General legal practice. Dedicated attorneys & counselors at law serving the people of Downriver & S The Southgate, Michigan law firm of Foley & Robinette, P.C.
began over fifty years ago through is predecessor firm of Allen, James & Snow. Through a half century of evolution, our firm has become an established and respected group of attorneys committed to serving its neighbors throughout the Downriver area and Southeast Michigan. At Foley & Robinette, P.C., we have a particular sensitivity to the timeliness of addressing clients and their concerns. To fur
ther this goal, we maintain a team approach to ensure that someone from our legal team can and will always be available to provide service on short notice. All firm attorneys will be available and as interchangeable as possible. Communication is key at Foley & Robinette, P.C. – both within the firm among the attorneys and between ourselves and our clients.
We attended this week the annual Estate Planning ICLE conference. This year, the conference was at Grand Traverse Resort in Traverse City. We received updates on the law as it pertains to Wills, Trusts, Lady Bird Deeds, and Probate.
The special guest speaker was Attorney Terrence Quinn, wide receiver for the 1997 University of Michigan football national championship team!
JUDGES NIGHT - Save the date! October 5, 2022 at 5:30 pm.
Join the Downriver Bar Association as we host Judges Night on Wednesday, October 5, at 5:30.
Please note new location: Pizza Papalis, 14680 Pardee, Taylor MI 48180 (Across from Southland Mall)
We look forward to seeing you there.
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Sincerely,
Your Board of Directors:
Hon Gregory Clifton - President - [email protected]
Anne Pastrana - Vice President - (734) 713-7188
Todd Barron - Secretary - (734) 288-8633
Brian T. Berry - Treasurer - (313) 564-1888
A trust can solve a lot of problems. But like all tools, it can also be misused.
TOYS-FOR-TOTS
The Downriver Bar Association is an official sponsor and toy donation station again this year. Please drop off your unwrapped toys at any of the following drop box locations:
**Loeckner & Loeckner, PLLC, 140 Elm St, Wyandotte, MI 48192, Phone: (734) 283-4633
**Law Offices of Foley & Robinette, P.C., 13349 Reeck Court, Southgate, MI 48195, Phone: (734) 283-4000
**25th District Court, 1475 Cleophus Pkwy, Lincoln Park, MI 48146, Phone: (313) 382-8603.
Please do so before December 10, 2021. You may also bring an unwrapped toy to our annual Holiday Party on December 1, 2021 (5:30 pm) at the Bentley Banquet Center, 646 Biddle Ave, Wyandotte, MI 48192. (Please RSVP for the Party.) Donation checks are also welcome at the drop off centers payable to “Toys For Tots”.
We would like to thank Dean Robinette for his many, many, many hours of volunteer service as a Board Member for the Downriver Bar Association over the past 4 years. The presentation of his commemorative clock is of course the best way to mark the passage of time.
UPDATE on the Toys for Tots Challenge.
Thank you to the Exchange Club of Lincoln Park for your extremely generous toy donations and your $500 check donation today! Thank you to Judge Clifton for making it happen!
Five days ago, our friends at the Brownstown Police Department issued a toy challenge to us, the DBA. We are getting there. See attached photo of ONE of our three you collection locations. You have four more days to give.
The toy drop off locations are at the law offices of Kim Grover, David Loeckner, or Dean Robinette.
Monetary gifts can also be made payable to Toys for Tots.
A submission from our fun-loving criminal defense section...
TOYS-FOR-TOTS
The Downriver Bar Association is an official sponsor and toy donation station again this year. Please drop off your unwrapped toys at any of the following drop box locations:
**Kimberly A. Grover, PLLC, 6828 Park Ave, Allen Park, MI 48101, Phone: (313) 386-7705
**Loeckner & Loeckner, PLLC, 140 Elm St, Wyandotte, MI 48192, Phone: (734) 283-4633
**Law Offices of Foley & Robinette, P.C., 13349 Reeck Court, Southgate, MI 48195, Phone: (734) 283-4000.
Please do so before December 11, 2020. Donation checks are also welcome at the drop off centers payable to “Toys For Tots”.
We would like to thank those who joined our Zoom meeting tonight. We conducted our annual election to fill the one Board vacancy. Congrats to new Board member Anne Pastrana!
The 4 Board members were sworn in immediately: Dean Robinette as President; David Loeckner as Vice President; Judge Gregory Clifton as Secretary; and, Anne Pastrana as Treasurer.
