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in thisissue

Holiday CelebrationPhotos

Breakfast withSanta Photos

Marty LyonsFoundation PlansFundraising Event

About the MLF

Office Locations

FEBRUARY, 2004

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On Thursday, February 12, 2004 Eileen Husband, a part-ner in our Livonia office, and Mark Cory, an advisorfrom FranNet, will be hosting a seminar on ExploringFranchise Opportunities. If you ever thought aboutowning a franchise, this is an exciting (and rare) oppor-tunity to have a FranNet advisor, along with an experi-enced franchise attorney, provide you with importantinformation you need to know when looking into fran-chise opportunities.

The following topics will be discussed at the seminar:• An overview of franchising• Franchise law• Starting your own business• Uniform Franchise Offering Circular (UFOC)• The types of franchises available and how much they cost• Which franchises may best suit your needs and goals

FranNet is the world’s largest network of franchise advisors. They provide a broad array of servicesthat include helping a prospective franchisee learn about the many choices that franchising offers tohim or herself and assistance in the research and decision process. Mark Cory can introduce you tomany different franchisers that fit your needs, so rather than traveling from place to place to learn aboutspecific businesses, you can learn the basics about several all in one spot.

Eileen Husband concentrates her practice on Franchise Law and Labor and Employment Law and hasover 11 years of unique specialized experience in the franchise industry. Prior to joining CMDA, Ms.Husband served as General Counsel for Little Caesar Enterprises, Inc., an international franchise withoperations in all 50 states and several foreign countries. She currently represents and provides legalcounsel to several prominent Michigan franchisees and restaurant developers.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 20047 P.M. - 9 P.M.

COST: FREE

HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS600 HILTON BOULEVARD • ANN ARBOR, MI

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. PLEASE CALL JENNIFER SHERMAN

AT (734) 261-2400 BEFORE FEBRUARY 12 TO REGISTER.

DIRECTIONS TO HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS:I-94 TO EXIT 177 (STATE STREET). TRAVEL NORTH TO

BRIARWOOD DRIVE, TURN LEFT ONTO BRIARWOOD CIRCLE.

EXPLORINGFRANCHISE OPPORTUNITIES

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Cummings, McClorey, Davis & Acho ranked,once again, as one of the top 25 law firms in

metropolitan Detroit in 2003 by Crain’s Detroit Busi-ness. With thousands of law firms in the metropoli-tan Detroit area alone, this is a great accomplish-ment. We thank our clients for helping us achievethis leadership role.

The third page of this month’s newsletter is devotedto the non-profit organization that our firm is soproud to be a part of. The Marty Lyons Founda-

CMDA RANKS AS ONE OF THE

TOP 25 LAW FIRMS IN METRO-DETROIT

tion, along with our Firm, is hosting its firstfundraiser this Spring. Throughout the upcomingmonths, additional information on the Foundationand specific information about the fundraiser willbe put in the newsletter. You can also check out ourwebsite at www.cmda-law.com for information.

Lastly, with this new year, we wish all our clients andfriends best wishes for a happy, healthy and pros-perous 2004.

Timothy Young, Executive Committee

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ON LAW FEBRUARY 2004

For over a decade, the children and grandchildren of CMDA employees and their families have been invited to our annualBreakfast with Santa. This year was one of our largest turnouts with 37 children, their parents and grandparents attending.Children decorated cookies, ate breakfast with Santa, sang Christmas songs and unwrapped a handpicked gift from Santa.

Attorneys, support staff and their guests had a wonderful time at our firm’s annual Holiday Celebration, which was held onDecember 13, 2003. Employees and their guests traveled from our Traverse City, Grand Rapids, Roseville, Birmingham andLivonia office to celebrate the holiday season together.

CMDA CHILDREN AND GRANDCHILDREN

ENJOY VISITING WITH SANTA

EMPLOYEES HAVE A GREAT TIME

AT OUR ANNUAL HOLIDAY CELEBRATION

Andrew, grandson of Owen Cummings, tellsSanta what he would like for Christmas.

The grandchildren of Gerald Davis areexcited to receive their presents from Santa.

