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. […]
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Mar
Mar
Simon PLC Attorneys & Counselors – February 2025 Memorandum PUBLIC ACT 154 OF 2024 – TARGETING TITLE FRAUD For many years, scammers have filed false quit claim deeds and other documentation with Registers of Deeds throughout Michigan, resulting in tangled ownership chains, properties frozen with unmarketable title, and in the worst cases, people purchasing homes […]
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Feb
Feb
Simon PLC Attorneys & Counselors – February 2025 Memorandum DOES A CONTRACT NEED TO BE SIGNED TO BE ENFORCED? Troy, MI. Can a contract that is signed by only one party be enforced? Does the absence of a countersignature by the party to be charged with performance under a contract necessarily render it unenforceable? […]
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Jan
Jan
Simon PLC Attorneys & Counselors – January 2025 Memorandum Urwiller: Analyzing Financial Institution Litigation Risk. 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 […]