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Detroit Legal News Recognizes Kemp Klein for 2023 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” Awards

We are grateful that Detroit Legal News has recently recognized Kemp Klein for our rankings in the 2023 U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms”. Kemp Klein has been ranked in 14 practice areas, including 6 Tier 1 ratings.

https://legalnews.com/detroit/1517218

 


 

Kemp Klein Ranked in 2023 U.S. News - Best Lawyers® "Best Law Firms"

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Kemp Klein Ranked in 2023 “Best Law Firms”

Troy, MI, United States, November 3, 2022 — U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers®, for the 13th consecutive year, announce the U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms”  rankings.

Kemp Klein has been ranked in the 2023 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” list regionally in 14 practice areas.

Firms included in the 2023 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Achieving a tiered ranking signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise.

The 2023 edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms”; includes rankings in 75 national practice areas and 127 metropolitan – based practice areas. Additionally, one “Law Firm of the Year” was named in each nationally-ranked practice area.

Ranked firms, presented in tiers, are listed on a national and/or metropolitan scale. Receiving a tier designation reflects the high level of respect a firm has earned among other leading lawyers and clients in the same communities and the same practice areas for their abilities, their professionalism and their integrity. Kemp Klein received the following rankings in the 2023 U.S. News – 

Best Lawyers®“Best Law Firms”:

 

About Kemp Klein

About Kemp Klein: Kemp Klein is a full-service law firm dedicated to providing a comprehensive range of legal services, for both individuals and businesses, with the highest professional standards of excellence, integrity and efficiency. Spanning more than 50 years in business, its Midwest based practice has grown to serve clients locally, nationally, and internationally in areas such as estate planning, business/corporate law and litigation, probate and trust law and litigation, family law, bankruptcy and collections, employment, real estate, landlord/tenant, and tax law. For more information, please visit https://kkue.com/.

ABOUT “BEST LAW FIRMS”

The U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations, peer review from leading attorneys in the field, and review of additional information provided by law firms as part of the formal submission process. To be eligible for a 2023 ranking, a law firm must have at least one lawyer recognized in the 13th edition of The Best Lawyers® in America list for that particular location and specialty.

ABOUT U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT

U.S. News & World Report is the global leader in quality rankings that empower people to make better, more informed decisions about important issues affecting their lives. A digital news and information company focused on Education, Health, Money, Travel, Cars and News, USNews.com provides consumer advice, rankings and analysis to serve people making complex decisions throughout all stages of life. More than 40 million people visit USNews.com each month for research and guidance. Founded in 1933, U.S. News is headquartered in Washington, D.C.

ABOUT BEST LAWYERS

Best Lawyers is the oldest and most respected lawyer ranking service in the world. For 40 years, Best Lawyers has assisted those in need of legal services to identify the lawyers best qualified to represent them in distant jurisdictions or unfamiliar specialties. Best Lawyers awards are published in leading local, regional and national publications across the globe.

Lawyers who are nominated for consideration are voted on by currently recognized Best Lawyers working in the same practice area and located in the same geographic region. Our awards and recognitions are based purely on the feedback we receive from these top lawyers. Those who receive high peer reviews undergo a thorough verification process to make sure they are currently still in private practice. Only then can these top lawyers be recognized by Best Lawyers.

 


 
Alan A. May

Alan A. May's Novel Selected for Prestigious Book Fair

Attorney and shareholder Alan A. May’s new book,
The Journey, has been selected for inclusion in the

Detroit Jewish Book Fair which promotes the global

art of Jewish storytelling. The 71
st Book Fair will run
from November 1-13, 2022, at The Jewish

Community Center.
May’s book chronicles the dangers and glories of
two friends’ experiences in Detroit before and after

World War II, as they face antisemitism, divided

loyalties and challenged value systems. His previous

novels include Article XII and Sons of Adam.


May is widely published in the field of probate law,

contributing articles to the Michigan Bar Journal,

NAWCC Bulletin, and the Michigan Probate and

Estate Planning Journal. He blogs frequently about

probate and baseball. In addition, he has appeared

in Martindale-Hubbell’s Register of Preeminent

lawyers 30 times, in Michigan Super Lawyers since

2007, in the Best Lawyers in America since 2010,

and has been named one of the top attorneys in

Michigan by the New York Times.

 

 


 

Ed Nahhat serves as counsel to Tuesdays With Morrie tour

In August and September, KKUE Shareholder Ed Nahhat served as Counsel to the Michigan premier tour of Mitch Albom’s Tuesdays With Morrie, celebrating the 25th anniversary of the publication of the bestselling memoir of all time. People all over Michigan finally got to see the show live, and every night was a standing ovation. Mr. Nahhat is past chair of the Michigan State Bar Entertainment Law Section, and serves as volunteer founder and president of the Shakespeare Royal Oak outdoor summer festival.