Tessa, daughter of Greg Ulrich, addssprinkles to her holiday cookie.

Walter, grandson of Marcia Wilkerson,concentrates hard on decorating his cookie.

Chris Lareau, Marie Jones, Joe Seward and Patrick Moritzpose for a photo.

The children join Santa in singing their favorite Christmas songs.

Melissa Buffenn and her date, Dr. Yari Campbell, had agreat time at the party.

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ON LAW FEBRUARY 2004

The Marty Lyons Foundation was established 22 yearsago by New York Jets All-Pro Marty Lyons to fulfillthe special wishes of children, between the ages of

three and seventeen who have been diagnosed as having aterminal or life threatening illness.

A professional football player in the National Football League,Marty played for twelve years as a defensive lineman. Earlyin his career, Marty became a surrogate father to a three-year-old boy who was suffering from an advanced illness. Threeyears later, in 1982, the youngster’s death coincided with thesudden death of Marty’s father and the birth of his first child,a healthy son. These experiences profoundly affected Marty’sattitude toward life, fame and his fellow human beings. Withthe encouragement and assistance of his family and friends,Marty became determined to establish a foundation dedicatedto granting the wishes of seriously ill children.

The Marty Lyons Foundation has kept hope alive in the heartsof children with a terminal or life threatening illness by making

their special wish come true. A fulfilled special wish has theability to sweep the children and their family away from thedaily heartache of illness. It is a joyous time that creates awonderful memory and a better quality of life. Every child hasa dream and, although the foundation can’t promise a lifetimeof happiness to these seriously ill children, they can make onedream a reality. They have granted wishes for a special trip toDisney, a computer system, a swimming pool, special renova-tions to allow a child to live at home, a swim with the dolphins,a Cinderella-like “Sweet 16” birthday party and many more.

Cummings, McClorey, Davis & Acho Attorney Jana Bergerserves as President of the Michigan chapter. Many other at-torneys and support staff at CMDA serve on the board or asvolunteers. We are always looking for additional volunteers.If you would like to volunteer or would like additional infor-mation on the organization, please contact Theresa Boyer at(734) 261-2400 or via e-mail at tboyer@cmda-law.com..

ABOUT THE MARTY LYONS FOUNDATION

In June 2003, our firm was proud to be named the Michi- gan Chapter of the New York-based Marty Lyons Foundation.Since that time, we have been busygetting the non-profit organizationup and running in Michigan, cre-ating a board and planning our firstfundraiser.

This Spring, the Marty LyonsFoundation is hosting a children’s

silent art auction. Children who have been diagnosed with aterminal or life threatening illness, and who are current or pre-vious patients at St. John Hospital, are the “stars” of theevening.

Over the next few months, the children will be visiting You’reFired in West Bloomfield to create exquisite ceramic piecesthat will be auctioned off at the event. (You’re Fired is a ce-ramic studio where customers get creative and hand paint theirown ceramic pieces.) Pottery items to be auctioned off at thefundraiser include a variety of accessories for the home and

garden. The children are really excited about this event!

The fundraiser is being held at the Edsel & Eleanor Ford Housein Grosse Pointe Shores. Check out next month’s article formore specific information (date, time, ticket price, etc.).

While the Marty Lyons Foundation has been around for overtwo decades, it is new to the Michigan area. We are dedi-cated to making the organization a success. Our New Yorkoffice grants nearly 100 wishes to children with terminal or lifethreatening illnesses every year. It would be great if the Michi-gan chapter could do the same.

In order to make the Marty Lyons Foundation a success, weneed help from the community. Cummings, McClorey, Davis& Acho is doing a lot to assist the Foundation, but we needsupport from individuals and businesses as well. We have avariety of sponsorship levels available. If you or your busi-ness would like information on becoming a sponsor, pleasecontact Theresa Boyer at (734) 261-2400 or via e-mail attboyer@cmda-law.com.

MARTY LYONS FOUNDATION PLANS

FUNDRAISING EVENTChildren’s Silent Art Auction Planned for the Spring.

Jana M. Berger, President of MLF

Jana M. Berger, President of MLF

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