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The decision was 6-1, with Justice Welch writing for the majority and Justice Zahra concurring in part and dissenting in part. - [U.S. Supreme Court Clarifies Compensation in Tax Foreclosure Cases: What Pung v. Isabella County Means for Property Owners](https://careyjaskowski.com/us-supreme-court-clarifies-compensation-in-tax-foreclosure-cases-what-pung-v-isabella-county-means-for-property-owners/): By: W. Dane Carey - [Ownership of Submerged Bottomlands in Michigan: Is Your Neighbor’s Dock on Your Property?](https://careyjaskowski.com/submerged-bottomlands-ownership-michigan/): For many Michigan waterfront owners, the property line shown on a survey answers only part of the ownership question. The visible, dry-land boundary may be clear. But what happens when that boundary reaches the water? - [Great Lakes Shoreline Rights in Michigan: Public Trust, Private Ownership, and Local Regulation](https://careyjaskowski.com/great-lakes-shoreline-rights-michigan/): Michigan’s Great Lakes shoreline is one of the state’s most important natural and legal resources. It is also one of the most misunderstood. - [Unreasonably Long Docks in Michigan: How Long Is Too Long?](https://careyjaskowski.com/unreasonably-long-docks-michigan/): Michigan lakefront property often comes with one of the most valuable rights a property owner can have: riparian access to the water. For many owners, that includes the ability to install a dock, place a boat hoist, moor a boat, swim, fish, and enjoy reasonable use of the lake. - [Access to the Water from a Public Road in Michigan](https://careyjaskowski.com/access-to-water-public-road-michigan/): Michigan is defined by water. From the Great Lakes to thousands of inland lakes, rivers, and streams, waterfront access is part of life in this state. But access to the water is not always as simple as walking down a road that appears to end at a lake. - [Carey Jaskowski PLC Secures Appellate Win in Michigan Tax-Foreclosure Takings Case](https://careyjaskowski.com/kakalia-tax-foreclosure-appellate-win/): Carey Jaskowski PLC is pleased to share an important appellate result on behalf of our client, Kakalia Management, LLC, in a Michigan Court of Appeals case involving tax foreclosure, surplus equity, and the constitutional right to just compensation. - [When Government Drainage Becomes a Taking: Property Owner Prevails in Federal Court](https://careyjaskowski.com/government-drainage-taking-federal-court/): Government agencies often have authority to build roads, maintain drainage systems, and manage public infrastructure. But that authority has constitutional limits. When public infrastructure physically invades private property or causes significant flooding, the government may be required to pay just compensation. ## Pages - [About](https://careyjaskowski.com/about/): About the Firm - [Contact](https://careyjaskowski.com/contact/): If you need assistance with a legal matter, please contact our office to schedule a consultation. We will review your inquiry and respond as promptly as possible. - [Insights](https://careyjaskowski.com/insights/): Commentary on Michigan property law, water law and riparian rights, business matters, taxation, estate planning, and other legal issues. - [Practice Areas](https://careyjaskowski.com/practice-areas/): Carey Jaskowski PLC provides experienced counsel across the areas of law that matter most to Northern Michigan individuals, property owners, and businesses. Select a practice area to learn more about how we can help. - [Attorneys](https://careyjaskowski.com/attorneys/): Experienced Northern Michigan counsel with decades of practice in real estate, water law, business, taxation, and estate planning. Meet the attorneys who will guide you through the legal issues you face. - [Home](https://careyjaskowski.com/): Experienced representation in water access, riparian rights, real estate, and business matters. We give clients clear, practical direction on the legal issues they face throughout Northern Michigan. ## Attorneys - [Adam T. Vernon](https://careyjaskowski.com/attorney/adam-t-vernon/): Adam T. Vernon represents clients in matters involving criminal defense and family law. His practice includes helping clients navigate legal issues that often carry significant personal, financial, and family consequences. - [Richard J. Jaskowski](https://careyjaskowski.com/attorney/richard-j-jaskowski/): Richard J. Jaskowski began his career in 1992 at a large firm in metro Detroit, before moving north and becoming established as a partner in the firm. Rich brings practical experience and steady judgment to matters that often involve important personal, family, financial, and property interests. His work includes advising clients on transactions, planning issues, disputes, and legal questions that require clear communication and careful attention to detail. - [William L. Carey](https://careyjaskowski.com/attorney/william-l-carey/): William L. Carey has practiced law in Northern Michigan for more than four decades. He is a native of Northern Michigan and has lived at Higgins Lake his entire life. He represents clients in matters involving real estate, environmental and water law, property taxation, estate planning, zoning, and business organizations. - [W. Dane Carey](https://careyjaskowski.com/attorney/dane-carey/): W. Dane Carey is a native of Northern Michigan and grew up on Higgins Lake. After law school, he went to work and eventually became a partner at a large Traverse City law firm. Dane now practices extensively alongside his father, where the two make a formidable team in real estate litigation. ## Practice Areas - [Estate Planning & Probate Administration](https://careyjaskowski.com/practice-area/estate-planning-probate-administration/): Carey Jaskowski PLC assists individuals, families, property owners, and business owners with estate planning and related probate matters. We help clients prepare documents that reflect their goals, address foreseeable issues, and provide practical guidance for the future. - [Business Law](https://careyjaskowski.com/practice-area/business-law/): Carey Jaskowski PLC advises businesses, owners, entrepreneurs, and closely held companies on formation, governance, contracts, transactions, and disputes. We work with clients to understand the business realities behind the legal issue and develop strategies that make both legal and commercial sense. - [Water Law & Riparian Rights](https://careyjaskowski.com/practice-area/water-law-riparian-rights/): Water and riparian law is a narrow specialty with relatively few dedicated practitioners, and the firm is among the select group of Michigan attorneys who concentrate in it, handling disputes involving riparian rights, waterfront property, lake access, road ends, dockage, mooring, wetlands, and environmental regulation throughout Michigan. - [Real Estate](https://careyjaskowski.com/practice-area/real-estate/): Carey Jaskowski PLC represents property owners, buyers, sellers, developers, associations, businesses, and financial institutions in a wide range of real estate matters. Our attorneys help clients evaluate risks, prepare and review documents, resolve disputes, and protect property interests.