 


You may contact  Mr. Nahhat at 248.619.2582 or via email.

 


 

DBusiness names Brian R. Jenney and Alan A. May Top Lawyers

Attorneys Brian R. Jenney and Alan A. May have been selected for inclusion in DBusiness Magazine’s 2023 list of Top Lawyers for Trusts & Estates. Thousands of votes were cast honoring excellence in 53 practice areas.

The list will appear in the November/December 2022 issue of DBusiness and online Monday, November 15 at www.dbusiness.com.

 


 

Detroit Legal News has recognized Kemp Klein for our charity golf outing

 

Detroit Legal News has recognized Kemp Klein for our charity golf outing. See how the sold-out event resulted in more than $30,000 getting donated to Forgotten Harvest which will provide 120,000 meals to Metro Detroiters in need…

 


 

Michigan Lawyers Weekly recognizes Kemp Klein for Chairty Golf Outing

 

We’re honored to be recognized by Michigan Lawyers Weekly for our charity golf outing! See how our clients, friends, vendors and employees helped us feed 120,000 Metro Detroiters in need…

https://milawyersweekly.com/news/2022/10/20/firms-first-annual-charity-golf-outing-a-rousing-success/

 


 
Pictured, from left to right, Tim Hudson, Robert S. Zawideh, Hank Wolfe Rodriguez
Kemp Klein Charity Golf Outing helps thousands of Metro Detroiters

Over 160 golfers and countless volunteers and sponsors converged on The Links of Novi for Kemp Klein’s first charity golf outing to benefit Forgotten Harvest on September 19, 2022. The sold-out event produced astounding results: over $30,000 donated to Forgotten Harvest which will provide 120,000 meals to Metro Detroiters in need.

The Kemp Klein Foundation, which will celebrate its 30th anniversary next year, was the host organization through which all donations were made. The Foundation has donated over half a million dollars to local and national nonprofit organizations since its inception and has hosted charitable activities like blanket making and holiday gift collections for families in need. 

Forgotten Harvest delivers 144,000 pounds of surplus food per day to local charities five days a week, providing families in need with fresh and nutritious food free of charge. The organization rescues approximately 50 million pounds of food surpluses each year from grocery stores, markets, restaurants, and caterers and delivers it free of charge to emergency food providers in Metro Detroit.

Kemp Klein attorney and shareholder Robert S. Zawideh spearheaded the event with help from many Kemp Klein staffers and volunteers.

Sponsors Included: The Kemp Family Foundation,
PNC Bank, Veritext, Tri County Court Reporters, Menke & Associates, Robert
S. Zawideh, Custom Results Corporate Consulting, Three Phase Electric &
Technologies, Ronald Schlaupitz, Julius Giarmarco, Brian R. Jenney, Mary
Lyneis, Joseph P. Buttiglieri, Captrust, Amy A. Stawski, CK Diggs, Chris
McNeeley, Chris Khami, Thompson Flanagan – Danny Hughes, Independent Bank, Alan
A May, The Window Deposit, Legus, Brian H. Rolfe, Cynthia L. Umphrey, Austin W.
Probst, Mark R. Filipp, Fenner Melstrom & Dooling, Professional
Underwriters, Kirco, Eschels Financial Group Inc, Personnel Management
Solutions Inc.


 


 
Robert S. Zawideh

Kemp Klein Attorney, Bob Zawideh Sits Down with Forgotten Harvest Chief Development Officer, Tim Hudson

 

Bob Zawideh sits down with Forgotten Harvest Chief Development Officer, Tim Hudson for an inside look at how they feed thousands of your neighbors every day.

Click below to see why we’re thrilled to support Forgotten Harvest at next week’s inaugural Kemp Klein Golf Outing.

Get an inside look at this incredible organization!

 

 

 


 

Nixon Wins Appeal in Favor of Charities

 

Case Summary: Upon his death, Raymond Rech’s trust gave three-quarters of his multi-million-dollar estate to three charities. The remaining quarter was held in trust to support his sister during her lifetime, after which the trust stated the remainder should be divided equally between the three charities. The sister’s grandchildren fought the distribution, claiming that a seemingly conflicting provision of the trust gave them the remainder, and the probate court agreed.

Resolution: Kemp Klein appellate attorney Ronald S. Nixon successfully represented the trustee in appealing the decision, winning over a million dollars back for the charities and defending Raymond Rech’s intent. The lesson learned from this case is that your estate planning documents need to be clear and not include unnecessary language that could be leveraged by those whom you do not want to receive your inheritance.

For further information regarding these matters, please contact Mr. Nixon at 248.619.2855 or via email.