EA Focus – Michigan PR Firm https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html April is Financial Literacy Month. Here are 9 financial terms you should know and understand to make better decisions with your money Was I laid off, downsized, or fired – or was my job eliminated? Employment attorney looks at the tricky world of staff reductions David Plunkett named to inaugural Legal 500 Elite City Focus: Detroit listing in category of commercial disputes Michael D. Fishman continues annual recognition on WTR 1000 – World’s Leading Trademark Professionals for 2026 Areas of Focus University Prep Academy Elementary School kindergarten teacher Brandis Bean named 2026-2027 Region 10 Teacher of the Year by Michigan Department of Education A decade of dancing! Dust off your dancing shoes for Turning Point’s 10th annual Stepping Out with the Stars event WWRP real estate attorney C. Kim Shierk named a Notable Woman in Law by Crain’s Detroit Business Fishman Stewart marks 30th anniversary year as AI and NIL broaden the intellectual property law landscape With Michigan’s 2026 commercial property tax appeal season in full swing, commercial office buildings and retail sectors aggressively seek relief Michigan Legacy Credit Union announces $50,000 donation to Wyandotte Rotary Club for support of key community-building initiatives Michigan Legacy Credit Union announces annual patronage dividends, reflecting another benefit of credit union membership University Prep Academy High School’s library builds community of book lovers, garners state award and funding for makerspace National employee benefits and ERISA litigator looks at pros and cons of proposed Trump administration plan to allow use of pre-tax 401(k) funds for first time home buyer downpayments Robert Bick debuts on Tier 1 in 2026 Legal 500 U.S. Elite regional listing of corporate/mergers & acquisitions attorneys – one of only nine attorneys listed in the category Michigan Legacy Credit Union sponsors and participates in second annual Mitten Women outing Michael Stewart, among select honorees presented with American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) 2025 Pro Bono Award, celebrates the collective contributions of Fishman Stewart colleagues and peer IP firms involved with State Bar of Michigan’s Patent Pro Bono Project Thompson Working Families Scholarship Program Impacts 580 Students in Five Years at MTU Thompson Working Families Scholarship program creates first generation opportunity for 179 Thompson Scholars at Saginaw Valley State University; majority of program participants are first in their family to attend college Gift giving season has ended. January means it’s time to go credit card shopping for the best interest rate Fishman Stewart hits a home run with continued expansion of sports law practice Paragon Flight Training heads into its 20th anniversary year with additional Piper aircraft deliveries and plans for fine tuning its successful initiatives in 2026 Beyond the Headlines: Turning Point offers public education session to help identify signs of human trafficking in your own backyard Dalton & Tomich makes debut on Best Law Firms® list for 2026, spotlighting top-tier law firms throughout the U.S. Dalton & Tomich co-founder Daniel Dalton, nation’s leading RLUIPA authority, makes debut appearance on Best Lawyers® Seven Fishman Stewart attorneys recognized in newest edition of The Best Lawyers in America® Six WWRP attorneys recognized for legal excellence on the 2026 DBusiness magazine Top Lawyers list Art & Apples Festival® -presented by Genisys Credit Union – announces its musical line up for the September 5-7 event Daniel Dalton recognized as a Top Lawyer for 2026 by DBusiness magazine Why is Wayne County defying the Michigan Supreme Court? Five years after a defining legal decision, and despite all other counties having paid up or in settlement mode, Wayne County clings to an estimated $120+ million of residents’ money in an illegal tax foreclosure debacle 12 WWRP partners named to the 2026 Best Lawyers in America® list; plus, Lawyer of the Year regional nod for Richard Rassel, III, in real estate litigation 13 powerhouse attorneys receive 2025 Michigan Super Lawyer designation Nemeth Bonnette Brouwer firm owners recognized as 2026 DBusiness Top Lawyers Oregon’s secular zoning laws are at odds with federal protections offered by the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA); a key case pending before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals could change that Paragon Flight Training advances its student financing options and commitment to the student experience with new Sallie Mae lending partnership Nemeth Bonnette Brouwer repeats Best Law Firms® Tier 1 recognition in new 2026 edition WWRP continues annual Best Law Firms® recognition with impressive Tier 1 rankings in seven practice areas Fishman Stewart repeats Tier 1 rankings on highly regarded Best Law Firms® list for 2026 Nemeth Bonnette Brouwer is ‘In the Lead’; named among Michigan Lawyers Weekly’s Best Women-Led Law Firms for two consecutive years WWRP President and Managing Partner John Crowe named to Detroit 500 list of the most powerful business leaders in Metro Detroit Michigan Legacy Credit Union announces 4.99% interest rate on 30-year fixed mortgage rate as national rate average remains stable at 6.58% Back for its 19th year, Tara’s 5K Run & Walk returns on September 13 to raise awareness about domestic violence Nemeth Bonnette Brouwer attorneys continue Best Lawyers® recognition streak Plus one = plus fun? Pros and cons of inviting spouses and partners to the corporate holiday party J.J. Conway, national ERISA and employee benefits litigator, makes his debut appearance on prestigious Best Lawyers® list Fishman Stewart attorney honors continue, with announcement of 2025 Michigan Super Lawyers and Rising Star Surgeon’s lawsuit seeks to overturn longstanding but obscure Michigan Supreme Court decision on illness versus injury in determining private contract disability benefits National ERISA and employee benefits litigator, J.J. Conway, continues his long run on the Michigan Super Lawyers list Dalton & Tomich co-founder Daniel Dalton continues his long run on Michigan Super Lawyers list Michigan Legacy Credit Union receives Credit Union Times’ Community Impact award for its efforts to identify and eradicate financial exploitation of older or vulnerable adult members