Michigan Democrat Mark Totten, a candidate for attorney general in next week’s general election, said Friday that he would use the office to shine light on one area of “dark money” in the political process.

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Curious about Michigan’s bar exam passing rates from previous exams? The Michigan Board of Law Examiners has posted passage statistics from previous exams, dating from February of 2000 to February of 2014. They have also posted questions and examiners’ analyses from previous exams, dating from February of 2009 through February of 2014. Stay tuned to SBM Blog – we will bring you the results from the July 2014 bar exam as soon as they are posted. The Michigan Board of Law Examiners is the entity that oversees the Michigan Bar Exam. The Michigan Supreme Court oversees the BLE. The State…

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Lawyers often report that cross-selling is daunting and the legal sales process involved is unclear. That perception may be the root of the problem. Consider re-imagining the subject within an industry that is well suited to the opportunities cross-selling presents.

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Two recent hires who had no knowledge of plaintiff’s previous lawsuit asserted that he was ostracized and treated poorly for no apparent reason.

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Two Detroit lawyers were recognized for their volunteer service in representing a plaintiff assigned to them by the court in a complex disability case featuring elements of ERISA.

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Lawyers have begun making their closing arguments in Detroit’s bankruptcy trial.

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Michigan Republican Gov. Rick Snyder, Attorney General Bill Schuette and Secretary of State Ruth Johnson are outspending their Democratic opponents and, with 11 days to go before the election, have already topped their own fundraising numbers from 2010.

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Where appellant sought reimbursement from her daughter’s trust for attorney’s fees incurred in her attempt to remove the trustee, the probate court correctly denied the request.

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All reporters are invited to attend two panel discussions sponsored by the State Bar of Michigan Law and the Media Committee and the Society of Professional Journalists, Detroit, moderated by Wayne State University Professor Jack Lessenberry and featuring some of the metropolitan Detroit area’s top judges and lawyers. The first panel will feature U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan Barbara McQuade and Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy. The discussion will take place from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Nov. 10 at Crain’s Detroit, located at 1155 Gratiot Ave. The second panel will feature the Hon. Nancy Edmunds, federal judge for the…

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Democratic candidate for Attorney General Mark Totten aims to be a lawyer for the people, he says.

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