March 26, 2019 / by Sean Friend / Ask A Lawyer, Rising Stars, Super Lawyers / 0 comments
In our fourth installment of “Ask a Lawyer” we featured questions from Alicia McConnell. [Read it here: Ask A Lawyer with Alicia McConnell] Alicia M. McConnell is an Associate Attorney at Business Law Southwest. Recently rated by Super Lawyers as a 2019 Rising Star, her impressive practice includes business litigation, general civil litigation, and criminal […]
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Cultural Intellectual Property Issues
April 23, 2019 / by Kameron Kramer / Intellectual Property, Trademarks / 0 comments
A company in the mainland US recently trademark ALOHA POKE for a chain of restaurants, and subsequently sent cease and desist letters to restaurants throughout the country. [abc news] Hawaiians were, understandably, not happy with this effort to trademark a cultural and traditional expression that was very important and had great meaning to them – […]
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Employee Agreements and Contracts Are For All Small Businesses
April 15, 2019 / by Larry Donahue / Employee Management, Employment Law, Human Resources / 0 comments
One of our favorite clients, a small business owner, has a fantastic Beauty Salon not far from our office where many of us get our hair cut. As with many of our clients we have seen her business go from start up to prosperous. With success comes many new headaches, however. During our last appointment […]
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But I’m sooooooo busy… Characteristics of the Ineffective Leader
April 10, 2019 / by Larry Donahue / Human Resources, Small Business / 0 comments
You know the person. The one jogging around the office like they have been separated from their class at an elementary school fire drill. They are always shuffling around looking very stressed and overwhelmed. All the while they have that face on them that seems to be saying, “look how hard I work, everybody! I […]
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Ask A Lawyer with Donald Kochersberger
April 8, 2019 / by Sean Friend / Ask A Lawyer, New Mexico / 0 comments
In our fifth installment of “Ask a Lawyer” we featured questions from Donald Kochersberger. [Read it here: Ask A Lawyer with Donald Kocherberger] Who is Donald Kochersberger? Donald F. Kochersberger is a Partner of the firm and has been with BLSW since 2005. His practice emphasizes complex litigation matters, including shareholder, member and partner disputes, […]
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A Guide for Safe Hiring
April 4, 2019 / by Larry Donahue / Business Tips, Employee Management / 0 comments
One of the benefits of information being so readily available online these days it that it takes some of the mystery out of hiring employees. Everyone puts their best face forward in an interview but how is a Business Owner or Manager to really know who it is they are hiring? Conveniently, the advent of […]
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How to walk away from a partnership without leaving empty-handed.
April 3, 2019 / by Ian Alden / Business Law, LLC, Partnership, Taxes / 0 comments
Everyone who’s ever started a business will tell you that any new business venture involves risks. Sometimes it’s the risk of losing the startup capital you invested, or sometimes it’s the risk of spending countless hours trying to build something that just won’t stand on its own. Sometimes it’s the risk that your relationship with […]
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Punctuation Matters at the US Patent and Trademark Office, Olivia Jade…..
March 29, 2019 / by Larry Donahue / Intellectual Property, Trademarks / 0 comments
The recent college admissions scandal has been abundant in the media in recent weeks. The story continued to grow yesterday when the US Patent and Trademark Office officially rejected Olivia Jade Beauty’s trademark application due to punctuation or more specifically, the lack thereof. The trademark officer, after reviewing the application, felt that the details for […]
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Super Lawyer: Donald Kochersberger
March 27, 2019 / by Sean Friend / New Mexico, Super Lawyers / 0 comments
We are pleased to announce that Donald Kocherberger, a Partner with Law 4 Small Business has been selected to the 2019 New Mexico Super Lawyers List! This is an amazing honor and opportunity. Super Lawyers goes through a very thorough selection process in order to have a prestigious list of only the best of the […]
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Ask A Lawyer with Alicia McConnell
March 26, 2019 / by Sean Friend / Ask A Lawyer, Rising Stars, Super Lawyers / 0 comments
In our fourth installment of “Ask a Lawyer” we featured questions from Alicia McConnell. [Read it here: Ask A Lawyer with Alicia McConnell] Alicia M. McConnell is an Associate Attorney at Business Law Southwest. Recently rated by Super Lawyers as a 2019 Rising Star, her impressive practice includes business litigation, general civil litigation, and criminal […]
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Rising Star: Ian Alden
March 25, 2019 / by Sean Friend / New Mexico, Rising Stars, Super Lawyers / 0 comments
We are pleased to announce that Ian Alden, an Attorney with Law 4 Small Business has been selected as a 2019 New Mexico Rising Star from SuperLawyers.com! This is an amazing honor and opportunity. Super Lawyers goes through a very thorough selection process in order to have a prestigious list of only the best of […]
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