A federal district court in Texas issued a memorandum opinion and order vacating the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) residential real estate reporting rule that recently took effect on March 1, 2026. Flowers Title Cos, LLC v Bessent , No 6:25-cv-127-JDK, F Supp 3d (ED...
ICLE exists to keep Michigan lawyers updated, save them time, and prepare them to serve their clients effectively. Our team of nearly 50 employees (11 of whom are lawyers) is dedicated to this mission, but it’s ICLE’s volunteer contributors who make our work possible. ICLE contributors are...
One part of the ICLE Partnership that might be flying under your radar is the Michigan-only primary law resource known as Michigan Law Online (MLO) . You’ve likely encountered it while using your other ICLE resources—like when you click on a case link in a book chapter you’re reading—but...
Hon. Patrick J. McGraw has been a probate judge since 1999 and was previously a trial attorney for 19 years. Judge McGraw is currently a member of the American Bar Association, the Probate and Estate Planning Section of the State Bar of Michigan, the Saginaw County Bar Association, the Michigan...
One thing we consistently hear from ICLE customers is that you want more demonstrations. Even if a lawyer tends to read a book chapter or listen to an MP3 of a webcast to get up to speed on a given practice topic, there is something uniquely helpful about seeing other lawyers in action....
Hon. Paul F. Kraus became Ottawa County's fifth Circuit Court Judge on January 1, 2023. Judge Kraus serves in the Family Division of the Circuit Court and his docket includes adoptions, child neglect/abuse cases, juvenile delinquency, divorce, and other domestic matters. Prior to becoming judge,...
Judge Kathleen A. Feeney was elected to the Michigan Court of Appeals on November 8, 2022, after serving for more than 22 years on the Kent County Circuit Court and most recently as the Court’s Chief Judge Pro Tem. In 2000, Judge Feeney was the first woman appointed or elected to the Kent County...
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Hon. Paul Stutesman is a judge for the 45th Judicial Circuit for St. Joseph County, Michigan. He was appointed to the court by former Governor Jennifer Granholm in 2005. For attorneys who have never been to your court, what is your check-in process? Most civil cases are conducted on...
If you’re an ICLE Partner, you probably know that the Premium Partnership includes 57 online books filled with authoritative legal analysis, hyperlinks to primary law, and downloadable forms and exhibits. You may also know that ICLE lawyers work with contributing authors to continually...