Larry Donahue, Author at Law 4 Small Business, P.C. (L4SB)

Larry Donahue is an attorney and founder of Law 4 Small Business, P.C. He is licensed to practice law in Illinois, New Mexico and the US Patent and Trademark Office.

Using the Internet When 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 […]

Would a Trademark Attorney Have Helped 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 […]

Beware of Nominee Services

March 13, 2019 / by Larry Donahue / Anonymous LLC, LLC, Small Business / 0 comments

Why the Small Business Owner Should Think Twice About Handing Their Company Over to Online Strangers. Nominee Services are common in the legal and financial fields. Basically, they allow companies to elect another party to do tasks for them. Generally, this allows the company to remain anonymous in such transactions. They are quite common place […]

Bad Business Partners

March 7, 2019 / by Larry Donahue / Business Law, Partnership, Resolving Disputes / 0 comments

I find myself writing about my clients and their bad business partners with the same sentiment and phrases that I would probably tell the story of my failed marriage with. They all start out the same. On paper, they seemed so right. Similar background, seemingly shared goals and vison for the future. Seemingly similar intellect. […]

Banking and the Small Business Owner

March 4, 2019 / by Larry Donahue / Business Tips, Small Business, Taxes / 0 comments

The Corporate Veil: Don’t pierce it! “Piercing the Corporate Veil” refers to the situation when a court puts aside the protections that are normally associated with an incorporation. The very reason you went to the trouble and expense to incorporate in the first place will be rendered void if you do not routinely exercise a […]

Stalker Survival and Owning a Business

February 6, 2019 / by Larry Donahue / Anonymous LLC / 0 comments

How the Anonymous LLC allows for Business Owners to protect themselves from being a victim of harassment. There are many arguments that point to transparency in business ownership as a plus to the community at large. With lighting speed, information that once required the aid of a Private Detective to uncover is now just a […]

Contract Tip: What is a Counterpart Clause?

January 17, 2019 / by Larry Donahue / Contracts / 0 comments

Boilerplate contract terms are often overlooked, and in some cases, this can be dangerous. A counterpart clause is one such often overlooked contract term. While I would hesitate to classify it as “dangerous,” understanding what the clause means and does is helpful in understanding your duties and obligations under the contract. The Counterpart Clause To […]

Do I Have to Pay Taxes in the US if I’m not a US Citizen or Resident?

January 14, 2019 / by Larry Donahue / / 0 comments

This is a very complicated topic with many nuances we will not be able to cover in a knowledge base article. However, the short answer is that everyone is required by law to pay some amount of income tax on any US-source income received, no matter who you are and where you’re located. If you […]

Why It’s a Bad Idea to Hire a “Straw Man” as a Manager to Maintain Anonymity

January 9, 2019 / by Larry Donahue / / 0 comments

There is quite a bit of documentation on the Internet about anonymity, and how to maintain anonymity in states that do not permit anonymity. Unfortunately, like much information on the Internet, not all of it is great advice. For example, some of our competition recommends a “Double LLC” for Florida. We wrote a blog article […]

Copyright Infringement – Musical Compositions – Musicians Need to Know

January 2, 2019 / by Larry Donahue / Copyright, Intellectual Property / 0 comments

The list of acts is impressive: Robin Thicke, Pharrell, Madonna, Lana Del Rey, Vanilla Ice, Ray Parker, Jr., The Verve, Sam Smith, and the list goes on. These are acts who have – in the last 30 years – been sued for copyright infringement over some element contained within their music. Simply put, all these […]

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