Do You Really Want To Read About More Year End Strategies?

Rather than add to your stack of already informative “tips, tricks, traps” and other year end tax and financial strategies, I will make this an opportunity to reflect on some personal and informal issues.

Our firm held its annual meeting on November 17 and 18.  One topic involved marketing.  We have a diverse mix of areas of practice, and styles.  During our discussion, I was impressed by a recurring theme:  relationships.  Clearly, our most effective “marketing” approach has been the development and maintenance of quality professional relationships with our clients and, importantly, our professional colleagues.

 I want to thank all of you who have been sources of information and support (and in many instances, for your friendship) over the years.  I also want to thank you for providing our clients with top quality service when we have been able to refer them--and for the trust and confidence you place in us when you refer your important clients to us.

I would like to take this opportunity to do something I do not do often enough:  tell you a little about some of the services my firm can provide to you and your clients which I may not personally provide.

We are a 9-lawyer firm with offices in Saginaw and Frankenmuth.  In addition to the Business, Tax, Elder Law and Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Administration  you are accustomed to hearing me tout, we offer a number of other important services to our clients.

Our attorneys represent individuals, businesses and institutional clients in real estate, municipal, bankruptcy, and litigation.  We have trial lawyers in the firm who are highly skilled and have years of courtroom experience in commercial and personal matters (including accident and personal injury, construction, business disputes).  We do adoptions.  We represent clients in municipal matters, including zoning, condemnation and Michigan Tax Tribunal work.  We represent clients doing real estate development, and establish condominiums, but are equally able to assist individuals in personal real estate purchases, sales and leases.  And of course, we handle Probate and Trust Administration.

 I hope you will continue to consider us a resource for any legal problem or issue you may have.  I will be happy to discuss any of these issues which may arise for you or your clients from time to time and if I cannot address them directly, will refer you to one of my partners.

Finally, I want to wish you a blessed holiday season, and a happy, successful and profitable New Year.

This Newsletter is intended to be informational, only and does not constitute legal advice.  If you have questions, concerns or comments, please contact me at: arichards@smithbovill.com, or by Telephone at 989-652-9923.

Andy Richards

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