Jim Acho was quoted in the March 17, 2025 Law 360 Magazine article Ex-Mich. Players Defend $50M NIL Suit Against NCAA,Big Ten.

Attorneys John Gwyn, Joel Ashton, and Gary Klein from the Firm’s Community Association and Real Estate Law practice group are at the Community Associations Institute (CAI) Annual Conference and Expo today, Friday, March 14. If you are attending the Conference, please plan on stopping by CMDA’s booth (#201). We look forward to sharing information on the various legal services our Firm’s Community Association and Real Estate Law practice group provides.

Jim Acho and ex-MLB player/manager Clint Hurdle have been close for many years. Last year, Mr. Hurdle asked Jim to be on an editorial review board for his new book—along with a number of prominent people from the world of sports whom Mr. Hurdle respects. The book has been much anticipated by many in the sports world, especially among baseball fans. Clint Hurdle is a master motivator and equally good […]

More than 300 former Michigan football players now part of lawsuit vs. NCAA, Big Ten

John D. Gwyn, an attorney in the Firm’s Livonia office, is a contributor to the Institute of Continuing Legal Education’s (ICLE) recent on-demand seminar on short-term rentals. He was asked by ICLE to contribute to the seminar based on his experience with real estate law, community association law, and municipal law. The seminar provides insight into the various ways communities are attempting to regulate short-term rentals, from zoning regulations to […]

Please join us in welcoming Brandon L. Wykoff to the Firm. He has joined CMDA as an attorney in the Firm’s Livonia office where he focuses his practice on appellate law, insurance defense, and law enforcement defense. Brandon has significant experience in claims and underwriting, PIP, and no fault litigation. He focuses on writing briefs for submission to all levels of state and federal courts, arguing cases in both the […]

Please join us in welcoming John R. Byerly to the Firm. He has joined CMDA as an attorney in the Firm’s Riverside office where he focuses his practice on public entity defense, insurance defense, civil litigation, and public education law. He has experience managing a diverse caseload of public entity defense actions at the superior court and federal level, including taking the lead on the discovery and investigation process in […]

CMDA is thrilled to share that the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce (CACC) has selected Ronald G. Acho as their 2025 Businessperson of the Year. This annual award is given to a person who consistently makes significant contributions to the Chaldean community and the Michigan business community, including offering pro bono services. The Chamber states, “Ron Acho, a distinguished lawyer with Cummings, McClorey, Davis & Acho, P.L.C., has been an […]

Please join us in welcoming Neal Wilds to the Firm. He has joined CMDA as an attorney in the Firm’s Traverse City office where he focuses his practice in the areas of law enforcement defense and litigation, municipal law, and insurance defense. Neal has significant trial and law enforcement defense experience. Previously, he served as an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney for the Grand Traverse County Prosecutor’s Office and as an Assistant […]

Please join CMDA in congratulating Kathy Ueberroth who was named to the 2024 Class of Unsung Legal Heroes by Michigan Lawyers Weekly. The award “honors law firm employees who have consistently gone above and beyond the call of duty, often behind the scenes. It is reserved for the state’s most talented and dedicated legal support professionals.” Below is the paragraph the Firm submitted on why she should be named an […]