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Our Primary Practice Areas:
Business
and Commercial Law
International Traffic in Arms Regulations
(“ITAR”)
Municipal
Law
Personal
Injury Claims and Defense
Probate
Administration, Litigation and Estate Planning
Real
Estate and Land Use Law
Municipal Law
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Kirk
& Huth, P.C. represents several Macomb County Michigan
municipalities and other public entities. Our
representation includes county agencies, cities,
townships, and other public authorities. We have
experience
in a great range of issues involving municipalities,
including zoning and planning, litigation, labor,
environmental, construction,
drafting of ordinances, resolutions and policies,
ordinance enforcement, licensing issues, agreements,
police and fire, prosecution, public works issues,
eminent domain and all other general municipal matters.
We
have
served municipalities and governmental agencies in
varying capacities, including as general counsel or
special counsel.
In addition, we also represent private citizens,
developers and organizations in matters involving
municipalities and/or municipal officials, zoning and
planning, eminent domain,
ordinance violations
and real estate matters. We handle
municipal matters at administrative levels as well as in
litigation.
Some
examples of Municipal matters our firm handles include:
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Drafting charter, statutory and ordinance
language
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Negotiating agreements with utility providers
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Drafting zoning and land use regulations
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Condemnation actions
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Litigating at the trial and appellate levels
Appearing before legislative and administrative bodies
to obtain zoning changes, site plan approvals, special
use permits and variances on behalf of private citizens
and entities
Business and Commercial Law
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Kirk
& Huth, P.C. represents the interests of both large and
small Michigan businesses. We have represented a broad
range of businesses, including restaurants,
manufacturers, automobile and boat dealers, as well as
those involved in building and real estate development,
in a wide variety of matters.
We
represent clients in several areas of business and
commercial law, including the following:
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Incorporation/Organization of Michigan business
entities
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Sale or purchase of businesses, asset purchases
and buy/sell agreements
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Business reorganization and dissolution
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Commercial leases
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Contracts
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Membership and shareholder agreements
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Litigation involving contractual and other
business issues
Probate Administration and Estate
Planning
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Kirk
& Huth’s probate and estate planning and administration
practice includes a full range of probate and trust
administration matters, representing fiduciaries,
beneficiaries and other interested parties in Michigan
probate courts. Our firm performs many services
including initiating decedents’ wills in probate,
administration and distribution, preparing documents and
other necessary filings. When an individual is rendered
unable to handle his or her affairs, Kirk & Huth also
has experience in assisting fiduciaries as well as in
serving as trustee, guardian or guardian ad litem. In
addition, probate courts have appointed our principals
as fiduciaries in thousands of cases. Some of the
matters handled by our Probate Team include:
Personal Injury Claims and Defense
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Kirk
& Huth is experienced in all areas of personal injury
law. These include those related to prosecution and
defense of matters in negligence, automobile and
motorcycle accidents, products malfunction, animal
attacks and slip and fall. The experienced attorneys at
Kirk & Huth are available to represent you in all of
your personal injury needs. Some of the types of cases
in which we have experience include:
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Auto Accidents
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Burn Injuries
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Injuries to Children
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Construction Injuries
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Defective Products
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Dog/Animal Bite Injuries
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No Fault Claims
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Personal Injuries
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Slip & Fall
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Wrongful Death
Real Estate and Land Use Law
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Kirk
& Huth attorneys are ready to assist you or your
business with all of the various aspects of real estate
transactions, including purchase or lease through
construction, leasing and disposition, including, but
not limited to, financial structuring and refinancing.
Our
firm handles all forms of general real estate law, both
transactional and litigation matters involving
residential and commercial property, and all phases of
development. We practice in the areas of construction
law, lien law, and contracts law, and our experience
includes Land Use and Planning for both municipal
clients as well as individual property owners and
developers, including the following:
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Purchase and sale of improved and unimproved
property
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Shopping center development
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Land development
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Landlord and tenant disputes, for residential
and commercial clients
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Commercial lease negotiation and litigation
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Professional agreements
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Development of condominiums and planned unit
developments
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Construction (contracts, disputes, loans)
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Development of unimproved property
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Environmental issues
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Equipment finance and leasing
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Foreclosure
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Zoning and land use, including variance special
land use
International Traffic in Arms Regulations: ITAR
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Kirk
& Huth, P.C. has become versed and experienced in a new
and expanding area of law known as International Traffic
in Arms Regulations ("ITAR"). ITAR matters involve laws
surrounding the control of the permanent and temporary
export and temporary import of defense articles and
services. Generally governed by 22 U.S.C. 2778 of the
Arms Export Control Act ("AECA"), issues in this area of
law are generally related to
information and material pertaining to defense and
military related technologies.
The AECA, among these other requirements and
authorities, provides for the promulgation of
implementing regulations. This area of law can also
involve several governmental agencies, regulating
matters such as who has access to information, how
information is disseminated, etc.
These
matters have the potential to impact several other
practice areas, such as import/export, constitutional
law and associated criminal penalties. Our attorneys
are ready to assist you in this area of law and its many
related issues.
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