Timothy Flynn – Clarkston Legal

Thompson Reuters invited me to present a webinar on the topic of social media and privacy law in the family court context. This document is an outline of that webinar presentation, initially rendered on Thursday, February 23,…more

This is a summary disposition motion we filed in a DO divorce matter in the Oakland County Circuit Court's Family Court Division. Shortly after filing the motion, opposing counsel, who had been uncooperative prior to the filing…more

This is a rare event in an appellate attorney's career: the reversal of a jury trial conviction on appeal. In this case, my client, the defendant, was jury-convicted of CSC 2nd (sexual assault, 2nd degree). Although we…more

This amicus brief is filed on behalf of various print and Internet media outlets in Michigan on behalf of the defendant, John Doe, an anonymous blogger that has leveled harsh criticism against the Thomas M. Cooley Law School in…more

This is the application for leave to appeal from the lower court's denial of defendant, the anonymous "John Doe"'s motion to quash Cooley Law School's subpoena for information that would rip the mask from the anonymous blogger's…more

For lawyers interested in social media in the family law and divorce context, this is the outline of a presentation made by Clarkston Attorney Timothy P. Flynn of Clarkston Legal to attendees of ICLE's 10th Annual Family Law…more

This is the brochure for the Institute of Continuing Legal Education's 10th Annual Family Law Institute, held on 11/10/2011 and 11/11/2011 at the Inn at St. John's in Plymouth, MI. The Family Law Institute is required for…more

This is the motion in limine you can expect to be filed in most marijuana possession cases when the defendant provides notice of asserting the affirmative defense offered by the Medical Marijuana Act. This has been a hotly…more

Michigan's Medical Marijuana Act allows an accused to assert an affirmative defense to the charge of possession of marijuana where the defendant has been issued a medical marijuana certificate. This has been a hotly contested…more

This cross-appellee's brief addresses the negligence and liability issues raised by the defendant-homeowners' summary disposition in this wrongful death lawsuit. The homeowners, in prevailing in their motion for summary…more

There have been many suicides in the Lake Orion, MI area over the past four years; 9 students or former students have taken their lives by suicide. These suicides have re-focused the community on one of the cases stemming from…more

James Holland was convicted of criminal sexual conduct in the first degree by a jury in the Washtenaw County Circuit Court. He was sentenced to life in prison. This document is the memorandum in support of his Habeas Corpus…more

James Holland was convicted of criminal sexual conduct in the first degree by a jury in the Washtenaw County Circuit Court. He was sentenced to life in prison. This document is his Habeas Corpus petition where he asserts…more

This is an application for leave to appeal in solicitation to commit murder case. The issue presented in the case is whether the trial judge properly denied Defendant's motion to withdraw his "no contest" plea for solicitation…more

This document is the opinion of the U.S. Sixth Court of Appeals affirming Appellant Stephen Bower's conviction for possession of child sexually abusive material. The decision will be published in the Federal Reporter 4th and…more