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DETROIT, Mich. – Butzel Long has added Steve Ratliff as the firm’s new Chief Information Officer. In addition, Vanessa Crocetto has been promoted to Chief Marketing Officer; Joanne Klimko is now Chief Administrative Officer; and Lori Thomas has been promoted to Chief Human Resources Officer.

Butzel Long and The Road to Innovation Medical Mainstreet®, Powered by Oakland County co-present program at Schoolcraft College

The marijuana industry in Michigan will help shape the rules for the new adult-use cannabis market, set to launch by the end of this year.

Washington Shareholder Les Glick, co-chair of the Butzel Long International Trade and Customs Specialty Team was interviewed and quoted in a feature story in the Macomb Daily concerning the Trump Administration tariffs under section 232 of the Trade Expansion act of 1962.

Former Michigan Supreme Court Justice Kurtis Wilder Talks Life After the Bench

DETROIT, Mich. –  Butzel Long attorney and shareholder Beth S. Gotthelf is one of 30 attorneys named to Michigan Lawyers Weekly’s “Leaders in the Law” Class of 2019.

The Michigan Legislature recently enacted, and later amended, a new paid sick leave law – the first of its kind in the state. It goes into effect in March.

Nine Michigan nonprofits are now better prepared to deliver their services after receiving pro bono financial and legal review services through a legal clinic presented by Michigan Community Resources (MCR).

Due to the adverse weather conditions, we are rescheduling the webinar originally set for tomorrow, January 29, at 8:00 am and 12:00 noon.

With a background in automotive engineering, and now an attorney whose focus includes automotive law, Mitchell Zajac is very familiar with vehicles. But nothing could have prepared him for a recent hair-raising automotive experience on an early morning commute from Howell to Butzel Long’s Detroit office.

Former Michigan Supreme Court Justice Kurtis Wilder is returning to his old stomping grounds, Butzel Long, as of counsel in the law firm's Detroit office, where he worked early in his career.

Former Michigan Supreme Court Justice Kurtis T. Wilder has rejoined Butzel Long, where he practiced earlier in his career. He rejoins as Of Counsel.

More than 90 percent of startup businesses fail. While a variety of factors go into this failure rate, it usually involves a combination of factors including lack of a proper business plan and start-up checklist; the failure to properly utilize and comply with legal requirements; a bad core product/idea and, the wrong “team” involved.

Butzel Long immigration law attorney Reginald A. Pacis will be a featured speaker during the January 24, 2019 meeting of the Detroit Chapter of the National Association for Legal Professionals (NALS). Pacis will provide an update on immigration issues.

One in four applications for a license to run a medical marijuana facility made it to the state licensing board in 2018 as state officials conducted extensive vetting and fielded inquiries from 900 prospective businesses.

Butzel Long immigration law attorney Reginald A. Pacis has been appointed by Governor Rick Snyder to serve as a Commissioner to the Michigan Asian Pacific American Affairs Commission (MAPAAC). Pacis is one of 12 people appointed to serve on the Commission. His term runs through November 30, 2022. The MAPAAC helps address the needs and concerns of the Asian Pacific American (APA) communities in Michigan.

For years, Butzel Long attorney and shareholder Robin Luce Herrmann has traveled the state of Michigan to educate journalists on understanding and accessing information through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) as General Counsel of the Michigan Press Association (MPA).

Imagine someone named Kolin Capernick owns 25 percent of an up-and-coming sports apparel company. Social media has dubbed it “The Next Nike!” Kolin’s partner, Phil Night, is the 75 percent majority owner. Kolin and Phil are lifelong best friends and started the company together. 

Law firm participates in December Michigan/ Israel Defense Delegation

Forty-one Butzel Long attorneys have been named Top Lawyers in Metro Detroit 2019 by DBusiness magazine.