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Bloggers & Vloggers: Register your Trademarks!
Registered by tup wanders from Flickr (Creative Commons License) Ever since I heard about the Turner Barr story in 2013, I’ve been on everyone I know – including recreational bloggers and the vloggers...
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Does Your Business Need Cyber Liability Insurance?
Guilty Viewing Pleasures: Hackers by Ingrid Richter from Flickr (Creative Commons License) Anthem Health Insurance was victim the latest cyber attack to hit the news. Approximately 80 million...
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Lawyers Protect you during a Business Divorce
Pareja (Couple) by Daniel Lobo from Flickr (Creative Commons License) Over the last six months I’ve worked with a handful of companies that were experiencing major changes in regards to how the company...
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Creator Rights | Phoenix Comicon Recap
Photo by Scott Adams for Phoenix Comicon – sorry I had to crop out the Phoenix Comicon logo to fit the dimensions of my site. View the original here: http://bit.ly/1QqlW48. I had an awesome time...
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When “I’m Sorry” Isn’t Enough
Sorry Bout That! by Anne-Sophie Ofrim I’ve encountered a significant number of people in my short legal career who were under the impression that they could absolve themselves from legal wrongdoings by...
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Entrepreneurship, Business Contracts, & Self-Awareness
Meditation by Moyan Brenn from Flickr (Creative Commons License) As a lawyer I am in a problem-solving industry. I much prefer to be on the problem prevention side than having to help my clients clean...
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Choosing a Business Partner – Bet on the Jockey, not the Horse
Lone Star Park by Travis Isaacs (Creative Commons License) When it comes to deciding who will be your business partner or a business investor, choose your associates with as much care as you would a...
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Working with People who Don’t Understand Copyright
Sentinel vs. Jawa (88/365) by JD Hancock from Flickr (Creative Commons License) Here’s the scenario: You are a newly hired third party content creator for a company. You learn that your client has a...
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How to Move a Business from California to Arizona
Arizona – The Grand Canyon State Welcomes You by Peter Zillmann from Flickr (Creative Commons License) California is so weird. (I grew up there. I can say that from experience.) It’s a weird state with...
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Kesha v. Sony – Cautionary Contract Tale
Microphone by Photo Cindy from Flickr (Creative Commons License) Last week, a New York Court refused to nullify the contract between recording artist Kesha and Sony, despite Kesha’s allegations that...
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Know the Fine Print – Dispute Resolution
Fine Print by CJ Sorg from Flickr (Creative Commons License) Every contract needs a dispute resolution clause – every contract. It’s something you should look for in every contract you read. If you’re...
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Starting a Comic Book – What Does it Cost?
Atom vs. Ant-Man (334/365) by JD Hancock from Flickr (Creative Commons License) I had the privilege of doing two panels at Phoenix Comicon this year: Fan Art/Fiction and Fair Use and Comic Book Creator...
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Severability: Lifesaver of Contracts
Cut out and collect! by Rob Brewer from Flickr (Creative Commons License) Part of my job as a lawyer is writing and reviewing contract. I love writing contracts – you put in creative and crazy clauses...
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Getting Fired because of your Side Hustle
Don’t Blow Up Your Master Plan | “Explosion” by Charles Dyer from Flickr (Creative Commons License) When I was on one of the weekly calls with my mastermind group last week, one of my fellow...
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Choosing a Business Entity
“Leap” by Sabrina C from Flickr (Creative Commons License) Just like you wouldn’t ask your plumber to change your car’s oil, don’t ask a lawyer what type of business entity you need. Ask your...
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I Want to Humanize Contracts
The Anxious Type by JD Hancock from Flickr (Creative Commons License) A friend from my business mastermind group asked me to draft a nondisclosure agreement for her for an upcoming meeting she has to...
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Year-End Visit to the Accountant
Money Tunnel by Lomo-Cam from Flickr (Creative Commons License) Every business owner needs an accountant, and a good accountant is worth their weight in gold. I’ve been saying that for years. Actually,...
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Contract Amendments – Always in Writing
Signature by Sebastien Wiertz from Flickr (Creative Commons License) When a lawyer writes a contract for a client, it usually includes provisions that say that the all the terms of the agreement are...
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How to have an Anonymous LLC
Anonymous by Poster Boy NYC from Flickr (Creative Commons License) Here’s the easy answer: You don’t. It may be impossible to own an LLC anonymously. There’s always a paper trail and financial records...
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Time is Scarcest Commodity of Entrepreneurship
Shadow by Martin Lopatka from Flickr (Creative Commons License) Being an entrepreneur is one the most challenging and rewarding things I’ve done in my life. I have almost total autonomy over the type...
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