Outgoing President Deborah Blair received a distinguished service award (via Zoom) for her 4 years of service. Thank you, Deborah, we greatly appreciate your service!
Thank you to Judge Geno Salomone for officiating the oath of office. Thank you to special guest Nicholas Hathaway. Good luck on your election run for Circuit Judge this November!
A Will, by itself, is not enough to avoid probate. "Wills are an important component of estate planning, however they’re just one piece of it."
Our office can help with your estate plan during this quarantine period with video conferencing, phone conferencing, and curbside notarization services.
A will isn't an estate plan, it is a part of an estate plan. Many people set up a will and think they are done. But in reality there is much more to do. You need to properly title assets, protect against theft, and manage the growing world of digital assets.
COVID-19 FOOD DONATION:
The Board of the Downriver Bar Association is organizing a charitable donation of catered food for our Downriver hospital staffs, those medical professionals who are on the front line of the Covid-19 emergency.
Our hope is to have local restaurants bring in catered food to show our appreciation to our medical professionals in this difficult time while also supporting local restaurant businesses.
We have already issued a cash donation of $1,000.00 (so far) for use at the Wyandotte Henry Ford Hospital and Brownstown Henry Ford Medical Center.
If you would like to participate, please feel free to send us a check payable to the "Downriver Bar Association", but put in the memo line "Covid-19 food donation". Our Association's resident agent address is:
Downriver Bar Association
c/o Dean Robinette, Treasurer
13349 Reeck Court
Southgate, MI 48195
During this time of national medical emergency, the Law Offices of Foley & Robinette continue to be available by phone, text, email, and video conference. We are working remotely, so please do not come to the office. Please honor the order prohibiting nonessential travel. Let us know if we can help. Stay healthy, stay safe.
Governor Whitmer's executive order may be found at the hyperlink below:
https://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/0,9309,7-387-90499_90705-522626--,00.html
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer -
We participated last week at court-to-school with Judge Hesson of the 33rd District Court.
A huge thank you to Judge Hesson for bringing Court to School to PHMS today! We learned so much about the law today.
Our office was a proud sponsor of the Brownstown Township tree lighting ceremony this year.
'TIS THE SEASON - Toys for Tots and Christmas Party
'Tis the season - yes, already. The Downriver Bar Association is participating again in the Toys for Tots program this year. Please drop off new and unwrapped toys at:
-Dean Robinette's office - 13349 Reeck Ct, Southgate;
-or, David Loeckner's office - 140 Elm St, Wyandotte.
You can also bring your toys to the Downriver Bar Association Annual Christmas Party which will be on December 4th, 2019 at Mallie's Bar and Grill (Northline and Allen) from 5:30 to 7:30. More details to come!!! Come and wish all a Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays - and bring a toy. Nothing beats being able to have some fun and make someone else's life a bit brighter at the same time.
Your donations will be greatly appreciated and your hearts will grow three sizes that day!
We wish to thank Judge Christopher Dingell for presiding this evening over the Downriver Bar Association's swearing-in ceremony of this year's officers:
-President Deborah Blair;
-Vice President David Loeckner;
-Treasurer Dean Robinette; and,
-Secretary Judge Gregory Clifton.
We attended this week our two-day annual continuing legal education seminar for Estate Planning, Wills, and Trusts at the beautiful St. John's Inn of Plymouth, MI.
Many new legal updates received. Much homework done. Our clients benefit.
As Michiganders continue to welcome in 2019, they will also notice a few notable laws taking effect relating to minimum wage and paid sick leave.
'TIS THE SEASON - Toys for Tots and Christmas Party
'Tis the season - yes, already. The Downriver Bar Association is participating again in the Toys for Tots program this year. Please drop off new and unwrapped toys at:
-Kim Grover’s office - 6828 Park Ave., Allen Park;
-Dean Robinette's office - 13349 Reeck Ct, Southgate;
-or, David Loeckner's office - 140 Elm St, Wyandotte.
Your donations will be greatly appreciated and your hearts will grow three sizes that day!
You can also bring your toys to the Downriver Bar Association Annual Christmas Party which will be on December 5th at Mallie's Bar and Grill (Northline and Allen) from 5:30 to 7:30. More details to come!!! Come and wish all Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays - and bring a toy. Nothing beats being able to have some fun and make someone else's life a bit brighter at the same time.
