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You finished the work. You sent the invoice. The general contractor cashed the owner’s check — and then your payment never came. Meanwhile, you have workers waiting to get paid and material suppliers calling your office. What you may not know is that in Michigan, the GC who pocketed those funds may have exposed itself,…

Thirty days from substantial completion, the owner pulls out the contract and points to a clause you signed six months ago: $5,000 per day in liquidated damages for every day you run over schedule. You are already three weeks behind. That is $105,000 walking out the door before you even finish the punch list. This…

For condominium associations across Michigan, the governing documents that run the community do not age gracefully on their own. Serving on a Michigan condominium association’s board of directors is a genuine act of community service. Board members in Troy, Bloomfield Hills, Novi, Southfield, Dearborn, and condominium communities throughout Oakland County, Macomb County, and Wayne County…

Every Michigan contractor, subcontractor, and supplier will be asked to sign a lien waiver at some point. Most sign without reading the language carefully. Some sign unconditional waivers before the check has cleared, or before a check has even been written. Some sign broad final waivers that release far more than they intended. The result…

For condominium associations across Southeast Michigan, from the established communities of Bloomfield Hills and Grosse Pointe to the planned developments of Novi, Troy, and Canton , the governing documents that run the community do not age gracefully on their own. Bylaws drafted by developers in the 1980s or 1990s were not written with today’s legal…

Szura & Delonis, PLC is pleased to announce that partner Louis Szura has been selected to the 2026 Michigan Super Lawyers® list in the area of healthcare law. Super Lawyers® is a rating service that recognizes outstanding attorneys who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Selection is based on a…

Michigan community association boards are using artificial intelligence tools at an accelerating pace. Managers use ChatGPT to draft violation notices in seconds. Board members paste attorney memos into Gemini to create “quick summaries.” Committees run rules through Copilot to check for inconsistencies. The efficiency gains are real. So are the legal landmines. Michigan community association…

Michigan condo fines and hearings sit at the intersection of board authority and co-owner rights — and getting the process wrong carries consequences that extend well beyond a single disputed fine. For condominium associations throughout Oakland County, Macomb County, Wayne County, and the broader Metro Detroit region — from the high-rises of Detroit to the…

Running a pharmacy in Michigan means navigating one of the most tightly regulated healthcare environments in the country. Between the Michigan Public Health Code, Board of Pharmacy regulations, DEA oversight, and shifting federal rules on controlled substances and telehealth prescribing, compliance isn’t just good practice—it’s essential for survival. Whether you operate an independent pharmacy or…

You finished the extra work. The project moved forward. Now the GC is telling you it was ‘part of the original scope’ — or worse, that you never had authorization to do it at all. Extra work disputes are one of the most common — and most preventable — problems in Michigan construction. Understanding how…