There are few things to rival the sense of outrage created by somebody else using, benefitting from or taking credit for your hard work, creativity and investment. Whether it’s a trademark, a patent, a copyright…
Running a business is both exhausting and exhilarating. Between making sure that operations are running smoothly, that employees are in place and trained to do their jobs and arranging for everything needed to meet goals…
There are many reasons for pursuing legal action, and one of the most common is to stop a defendant from a course of action that breaches a contract or is doing some kind of harm….
Workplace dynamics have changed significantly in recent years, and one of the most important changes involves the legal remedies available to victims of sexual harassment. Where men and women who were targeted for harassment previously…
Increasingly, employees are being asked to sign non-compete agreements, and the question of whether or not they should is a tough one to answer. Where these contracts were once used to keep executives or those…
Every business partnership – like every marriage – begins with the best of intentions and hopes for the future. But the unfortunate fact is that partnership breakup is far more common than success. Statistically speaking,…
To most business owners, the idea of needing a small business attorney sounds like part of a nightmare, something that only happens when things have gone very, very wrong. But the truth is that there…
Being fired is one of the most painful, embarrassing experiences an employee can go through. Even if you hate your job, you want to leave it on your own terms rather than having somebody tell…
Opening a small business is a dream that many people have, and anybody about to embark on this exciting journey has surely pictured it in their mind a thousand times. No matter what type of…
Though many cast aspersions on non-compete agreements, from an employer’s perspective there is a very good reason for using them: They protect a business from the negative repercussions of an employee’s departure. A well-crafted non-compete…