When is the right time to trademark your business name? You worked long and hard to come up with a catchy name for your business, now how do you protect it? Perfecting a trademark can be an important part of your asset and intellectual property portfolio. As your business grows and you become more well known, your protections will become more and more important. These protections can lie in many areas including Read More
Small Business Lawyer – What should You Look For?
Are you looking for a lawyer to support your small business? Many small business owners that I know have asked me how to do exactly that, find a competent small business lawyer that they can trust with their business. Hiring a lawyer may be more like looking for a confident than you might believe at first blush. When looking for the right small business lawyer for you, you should consider asking the following Read More
Outsourced General Counsel, Who Needs One?
If you own or run a business, you should seriously consider working with an outsourced general counsel regardless of your company's size. Attorneys who provide these outsourced legal services generally work with businesses that range in size from one person start-ups to entities that have a few hundred employees for fees that are affordable. These outside legal counsel typically work with smaller businesses Read More
What Does an Outsourced General Counsel Do?
When you work with an outsourced general counsel they will take on the legal piece of your business, steer your company into compliance, and help you mitigate your legal risk. This lawyer should work with you rather than for you, be your trusted legal advisor. Generally, your outsourced general counsel will form your company using a business structure that benefits how you work, protects your assets, and considers Read More
What is an Outsourced General Counsel?
Yes, outsourcing is all the rage, sometimes good and sometimes, well.... An outsourced general counsel is an attorney who provides legal services to businesses, their owners and officers on an ongoing basis. I like to think of your lawyer as an integral piece of your business, your legal "piece" of mind. Do you need a business lawyer like this? Almost all large corporations have a general counsel or an in-house Read More
