Garin Featured Speaker at Three Key Legal Seminars

Lipson, Neilson, Cole, Seltzer & Garin, P.C. partner Joseph Garin has been a featured speaker at several upcoming events and seminars in the Las Vegas area.

• On September 20, Garin presented his thoughts on Legal Malpractice before members of the Clark County Bar Association. He covered such issues as fundamentals of legal malpractice claims, hazardous practice areas, recent developments in LPL cases and LPL insurance coverage and risk management trends.
  
• Garin spoke before the Nevada Justice Association on the topic of “Successful NRCP 30 (b) (6) depositions. This was part of the Richard A. Harris Series of Continuing Legal Education, held on October 5.
  
• Garin spoke to an audience comprised of Clark County Bar Association members again on October 6 on the topic, “When Attorneys Leave a Firm – How “Not” to Leave.” Among the major topics he discussed were fiduciary duties and business torts, advising clients, proper letters and substitution of counsel, confidentiality transferring files, ethical issues and entity formation.

Neilson Appointed by Michigan Supreme Court to Attorney Grievance Commission

The Michigan Supreme Court has appointed Lipson, Neilson Cole, Seltzer & Garin, P.C. Managing Partner Jeffrey Neilson as one of nine commissioners named to the Attorney Grievance Commission (AGC). Neilson’s three-year term began October 1.

The AGC is the organization that investigates and commences misconduct proceedings against attorneys licensed in Michigan. Established in 1978 there are nine members that serve the AGC on a voluntary basis and are appointed by the Supreme Court. The AGC also employs a staff that includes attorneys and investigators. More

Lax Presents Webinar to Real Estate and Mortgage Pros

Lipson, Neilson, Cole, Seltzer and Garin, P.C Principal and Real Estate Practice Group Leader Howard Lax presented a webinar on through a mortgage compliance training organization on a wide range of rules related to how professionals in the mortgage and real estate industry can marketing themselves or advertising.

Specifically Lax presented expert feedback on the FTC MAP rule, TILA advertising rules, RESPA marketing and joint advertising restrictions, SAFE Act advertising issues, selected state laws, FCC telemarketing rules, and other advertising and marketing concerns for mortgage loan advertising and marketing. More

Seltzer, Lax Named to DBusiness Top Lawyers List, Seltzer to State Bar Committee

Phillip Seltzer and Howard Lax have been selected to the DBusiness Magazine Top Lawyers list for 2011.

Mr. Seltzer was named to the Legal Malpractice Law and Mr. Lax to the Banking Law categories respectively.

Dbusiness Magazine, Detroit’s premier business journal, polled more than 15,000 private attorneys in the five county region of SE Michigan who were asked to nominate up to three attorneys in 49 specialized practice areas.

In addition, Mr. Seltzer has also been appointed by the State Bar of Michigan to the State Bar Character and Fitness Committee for a two year term beginning in 2011.