Aug 2, 2014 | Law You Can Use
Over my 25-plus years of practicing law I have seen some repetitive mistakes made by many different business owners. The following list represents five of the more common mistakes: FAILING TO OPERATE AS AN ENTITY If you go to the trouble and set up a corporation or...
Jul 2, 2014 | Law You Can Use
You pay someone to create a masterful work for a client and you find that it can be used as a template in your business for other clients. Because you paid for it, you may assume that you own the copyright and can re-use and create derivative works from this...
Jun 2, 2014 | Law You Can Use
As an estate planning attorney, I see on a much too regular basis the aftermath of the “unexpected” and what happens when people are not prepared. Being prepared is not something you do for yourself: being prepared is something you do for those you love. ...
May 2, 2014 | Law You Can Use
In a world flooded with information, branding becomes the key to standing out against competitors, even in relatively local markets. Picking the right brand presents a marketing challenge, in that you need to find the message, the emotional tone and the specific...
Apr 2, 2014 | Law You Can Use
Over the past several weeks I have received a steady stream of calls from people who are interesting in buying real estate. Whether it be a home for their family or commercial property for the operation of a business, the important points to consider are largely the...
Mar 2, 2014 | Law You Can Use
Contracts — not a particularly exciting or sexy concept — are fundamental to doing business. Contracts are all around us in business: whether selling or buying goods or services, we enter into contracts all the time. Sometimes we create contracts without...
