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Hertz Schram Attorneys Named To 2015 Super Lawyers And Rising Stars

Hertz Schram is proud to announce that 12 of our attorneys have been named for inclusion in the 2015 edition of Michigan Super Lawyers and Rising Stars. Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition

Governor Signs Amendment to Michigan Expungement Statute

The Governor recently signed into law an amendment to the Michigan expungement statute which now permits convictions of two major misdemeanors or one felony even though one also has certain misdemeanor convictions to be set aside. Previously it was possible to do so if an individual had more than one

Sixth Circuit Court Of Appeals Rules Jury Will Determine Whether Worker Is An Employee Or Independent Contractor

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision on March 25, 2015, in Keller v Miri Microsystems LLC provides crucial guidance to workers and businesses regarding the misclassification of a worker’s status as independent contractor rather than employee. Independent contractors are not entitled to overtime pay. The court noted that the Fair Labor

DOJ’s 2014 Stats Show Whistleblower Success Under FCA Benefitting All Taxpayers

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has just released its 2014 False Claims Act Statistics. As a firm that focuses much of our practice on representing whistleblowers, known as Relators, in False Claims Act (FCA) cases, we find that the DOJ’s statistics provide interesting insights into the total recoveries secured under the

Howard Hertz to be a Panelist at Launch Music Conference and Festival

Howard Hertz will be a panelist at the Launch Music Conference and Festival in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Check it out! HERE IT IS! The second wave of artists and panelists for LAUNCH Music Conference 2015! We are pleased to welcome Alien Ant Farm, Hed PE and I, The Breather to the artist line up! We are also honored

Personal Goodwill – An Opportunity to Recognize LTCG and Avoid Double Taxation

The sale of a C corporation’s assets generally results in double taxation on the sale proceeds, first, at the corporate level, and then, upon distribution of proceeds to its shareholders, at the personal level. However, individual business owners of C corporations who can establish that their personal goodwill is integral

Your Personal Liability as a Business Owner

You had a great idea and created a business out of it! Congratulations! You took the initiative to form an entity, such as a corporation or limited liability company, to operate your business for a few good reasons. Not the least of which is to protect you, as a business

Congratulations Joe Bellanca

Joseph A. Bellanca, an entertainment and intellectual property attorney at Hertz Schram PC, has been named a 2014 Up & Coming Lawyer by Michigan Lawyers Weekly. This prestigious honor is awarded to attorneys in the state of Michigan who have, for the first 10 years of practice, excelled in their

Grandma Passed The Test!

One of the most fruitful and confused areas of estate and trust litigation involves the mental capacity of the grantor of a trust. Not too long ago, the Michigan legislature made it clear that the mental capacity necessary to create a trust is the same as the mental capacity necessary

Don’t Forget the IRS In Simple Estates

Don’t forget the IRS. It sounds like a silly platitude. The IRS always gets theirs, doesn’t it? But in a decedent’s estate it is essential that someone (a personal representative) file a final tax return for the decedent. Again, this seems simple, but not always. Let’s say Grandpa Bill, who