n   Jim O’Brien was selected for inclusion in the 2009 edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the specialty of environmental law. Selection to Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive and rigorous peer-review survey comprising more than 2.5 million confidential evaluations by the top attorneys in the country.

n   Revised I-9 Form

n   Minimum Wage Bulletin - Federal
      Minimum Wage Bulletin - Michigan

n   Dean & Fulkerson is pleased to announce its 2008 Michigan "Super Lawyers" named by Law & Politics Media, Inc. To compile the list, Law & Politics annually sends a ballot to more than 30,000 active Michigan lawyers requesting them to nominate the best attorneys they have personally observed in action. The rigorous selection process includes interviews, independent research and data verification.

John Bryant (Transportation/Maritime)
Bill Coon (Business Corporate)
Jim Dean (Estate Planning & Probate)
Ian Hunter (Employment & Labor)
Bob Kalec (Criminal Defense)
Tom Martin (Real Estate)
Jim O'Brien (Environmental)
Neill Riddell (Transportation/Maritime)

n Dean & Fulkerson represented the largest Taiwanese manufacturer of aftermarket collision repair parts in a lawsuit brought by General Motors Corporation which was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. GM attempted to use trademark law to limit the competition, but it didn’t work.  For additional publicly available information, please contact Bob Kalec or Bill Coon.

n   Bill Coon recently advised and assisted a client in connection with the negotiation and closing of a multi-million dollar Technology Transfer Agreement with a Korean company. The technology will be used by the Korean company in the manufacture of wheeled military vehicles.

n   Tom Martin and Mike Hamburg assisted the management of a manufacturing company client, in purchasing the company’s stock from its European parent company.

n   Bill Coon represented a group of secured lenders in the foreclosure of intellectual property assets of a startup software company and the ultimate disposition and sale of assets.

n   Bill Coon, Jim Dean, Tom Martin and Jim O’Brien assisted their client, an automotive parts manufacturer, in the formation and capitalization of a joint venture limited liability company that will manufacture specialty chemicals for the foundry and automotive industries.

n   Dean & Fulkerson remains active in mergers and acquisitions, recently handling the sale of Northwest Propane, Inc. to Inergy Propane.  Northwest is one of the largest independent retail propane companies in the Midwestern United States, and served an estimated 25,000 customers from 17 principal locations.  Jerry Byrd, a principal at the Firm, handled the transaction.  His team included five other partners, Janet Lanyon (benefits), Jim O'Brien (environmental), Don Pierce (real estate), Keith Aretha (tax), and Bill Coon (Hart-Scott-Rodino).  Mr. Byrd has worked with the many aspects of family businesses and family estates for more than twenty years.

n   Read Cone successfully defended a large automobile parts manufacturer in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan in a case that involved a former supervisor who claimed race discrimination and violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act.