Attorneys Charles LeFevre and Eric Bowden, Partners at Colombo & Colombo, P.C., will present at a conference for the Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants at the Suburban Collection Showplace on September 23, 2016.
This presentation will provide insight into recent activity of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and its impact on the automotive dealership industry. In addition, they will discuss the changes in federal wage law applicable to dealerships, manufacturers measurement of dealership sales performance and how dealerships are responding to safety recalls.
Charles LeFevre has provided legal counsel to dealerships for nearly fifty (50) years and brings a wealth of knowledge to every client. He knows the laws, the underlying reasons for the laws, and how the laws governing the auto dealership industry are interpreted. He also has a significant amount of expertise in the acquisition and sale of dealerships, entity formation, taxation and estate planning.
Eric Bowden’s expertise covers an entire range of auto dealership legal support. He counsels dealerships on how laws impact dealership’s day-to-day operations which include: advertising, consumer litigation, government regulation, manufacturer-dealership relations and wage and hour law. Eric was part of the Colombo & Colombo team that secured a favorable decision from the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals which has paved the way for Fox Hills Chrysler Jeep in Plymouth to reopen with Village Chrysler Jeep in Royal Oak and Jim Marsh Chrysler Jeep in Nevada set to restart operations by end of the year which is more than six years after their sales and service agreements were terminated as part of Chrysler’s bankruptcy.
About the Firm
Founded in 1905, Colombo & Colombo, P.C. has an unrivaled legacy of providing legal counsel to automobile dealerships and their associations. During the 1940s, the firm helped create some of the nation’s first automobile dealer associations; these associations were soon duplicated across the country and Colombo & Colombo, P.C. has been extensively involved in representing automobile dealerships and their trade associations ever since. The firm’s attorneys have been instrumental in advising and handling legal issues regarding contract disputes, class actions, “lemon lawsuits”, odometer fraud, Truth in Lending violations, franchise disputes, No-Fault and auto negligence, Secretary of State related matters, EEOC actions, wrongful termination, sexual harassment, discrimination and FMLA related claims, to mention a few.
To learn more about the firm, please visit our website at www.colombopc.com, and our blog at www.michigandealerlaw.com.
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