MI Bar case studies
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The Michigan Bar Examination is the licensing examination that candidates must pass to be admitted to the practice of law in Michigan. It is administered under the authority of the Michigan Supreme Court, and the body that oversees it - the Board of Law Examiners - sits within the court system's committee and board structure. The MI Bar case studies are 5 cases and about 5,310 words.
1The Free Consultation Comes Back: Prospective-Client Conflicts, Equity Fees, and a Client Loan
Dana Whitcomb is a sole practitioner in Ann Arbor. In February 2024, Priya Raman consulted her for 45 minutes, free of charge, about a dispute with her LLC co-member, Nolan Marsh, over BrightLeaf Analytics.
983 words, about 5 min2Clearing the Serious-Impairment Threshold When Causation Is Contested
On a dry afternoon in Kalamazoo, Renata Ortiz is driving north on Stadium Drive when Kevin Pham, turning left out of a strip-mall driveway, crosses her lane; the front of Ortiz's car strikes his rear quarter panel. Ortiz, 41, goes by ambulance to the ER with neck and low-back pain.
1,058 words, about 5 min3The Blunt in the Console: Odor, Marijuana Legalization, and a Trunk Search
in Detroit, Sergeant Briggs stops Simone Cole's sedan on Michigan Avenue because the rear license-plate lamp is out. Approaching, Briggs smells burnt marijuana and sees a partly smoked blunt in the center console.
1,043 words, about 5 min4Grapes in the Produce Aisle: Incident Reports, Sweep Logs, and Rubber Mats
Marguerite Doyle, 68, falls in the produce aisle of a Ferndale grocery store at about 4:50 p.m. on a Saturday, fracturing her wrist.
1,091 words, about 5 min5The Divorce, the Dead Son, and the Stepchild: Reading a Michigan Will
Harold Lindqvist, a Michigan resident, dies in March 2025 at 78. He executed a will in 2021, two years after his 2019 divorce from Diane, that reads: 'I give my 2018 Ford F-150 to my son, Aaron.
1,135 words, about 6 min