Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act

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,…

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…

Dalton & Tomich attorneys land on 2020 Michigan Super Lawyers and Super Lawyers Rising Star lists

September 18, 2020

Media Contacts: Barbara Fornasiero, EAFocus Communications; barbara@eafocus.com; 248.260.8466; Daniel Dalton; ddalton@daltontomich.com; 248.229.2329 Detroit—September 18, 2020—Detroit-based land use, business, and denominational…

Dalton + Tomich attorneys to present national webinar covering zoning and land use laws on September 24

September 15, 2020

Media Contacts: Barbara Fornasiero, EAFocus Communications; barbara@eafocus.com; 248.260.8466; Daniel Dalton; ddalton@daltontomich.com; 248.229.2329 Detroit—September 15, 2020—Detroit-based land use, business, and denominational…

Protestant denominational splits continue as churches make plans to separate from Reformed Church in America and Christian Reform Church

June 18, 2020

Religious property attorney outlines key legal areas of contention in separations Media Contacts: Barbara Fornasiero, EAFocus Communications; barbara@eafocus.com; 248.260.8466; Daniel…