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Summary of Experience
Mr. Sturdy’s practice focus on providing an integrated array of legal services in the areas of copyright, trademark, trade secret, outsourcing, restrictive covenants and franchise law. These services include obtaining protection, registrations, amendments and renewals with respect to all types of copyrights, trade secrets, service marks and trademarks. Mr. Sturdy also counsels on licensing, marketing, distribution and other commercial transactions regarding products and services protectable under international, federal, state or local intellectual property laws. Mr. Sturdy has experience litigating and providing advice about disputes involving the protection of enforcement of rights in trademarks, copyrights, confidential information and trade secrets, covenants not to compete, and other intellectual property.
Mr. Sturdy’s has also been involved with the launch of new franchise systems, preparing the legal documents and ensuring compliance with federal and state laws regulating franchising. Mr. Sturdy also assists existing franchisors with annual updates and renewal of franchise registrations. Mr. Sturdy also works with prospective franchisees who are considering purchasing a franchise, assisting with document review and business formation. Representative clients include: Circle K Stores, Inc., Smile Mart, Inc., SISU Print Solutions, Tri-Investors II, Inc.
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Juris Doctor, cum laude
Michigan State University's Detroit College of Law
Master of Arts, summa cum laude
Eastern Michigan University
Language and Literature
Bachelor of Arts
Grand Valley State University
English Language and Literature
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Juris Prudence Award in Public Corporations
Juris Prudence Award in Advocacy
Graduate Assistantship Scholarship
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* Utility Easement Rights, February 6, 2006
* Consumers Power Cannot Charge Michigan Customers for Green Power, January 30, 2006
* Court Grants Interest in Land, January 30, 2006
* Union Grievance Not Barred by Statute of Limitations, January 16, 2006
* Circuit Court has Authority to Stay Power Supply Cost Recovery Case Pending Before the Michigan Public Service Commission, January 9, 2006
* Quite Title Under Land Division Act, January 9, 2006
* Boundary Dispute Over Roof Line, January 2, 2006
* Court Rejects Anti-Trust Claim for Operation of Farmers Market, January 2, 2006
* Dispute Over Certificated of Compliance, December 19, 2005
* Court Halts Oil Exploration in Michigan, December 19, 2005
* No Driveway, No Land Division, December 5, 2005
* Prescriptive Easement Over Parking Lot, December 5, 2005
* Governments Entry Onto Property to Post Notice of Ordinance Violation Did Not Constitute a Fourth Amendment Search, December 5, 2005
* Employment Claims Limited by Six Months Statute of Limitations Contained Within Application, November 21, 2005
* Religious Use of Land, November 21, 2005
* Security in Beer Tent Not Responsible for Accident, October 31, 2005
* Liability for Securities Fraud, October 31, 2005
* Challenge to Municipal Property Maintenance Ordinance Fails, October 24, 2005
* City Entitled to Rely Upon Statutory Presumption, October 24, 2005
* Public Pictures Subject to Federal Copyright law, October 10, 2005
* Bank Responsible for Embezzlement, October 10, 2005
* City Entitled to Assert Attorney-Client Privilege September 26, 2005
* Seizure and Detainment of Youth Unconstitutional, September 26, 2005
* County Registration Requirements for Adult-Oriented Establishment held Unconstitutional, September 19, 2005
* Court Dismisses Shareholder Derivative Action, September 19, 2005
* Court Upholds County Termination of Adulterous Employee, September 12, 2005
* Right to Sell Property Limited by Prior Deed, September 6, 2005
* Title Insurance Only Applies to those having an Interest in the Land, September 6, 2005
* Property Owner Cannot Exceed Limits Contained in Land Division Act, August 29, 2005
* Demand for Arbitration Timely, August 29, 2005
* No Liability for Slip and Fall on Black Ice, August 8, 2005
* Owner Responsible for Personal Guarantee, August 1, 2005
* SBC Ordered to Pay Restitution for False Billing, August 1, 2005
* Township Rule Against Manufactured Homes is Legal, July 25, 2005
* Junk Man Ordered to Cease Operations, July 18, 2005
* Property Owner not Liable for Actions of Cow, July 11, 2005
* Apartment Complex Cannot Destroy Emergency Access to Road, July 11, 2005
* State not Liable for Damages to Building, June 27, 2005
* Property Owner Ordered to Remove Deer Blind, June 27, 2005
* Municipality Cannot be held Liable for Alleged Design Defects in a Public Roadway, June 27, 2005
* Indemnification Clause Upheld, May 16, 2005
* Municipality has no Duty to Install, Maintain, Repair or Improve Traffic Signals May 16, 2005
* Hotel Swimming Pool is an Open and Obvious Danger, May 16, 2005
* Speech Directed at Inciting Lawlessness is not Protected by the Constitution, April 11, 2005
* Municipality May be Liable Under Telecommunications Act of 1996, March 14, 2005
* Intentional Tort Exclusions are not Allowed in No-Fault Policies, March 14, 2005
* Failure to Approve Subdivision Plot, March 14, 2005
* Officers Act without Probably Cause, March 14, 2005
