🚨 CASE ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨 Simon PLC Attorneys & Counselors has been retained in a high-profile business and public-interest litigation involving a disputed school demolition project and the boundaries of protected speech in the corporate and development arena. Our client — a respected professional and community stakeholder — is facing business defamation claims arising from efforts […]
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Oct
Oct
Simon PLC Attorneys & Counselors – October 2025 Memorandum Federal Court Receiverships Troy, Michigan – As is apparent from our recent memorandum, receiverships are the cornerstone of our practice at Simon PLC Attorneys & Counselors. Most often, receiverships are viewed as a creature of state law, such as Michigan’s Receivership Act and its 2018 incorporation […]
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Sep
Sep
Simon PLC Attorneys & Counselors – September 2025 Memorandum Construction Contracts and Minimizing Risk: Liquidated Damages Clauses Troy, Michigan – In the high-stakes world of construction, with its complex projects and potential for costly setbacks, contracts serve as the crucial backbone, bringing structure and clarity to the collaborative efforts of numerous parties. They are the […]
Announcement, National Receiver, Receivership Services
Illinois Enacts Modern Receivership Act – Effective January 1, 2026
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Aug
Aug
We are excited to share that Illinois will soon join the growing number of states with a codified receivership act. Effective January 1, 2026, the Illinois Receivership Act (Public Act 104-0034) establishes a modern, comprehensive framework for administering commercial receiverships. The statute empowers courts to effectively manage commercial real property, personal property, tenants, rehabilitation, and […]
Announcement
Another unanimous Jury trial victory returned for the Simon PLC Team: no cause of action!
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Aug
Aug
Simon PLC Attorneys & Counselors is proud to announce that our attorneys Matt Vogler and Jayson Blake prevailed in a hard-fought jury trial defending our financial institution client. The case was contentious, with plaintiff seeking $250,000 in compensatory damages and $1,000,000 in punitive damages. After three days of trial, the jury rendered a verdict, with […]
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Aug
Aug
Simon PLC Attorneys & Counselors – August 2025 Memorandum Urwiller: Implementing Effective Policies and Procedures Troy, Michigan – Our Firm’s tradition of hiring current and former in-house counsel from financial institutions as Senior Attorneys at the Firm benefits our clients, and the Firm alike. Kenneth L. Urwiller II, Esq is one such valued member of our […]
Case Studies, Memorandum, Receivership Services
Receivership As a Resource to Creditors Addressing the Challenges of Vacant Commercial, Retail and Residential Property
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Jul
Jul
Simon PLC Attorneys & Counselors – July 2025 Memorandum Receivership As a Resource to Creditors Addressing the Challenges of Vacant Commercial, Retail and Residential Property Troy, MI. Nobody likes living near a derelict abandoned property. These types of assets are public nuisances that suddenly become everyone’s problem but their owner. Neighbors suffer from decreased property […]
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Jun
Jun
Simon PLC Attorneys & Counselors – June 2025 Memorandum Michigan Shareholder Oppression, Fiduciary Duties, and “Business Divorce”. Troy, MI. Small business disputes are a trying and difficult experience for shareholders. What once began with a united vision of building an empire, expanding upon a great idea, or the passion for a particular skill and service […]
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May
May
Simon PLC Attorneys & Counselors – May 2025 Memorandum Slander of Title in the state of Michigan Troy, MI. It is well established that Michigan Courts recognize the common law equitable and statutory claim for relief known as slander of title. This type of claim most often occurs in the context of recording documents causing […]
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Apr
Apr
Simon PLC Attorneys & Counselors – March 2025 Memorandum New York’s Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act Revisited -Two Years Later Troy, MI. It has been more than two years, since the New York legislature enacted the “Foreclosure Abuse Prevention Act” (“FAPA”) in direct response to the New York Court of Appeals’ decision in Freedom Mortg. Corp. […]