A non-compete agreement can make all the difference in your ability to maintain control of former employees’ actions, but only if the agreement itself is legal and enforceable. There are a surprising number of mistakes…
When starting a new business, one of your earliest and most important steps is choosing the legal structure under which your business will operate. The right choice will depend upon several different factors, including the…
There are few professions where the use of precise language is as important as it is in the law. Though two words may seem interchangeable to the layman, an attorney understands that there are important…
You’ve probably been told that you should never sign a contract before you’ve read it, and that’s very true. But as a non-attorney, contracts can be confusing, and that is especially true of non-compete or…
When a dominatrix instructs her client to defame a psychologist, who really pays the price? In a recent whopper of a case, Bochetto and Lentz partner, David Heim, won a $5 million lawsuit, representing a…
In the last several years, businesses large and small have come under fire for the decisions that they have made. Companies have been boycotted for their positions on issues ranging from gay marriage to guns,…
Despite the availability of tax preparation software, plenty of people entrust their federal tax preparation to accountants and other tax preparation professionals. This is especially true for business owners and taxpayers whose returns are complicated…
When you first started your business, you and your partners probably chose each other because you believed that you were like-minded. You had the same goals, you respected each other’s individual strengths and believed you…
Malpractice is a word that conjures up images of doctors leaving instruments in surgical patients or failing to diagnose an illness. But the truth is that malpractice is a legal term that can apply to…
Running a successful small business is a real achievement. While every day brings the chance for new triumphs, there is also the risk of new troubles. Though some issues can’t be anticipated, careful planning can…