* Inverse Condemnation, January 31, 2005
* Michigan Court of Appeals Upholds Boy Scouts Use of School, January 24, 2005
* Municipality May Impose FOIA Subscription Fee, January 24, 2005
* Environmental Protection Act Does Not Preempt Local Ordinance, January 17, 2005
* Failure to Provide Medical Attention, January 17, 2005
* No Probable Cause to Arrest Tenant, January 17, 2005
* Consent Judgment is Not a Rezoning, January 3, 2005
* Safety Rules are Not Evidence of an Intent to Cause Injury, December 27, 2004
* Municipality Not Responsible for Bicycle Accident, December 27, 2004
* Limitation on Building Billboard is Prior Restraint, December 20, 2004
* Dog Bite Not a Constitutional Violation, December 20, 2004
* Fence Determines Lot Line, December 20, 2004
* Safety Rules are Not Evidence of an Intent to Cause Injury, December 20, 2004
* Environmental Protection Act Does Not Preempt Local Ordinance, December 13, 2004
* Failure to Provide Medical Attention, December 13, 2004
* Police Presence Sufficient to Avoid Liability, December 13, 2004
* No Easement by Necessity for Landlocked Parcel, November 22, 2004
* Court Grants Plaintiff Summary Judgement on Fourth Amendment Claim, November 22, 2004
* Developer Denied Access to Lake Michigan, November 22, 2004
* Home Occupations, November 8, 2004
* Voter Zoning Decision Upheld, November 8, 2004
* Trip and Fall Over Barricade, November 8, 2004
* Berm Not Apart of the Street Under the Highway Exception, November 8, 2004
* Cornfield Maze is Farming Operation and Exempt from Local Zoning Ordinance, September 20, 2004
* Children and the Open and Obvious Doctrine, September 20, 2004
* Officers Not Entitled to Qualified Immunity, September 20, 2004
* Court Affirms Reliance on Release Agreement, September 20, 2004
* Condemnation Not in Accord with Michigan Constitution, August 25, 2004
* Michigan Environmental Protection Act Does Not Allow a Collateral Attack on The Grant of a Mining Permit, August 23, 2004
* Municipality Stopped from Enforcing Zoning Ordinance, August 23, 2004
* Oil, Gas and Mineral Rights at Issue, August 23, 2004
* Supervisors Appearance at BZA Does Not Create Undue Duress, July 19, 2004
* Court Strikes Down Ordinance Since it Violated Free Speech, July 19, 2004
* Officers Exonerated of Excessive Force Claim, July 19, 2004
* Township Entitled to 60 Foot Dedication, June 28, 2004
* Supreme Court Strikes Down Municipal Conditions Placed on Rezoning, June 28, 2004
* Court of Appeals Affirms 35 Foot Height Zoning Ordinance, June 28, 2004
* Court of Appeals Reinstates Board of Township Denial of Conditional Use Permit, June 28, 2004
* Tree Stump Not a Part of the Sidewalk, June 28, 2004
* Township Can Use Special Assesments to Fund Fire Department, June 28, 2004
* Township Entitled to 60 Foot Dedication, June 28, 2004
* Local Wetlands Zoning Ordinance Upheld, March 29, 2004
* Former Residential Owner Not Responsible for Cleanup Costs, March 29, 2004
* Local Wetlands Zoning Ordinance Upheld, March 29, 2004
* Evidence of Acquittal Not Relevant in Subsequent Civil Rights Suit, March 29, 2004
* Township Search Conducted Under DNR Warrant Upheld as Valid, February 23, 2004
* Public Easement Allows Construction of Road Improvements, February 9, 2004
* Court of Appeals Affirms Primary Jurisdiction of Michigan Public Service Commission over Tariff Disputes, February 9 ,2004
* Enforcement of Ordinance Does Not Violate Fourth Amendment, February 3, 2004
* Law Enforcement Can Use Cell-Site Data to Track Criminals, February 3, 2004
* State Waste Water Discharge Guidelines Preempt Local Guidelines, January 19, 2004
* Courts Affirm Denial of Special Use Permit for Communications Antenna, January 19, 2004
* Oil and Gas Lease Permitted Drilling, January 6, 2004
* Breath Test Ordinance Unconstitutional, January 5, 2004
* Farmer Not Allowed to Go Hog Wild, November 19, 2003
* Governmental Liability- Highway Exception, November 12, 2003
* Gas Company Must Seek Consent of Local Community, November 12, 2003
* Sewer Connection Fee is a Fee and Not a Tax Subject to Headlee Amendment, November 12, 2003
* Local Ordinance Preempted by Local Law, November 12, 2003
* Robinson Applies Retroactively, November 3, 2004
* Officers Did Not Act with Deliberate Indifference, October 27, 2003
* City Immune from Liability from Alleged Improper Street Lighting, October 6, 2003
* Parking Block Open and Obvious Condition, September 2, 2002
* Municipality Owed No Duty to Remove Tree Limb to Make Roadway Reasonably Safe, August 26, 2002
* Municipality Owed No Duty to Remove Tree Limb to Make Roadway Reasonably Safe, August 19, 2002
* Court of Appeals Affirms Decision to Grant Governmental Immunity to Municipality, August 5, 2002
* City Not Liable for Injury Occuring in Driveway Apron, July 8, 2002
* Association Waived Deed Restrictions by Previous Acquiescence, July 5, 2002
* Parking Block Open and Obvious Condition, May 27, 2002
* Police Officers Entitled to Governmental Immunity in Wrongful Death Action, May 22, 2002
* Landlord Not Liable for Premise Liability Action Involving Dog Bite, April 1, 2002
* Court Refuses to Recognize Liability Release Agreements for Wilfull and Wanton Misconduct, March 18, 2002
* City of Detroit Entitled to Governmental Immunity, January 7, 2002
* Exploring Franchise Opportunities,February 15, 2006
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