Michigan CLE - Contract Law Courses
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Drafting Prenuptial Agreements
The demand for pre-nuptial agreements is rising along with the divorce rate and there are few couples in the full swing of divorce proceedings who don’t wish they had come to terms when the relationship was still amicable. As such, preparing for every possibility has become increasingly complicated. This CLE course will explain how to draft a prenuptial agreement that takes into account the full range of possibilities including assets, properties, estates, trusts and what to do in the instance o... More Info
$551.5General Credits -
UCC Insurance & Mezzanine Financing: Pitfalls of Perfection and Priority
Typically, a commercial lender will require that their personal property loan be secured by all of a borrower’s personal property. The process for obtaining such a loan is governed entirely by Article 9, a complicated and exhaustive set of guidelines. This CLE course will explain Article 9 and how to properly secure a personal property loan. The basics of UCCPlus Policy for Insurance on a personal loan, as well as the structure and subtleties of a mezzanine loan transaction, will also be reviewe... More Info
$291General Credit -
Construction Delays: Causes, Prevention and Damages
Construction delays are practically a given, but they shouldn’t be. This CLE course will explain how to effectively avoid delays, mitigate the effects of delays and recover damages. Case studies, scheduling techniques and contract clauses will all be presented. More Info
$291.25General Credits -
Drafting Legally Sound Job Descriptions
Legal issues with employers can begin sooner than you might realize – sometimes with the simple drafting of the job description. This CLE course will focus on the legal issues involved in drafting job descriptions and best practices for creating evidentiary documents which serve to defend employers in discrimination suits. Strategies for avoiding poorly written descriptions, requirements, a description’s relationship to “reasonable accommodation” under the ADA, key terms, FLSA wage and hourly is... More Info
$291General Credit -
Labor Relations: What You Need to Know about a Represented Environment
Managing in a represented environment presents a myriad of challenges, particularly for those who have grown accustomed to a non-represented system. This CLE course will offer a thorough examination of how to manage employees given the limitations required by union contracts, including your obligations as they relate to collective bargaining agreements as well as those pursuant to the NLRA. The labor relations process, progressive discipline, issues related to sick leave, family leave and excess... More Info
$551.5General Credits -
Sieging the Castle: Preliminary Injunctions in Ownership Suits
The legal intricacies of temporary injunctive relief as it pertains to small, medium-sized corporate, LLC and partnership litigation is no simple topic. But this CLE course, presented by Yan Margolin and complete with war stories, analogies and quips, is designed to clarify the issue in a lecture that is both interesting and informative. The course will review the different types of reliefs, their applications, both strategic and tactical, and their legal requirements. The course will also ident... More Info
$291.25General Credits -
Is That Contract Invalid? Protecting & Attacking Contractual Obligations
“A verbal contract is not worth more than the paper it’s written on.” But what about written contracts? How do we assess the validity of a written contract? This CLE course will explain how to determine a contract’s validity whether to protect or attack the obligations therein. The course will explain the basic definitions of what constitutes a contract, its various elements, the concept of mutual intent and its ramifications, verification, power of attorney and invalidity clauses. More Info
$551.75General Credits -
The Reach and Limits of Commissioner Power in the Major Professional Sports
Sports commissioners are known for being power hungry. In fact, recent news stories have offered countless examples of commissioners imposing discipline both on players and owners for issues that should be largely outside their purview. This CLE course will review the advent of this trend and relevant cases such as MLB and Alex Rodriguez, the NFL and Ray Rice and the NBA and Donald Sterling. The course will explore how these cases relate to labor, anti-trust and contract law and most important,... More Info
$291.25General Credits -
Ethical Issues in Making Capacity Decisions
Substance abuse, alcohol abuse, old age and mental illness are just some of the factors that can contribute to an individual’s capacity to act in a legal environment. This designation is typically a medical determination and the aging population as well as prevalence of mental illness diagnoses and incidences of substance and alcohol abuse has drastically increased the application of capacity in legal cases. While capacity is widely known as an issue in criminal matters, this CLE course will rev... More Info
$651.75Ethics Credits -
Legal Processes and Issues Surrounding China-U.S. Foreign Direct Investment
A tremendous increase in China’s economic growth and political clout has made it an attractive investment opportunity. This CLE course will offer a comprehensive overview of the many advantages and risks of foreign investment in China, as well the legal issues and processes that must be undertaken. The course will also advise on issues and requirements for companies in China who endeavor to invest in the US. The course will explain the legal challenges, investment processes, the variety of appli... More Info
$291General Credit
