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Posted on: 21 February 2016

Are you the owner of a small business? Are you trying to come up with ways to help your business expand? When you're just starting out, hiring a lawyer may seem like an extraneous expense that your budget can't afford. But here are a few reasons how hiring a lawyer may be able to help your company grow: Double check your contracts: The wording for contracts can sometimes seem obscure and be difficult for the average person to understand. [Read More]

Posted on: 30 November 2015

Can you put your aunt's super-secret Thanksgiving Leftover Turkey Hash recipe online without getting sued? Do copyright laws extend to recipes? Here's what you should know. Your aunt is probably going to be angry about this. This will probably infuriate your aunt, but if you have her recipe, you're legally free to post it all over the internet and share it with as many people as you want. Copyright laws don't protect the ingredient list. [Read More]

Posted on: 12 November 2015

What do you do when you're trying to divide up your assets fairly between your children but their inheritance includes a family farm? Dividing things up equally may not actually be fair, and it might not get the result that you want for your heirs. Here are three things to consider when you're trying to divide up the family farm. 1.) Did some of the kids move off the farm while others stayed on? [Read More]

Posted on: 24 July 2015

If you have recently been injured by another party, then you are probably curious about what your options are. Can you file criminal charges against them? What about a personal injury lawsuit? To help you better understand the possibilities available to you, here is an introduction to personal injury lawsuits. Criminal vs Tort Law In order to understand how you should react to your circumstances, you must first understand the difference between criminal and tort law. [Read More]