DIVORCE MEDIATION: An Alternative to traditional divorce mediation

Join us for our class through the St. Clair Shores Adult Education program.

Divorce mediation is quicker, significantly less expensive, less adversarial and a preferred alternative to litigation. Learn how a trained mediator (neutral third party) can help you resolve regular issues in your divorce such as visitation, child support, custody maintenance, property division, and negotiate a divorce settlement agreement that both parties can live with.

Course No. 6022
Thursday, February 19, 2009
6:00-8:00pm
$10 person/$15 couple
SCSAE Room 105

Visit the St. Clair Shores Website to register:
www.lakeshoreschools.org
Click on Adult Education

Collaborative Divorce

Join us for this special class through the St. Clair Shores Adult Education program.

The Revolutionary new way to restructure your family, legal disputes and move on with your life.

 The unfortunate reality is that most divorces result in painful and unnecessary collateral damage as the family issues involved are far too complicated and personal for court to address. Now there’s a better way. Collaborative divorces introduce you to an effective alternative that will address your legal, financial and emotional needs and achieve the best family arrangement possible.

Course No. 6021
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
6:00-8:00pm

$20
KMS Room 140

 

Visit our Website
www.lakeshoreschools.org

Click on Adult Education

Bankruptcy: Truths, Myths and Benefits

Join us for our special class through the St. Clair Shores Adult Education program.

The worsening economy is destroying the financial and mental health of many metro Detroiters. Meet with financial, mental health and bankruptcy attorneys to learn to cope in today’s economic environment. Find out how bankruptcy can be a lifesaving tool.

Course No. 6003
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
$10 person/$15 couple
6:00-8:00pm KMS Room 139

Visit the St. Clair Shores Website to register
www.lakeshoreschools.org
Click on Adult Education

New OWI law in Michigan

As of January 3, 2007, the drunk driving penalties in Michigan just got stiffer. The Michigan legislature passed “Heidi’s Law” which eliminates the ten-year lookback for drunk driving cases. Before this law took effect, if you received your third OWI in ten years, the third OWI would be a felony. Upon passage of “Heidi’s Law”, any third OWI charged will be a felony. So if you received two OWI’s back in the 1960’s and was arrested today for a third OWI, it would be a felony charge. It does not matter that you have been clean and sober for these forty some years, if this is your third OWI, you will face a felony charge, punishable by 1-5 years in prison.

The first thing to keep in mind, is to never drink and drive. But if you are found to be facing your third OWI (or your first at that matter), call an attorney right away to understand your rights. Your attorney needs to act right away in order to preserve the evidence that the police may have and to review that evidence in order to protect your constitutional rights.

Happy Thanksgiving 2006

The employees of Johnson and Wilk want to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving.

Even though things have been tough with Michigan’s economy over the last several years, there is much we can find in our hearts to be thankful for. Things were not easy for the Pilgrims during their first years in the new world. They suffered many losses and setbacks. But they persevered. Through hard work they were able to overcome their trials and tribulations. The same will happen for Michigan.

Kevin Johnson and Family
Mark Wilk and Family

Welcome to Johnson and Wilk

Welcome to the blog of Kevin Johnson and Mark Wilk, partners in the law firm of Johnson and Wilk, PLLC. This blog was established to assist our clients and non-clients in the understanding of changes in the laws that may affect them. Kevin and Mark will try their best to explain things in English, but at no point does this constitute legal advice. Each case is unique and each fact pattern is specific to the client, so please contact us for your free one hour, no obligation consultation. You can reach us at: www.johnsonwilk.com

Thank you for visiting our blog.

Kevin Johnson
Mark Wilk