Recent Articles & Updates
Michigan’s Right to Farm Act: Is Your Family Farm Protected?
Michigan has a long history of family farms and closely held agricultural businesses. However, depending on where that farm is located, Michigan’s Right to Farm Act may or may not protect you from local ordinances limiting how you do business. … Read more
Why Your Estate May Need a Quiet Title Action
Quiet Title Actions Problems with real estate transfers can hold up the probating of a loved one’s estate. Beneficiaries who are depending on their inheritances can find access to those assets blocked by clouds the titles of real property within … Read more
Great Lakes Riparian Rights: Who Owns the Shore?
Michigan has thousands of miles of shoreline, on the Great Lakes and over 10,000 inland lakes, rivers, and other bodies of water. However, limits on Great Lakes riparian rights can affect the way you use and develop your property, and … Read more
Sara Lachman Highlighted: 2021 Grand Rapids Chamber Annual Meeting Video
Sara Lachman, along with other West Michigan business leaders, share the challenges, lessons and unexpected wins of 2020, all while navigating a global pandemic.
February 2021: Grand Rapids Business Journal Law Blog
Lachman Stuart Attorney, Michael King, shares an update on the Michigan Marketable Record Title Act in the Grand Rapids Business Journal Law Blog, February 2021.
Michigan Marketable Record Title Act: What to Know about the Recent 2020 Amendment
Michigan Marketable Record Title Act Author: Michael King Interests held in real property are often extremely valuable to the interest holders, and can affect the character and uses of the land in which they are held. The validity and … Read more
Variance Requests: Navigating Zoning Regulations and the Zoning Board of Appeals
Variance Requests: Navigating Zoning Regulations and the Zoning Board of Appeals Author: Jake Vande Zande Almost any time you want to do something with your property, zoning is going to play a role in that project. Whether you want to … Read more
Michigan Adopts Remote Witnessing and Notarization Legislation
Michigan Adopts Remote Witnessing and Notarization Legislation Author: Jake Vande Zande Governor Whitmore signed several new bills into law related to remote witnessing and notarization due to the hardships created by the COVID-19 pandemic, which will be advantageous for people … Read more
Michigan Zoning Board Appeals (ZBA) & How to Appeal Unfavorable Decisions
Author: Jake Vande Zande January 13, 2021 Michigan Zoning Board Appeals (ZBA) & How to Appeal Unfavorable Decisions As discussed in “Variance Requests: Navigating Zoning Regulations and the Zoning Board of Appeals,” almost any time you want to do something … Read more
December 2020: Grand Rapids Magazine Top Lawyers of 2020
Sara Lachman nominated as a 2020 Top Real Estate Lawyer. https://www.grmag.com/special-advertising-section/top-lawyers/top-lawyers-2021/
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