RLUIPA | EA Focus – Michigan PR Firm

Dalton & Tomich co-founder Daniel Dalton, nation’s leading RLUIPA authority, makes debut appearance on Best Lawyers®

August 21, 2025

Category wins include litigation, land use, zoning Media Contact: Barbara Fornasiero; EAFocus Communications; barbara@eafocus.com; 248.260.8466 Detroit —August 21, 2025 —-Daniel…

Dalton & Tomich co-founder Daniel Dalton continues his long run on Michigan Super Lawyers list

August 19, 2025

Nation’s leading RLUIPA authority has been honored since 2014 Media Contact: Barbara Fornasiero; EAFocus Communications; barbara@eafocus.com; 248.260.8466 Detroit —August 19,…

City planners, economic developers and city planning commissions beware: Ignoring the little-known Religious Land Use & Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) can have expensive consequences for your municipality or development project

June 30, 2025

Land use decisions can’t favor secular over religious organizations; RLUIPA gives religious organizations of all faiths legal protection to pursue…

Lawsuit filed against Michigan’s Grosse Ile Township in 2024 is ongoing, cites religious discrimination, violation of RLUIPA in denial of Jewish nonprofit’s special land use request

April 7, 2025

Faith-based organization sought approval of spiritual retreat center; Religious Land Use & Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) protects faith-based organizations from…

Dalton & Tomich secures $145,000 and building permit for the Church at Jackson in federal suit against Hinds County, Mississippi

July 18, 2022

In violation of the Religious Land Use & Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA), the county had denied the church permission to…

Zoe Grenfell joins Dalton & Tomich as associate attorney

June 30, 2022

Media Contact: Barbara Fornasiero; EAFocus Communications; barbara@eafocus.com; 248.260.8466 Detroit—June 30, 2022—Detroit-based land use, religious land use and zoning, business, and…

Court orders City of St. Pete Beach to pay $250,000+ of church’s attorney fees in case involving church’s provision of free parking

April 27, 2022

In violation of federal law, city sought to forbid Pass-A-Grille Beach Community Church from allowing the public to park for…

Cancellation of United Methodist Church General Conference until 2024 will hasten departures from the denomination

March 4, 2022

“Announcement… will push churches to accelerate their plans to disaffiliate…” Media Contacts: Barbara Fornasiero, EAFocus Communications; barbara@eafocus.com; 248.260.8466; Dan Dalton;…

Dalton & Tomich PLC commits to advancing the educational experience of law students with $25,000 land use and zoning scholarship at University of Detroit Mercy School of Law

December 8, 2021

Media Contact: Barbara Fornasiero; EAFocus Communications; barbara@eafocus.com; 248.260.8466 Detroit—December 8, 2021—Detroit-based land use, business, and denominational trust law firm Dalton…

Commercial litigation attorney John Stoddard joins Dalton & Tomich

December 1, 2021

Media Contact: Barbara Fornasiero; EAFocus Communications; barbara@eafocus.com; 248.260.8466 Detroit—December 1, 2021— Detroit-based land use, business and denominational trust law firm…