A beautiful Autumn week at Foley & Robinette, P.C.
The Law Offices of Foley & Robinette were glad to sponsor the 23rd Annual Brownstown Police charity golf outing for the G.R.E.A.T. and D.A.R.E. school programs.
We thank John Robbins of JFR Financial of Trenton, Rob Plassman of One Hour Martinizing, and Scott Bohn of CBS Construction for joining us.
You can see from the photos that some had a better day than others. Congrats to Rob for the longest drive.
We were glad to serve as a sponsor for the Brownstown Patriotic Concert this evening. It was great to see Supervisor Andrew Linko, Trustee Steve Allen, Treasurer Mike Eberth, Trustee Clyde Walters, the Brownstown Police and Fire Honor Guard, and the Downriver Concert Band.
The DBA participated today in a free legal clinic for those in need at the Blessfest event in Taylor, Michigan.
Pictured in the front from left to right are: Board President Jeff Fanto, Elisabeth Mimi Mullins, Treasurer Dean Robinette, new Secretary David Loeckner, and Ted Bader.
Thank you to all who participated.
We were proud to participate today in the Michigan Parkinson's Foundation Walk -a-thon with 1,100 people as we all raised $173,000.
The law firm of Foley & Robinette was proud to participate as silver sponsors at the Woodhaven-Brownstown Education Fund as over 500 people raised $100,000 for the public school system.
We had a busy week these last few days as we:
-Appeared in Wayne County Circuit and successfully dismissed a real estate lawsuit against our client who wrongly accused in a contract dispute;
-Appeared at Beaumont Hospital of Trenton to conduct an estate plan consultation for a Will, Lady Bird deed, and powers of attorney;
-Appeared at Wyandotte District Court in defense of a client;
-Appeared at Woodhaven District Court to serve at the Brownstown Township attorneys;
-Appeared in Applewood Nursing Home for another estate planning consultation;
-Appeared in Monroe County Circuit Court in defense of a client.
Yesterday, we participated in the bar association fair at the University of Detroit Mercy law school. It was a great opportunity to reach out to the next generation of attorneys.
We were proud to serve as a sponsor for Brownstown Township employee holiday luncheon today.
IDENTITY THEFT ADVICE.
We had a potential client email to us the following question about identity theft: My mother's personal information was stolen from a local hospital recently. What can we do to protect her from identity theft?
Here is the answer we provided. We hope it is helpful to others.
That is awful. I am sorry to hear that.
If I were your mother, I would contact the three credit bureaus and let them know that they should 'flag' her credit report such that no one can open new credit in her name. (Transunion, Equifax, and Experian).
Next, your mother should order her credit report now. She needs to have a snapshot of her credit in order to monitor it. By having such a snapshot, if someone opens a fake account under her name, she will find out faster than if she waits until the collection letters start arriving at her house. I attach a blank credit report request for her use. Everyone in the country is entitled to one free credit report per year, per credit agency. In other words, every four months, your mother can seek a report on a rotating basis from among the 3 agencies, thereby complying with the free once-a-year-per-agency limitation. As she mails the form to the PO Box Atlanta address found on top of the form, she should only check the box of ONE of the agencies every four months, not all of the agencies.
Next, your mother should file her tax returns IMMEDIATELY in January 2018 and again in 2019, as soon as she receives any W-2s or 1099s that she is expecting. Identity thieves often steal names, social securities numbers, and dates of birth in order to file bogus tax returns where they collect huge tax refunds. The legitimate taxpayer only finds out once they file their own tax return only to have the IRS reject it because a bogus return was already filed. The IRS will eventually fix the theft mistake, but it will tie up the taxpayer's refund for several extra months.
Lastly, your mother should ask the hospital if they will pay for free credit monitoring services, and if necessary, free credit repair services. If the hospital will pay for such a service, then accept their offer.
I wish you the best as you sort this out.
The scene from our window this morning.
TOYS FOR TOTS
Foley & Robinette are pleased to announce that they will serve as a drop-off location for the Toys for Tots this Christmas season. We have a drop-off box in our lobby if you wish to drop off a toy (or two).
Our lobby is typically open Monday through Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, but feel free to call ahead to make sure someone is here to greet you.
Thank you for participating!
13349 Reeck Court
Southgate, MI
48195
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