Former lawyer and Detroit mayor elect Mike Duggan expects to have an impact on the Detroit bankruptcy. It is unknown what impact the former attorney will have on the bankruptcy. Bankruptcy attorneys that have commented on the matter believe a new mayor will have no influence on Detroit’s pending bankruptcy matter. Bankruptcy lawyers in the […]
Duggan Elected Mayor of Detroit
Mike Duggan wins Tuesday’s Detroit Mayoral Election and for the first time in over 40 years the City of Detroit has a Caucasian Mayor. Duggan overcame several obstacles to simply be allowed on the ballot. He won 55% of the vote and in what seemed to be a tight race. The most important question I […]
Kwame Kilpatrick Sentenced to serve 28 Years in Prison
The biggest news of the day in Detroit, MI has to do with the sentencing of former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. Mr. Kilpatrick had been found guilty of over 24 federal counts against him. Many did not believe that he would be given the maximum sentence allowable under Michigan Law. However, Judge Nancy Edmunds made […]