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Business Horror Stories: Curse of the Aggressive Lawyer

October 27, 2020 / by Larry Donahue / Business Law, Business Tips, Lawsuit, Resolving Disputes, Small Business, Strategic Planning / 0 comments

Beware what financial danger lurks when you ask your lawyer to be “More Aggressive” with your case! There are many ways to pursue a dispute, with aggressiveness on one end of the spectrum and collaboration on the other end of the spectrum. It is understandable, due to the personal nature of any dispute, that the […]

How to Market Your Business with Photos and Images Without Encountering Copyright Issues

October 5, 2020 / by Kameron Kramer / Business Law, Business Tips, Copyright, Intellectual Property, Lawsuit, Marketing, Resolving Disputes, Small Business, Strategic Planning / 0 comments

So you’ve set up your business and the next step is to market it! A picture may be worth a 1,000 words . . . and it can also be worth a lot of money if it results in a copyright lawsuit! So, how do you engage your audience and get customers interested with captivating […]

The Great Monkey Beer Trademark Dispute

October 1, 2020 / by Kameron Kramer / Business Law, Business Tips, Intellectual Property, Lawsuit, Marketing, Resolving Disputes, Small Business, Strategic Planning, Trademarks / 0 comments

Trademark disputes are common in the craft beer industry. The abundance of craft beers all over the country results in similarly-named breweries and beers quite often. While obtaining a federal trademark is usually a good idea if you are selling and advertising your beer/brewery in more than one state, this abundance of breweries results in […]

When Is It A Gift and When Is It Just A Loan?

September 28, 2020 / by Alicia MCConnell / Business Law, Business Tips, Estate Planning, Lawsuit, Resolving Disputes, Small Business, Strategic Planning / 0 comments

It happens all of the time. Relationships, whether romantic or friendship, come to an end. In many cases, if the relationship was long, property and money were most likely exchanged. Dividing up the assets after a break up can be a difficult if not confusing task. Regardless of any sentiments or promises that may have […]

What Are The Options To Laying Off Employees During COVID?

August 7, 2020 / by Ian Alden / Business Law, Business Tips, Commercial Transactions, COVID-19, Employee Management, Employment Law, Human Resources, Lawsuit, Small Business, Strategic Planning / 0 comments

There are resources available. The key is knowing where to look. As a business owner, you may have heard about the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans, which are low-interest loans awarded by the Small Business Administration (SBA) to help cover payroll and some other operational costs. Assuming the loan proceeds are spent properly and other […]

Playing Background Music At Your Business? You Might Be Breaking The Law.

July 23, 2020 / by Larry Donahue / Business Law, Business Tips, Copyright, Intellectual Property, Lawsuit, Marketing, Small Business, Strategic Planning / 0 comments

Music is the universal language. Regardless of race, religion or nationality, music moves us, inspires us and can even influence our behaviors. If you own a business and play music, you stand to benefit from an array of positive results ranging from increased sales, more satisfied customers, even happier employees. The experience of entering a […]

What Is a Land Lord’s Lien?

July 13, 2020 / by Larry Donahue / Business Law, Business Tips, Commercial Transactions, Contracts, Lawsuit, LLC, Other Corporate Entities, Resolving Disputes, Small Business, Strategic Planning / 0 comments

Most commercial leases include a Land Lord’s Lien Clause and many business owners don’t understand that magnitude of it. A Land Lord’s Lien is generally a clause written into a lease. What the clause does is allow a Land Lord to keep the property within a leased space should the tenant default on the payment […]

Big Trademark Win For Dot-Com Brand Names

July 1, 2020 / by Kameron Kramer / Business Law, Business Tips, Copyright, Intellectual Property, Lawsuit, Marketing, Small Business, Strategic Planning, Tech Law, Trademarks / 0 comments

New Supreme Court Ruling Is A Victory For Dot-Com. The US Supreme Court just ruled that ‘Booking.com’ can be federally trademarked. The USPTO had rejected the mark ‘Booking.com’ as being a generic term for travel reservation with a simple dot-com attached at the end. A generic trademark is a mark that has become generic and […]

Why Can’t I Just Terminate My Lease?

June 30, 2020 / by Kameron Kramer / Business Law, Business Tips, Commercial Transactions, Contracts, COVID-19, Lawsuit, Resolving Disputes, Small Business, Strategic Planning / 0 comments

Wanting out of your commercial lease does not mean you can get out. Needing to terminate a commercial lease comes up often, and especially now with the current situation in the world. The bottom line is, commercial leases are governed primarily and solely by the lease itself, unlike residential tenants who enjoy certain protections under […]

What is an Advocate?

June 22, 2020 / by Larry Donahue / Business Law, Business Tips, Employee Management, Human Resources, Lawsuit, Resolving Disputes, Small Business, Strategic Planning / 0 comments

An Advocate is someone who works on behalf of another person. People in need of advocates are usually members of a population that may have significant challenges or roadblocks to resources, understanding or navigation within the legal system. Common Types of Populations That Benefit from Advocate Help: Children Abuse victims Poor Disabled Victims of crimes […]

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