Communications; barbara@eafocus.com; 248.260.8466; Dan Dalton; ddalton@daltontomich.com; 248.229.2329 Detroit—-December 3, 2020—Daniel P. Dalton, a religious property…

Fulton v. City of Philadelphia reflects rising trend of cities restricting faith-based organizations from serving their communities

November 11, 2020

“In some cases, zoning and land use restrictions are choking them out; in other cases, cities are going after religious…

Dan Dalton named a 2021 DBusiness Top Lawyer in Land Use and Zoning

November 4, 2020

Media Contacts: Barbara Fornasiero, EAFocus Communications; barbara@eafocus.com; 248.260.8466; Daniel Dalton; ddalton@daltontomich.com; 248.229.2329 Detroit—November 4, 2020—Detroit-based land use, business, and denominational…

Attorney Sorin A. Leahu joins Dalton & Tomich

October 1, 2020

Media Contacts: Barbara Fornasiero, EAFocus Communications; barbara@eafocus.com; 248.260.8466; …

New eBook from Dalton + Tomich spotlights United Methodist Church separations and what local churches should be doing now

September 30, 2020

Author and attorney Daniel Dalton cautions that waiting to act until after 2021 UMC Annual Conference may lead to legal…

Former Northside United Methodist Church in Jackson reaches financial, property settlement with United Methodist Church following denominational split

September 28, 2020

Media Contact: Dan Dalton: Dalton + Tomich; ddalton@daltontomich.com; 248.229.2329; Barbara Fornasiero; EAFocus Communications; barbara@eafocus.com; 248.260.8466 Jackson, Tenn.—September 28, 2020—Northside Church,…

Wakulla County pays $160,000 to settle lawsuit with City Walk-Urban Mission; court order also allows church to expand its transition home ministry in the County

September 22, 2020

Media Contacts: Barbara Fornasiero, EAFocus Communications; barbara@eafocus.com; 248.260.8466; Noel Sterett; nsterett@daltontomich.com ; 815.997.7221 Chicago —September 22, 2020—Today, a federal court…