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Business Transactions

- A Good Business Plan - Acquiring Financing, or Venture Capital

- Business Record Retention Policy - When a Business Can Destroy Records

- Buying A California Business? Here is a Legal Guide of Things to Look For and Do

- Buying or Selling a Business? You'll Need to Prepare a Stock or Asset Purchase Agreement

- California Law on Loans, Notes, Interest and Usury. Are You Charging An Illegal Interest Rate on a Loan or Promissory Note?

- Cashing A Check Marked Paid In Full

- Closing Down a Business Without Declaring Bankruptcy

- Exit Strategies For Small Business Owners - How to Get Out of a Bad Business

- How To Get A California Seller's Permit For Your California Business

- How to Get a DBA ( Fictitious Business Name ) and when you need to file a DBA in California

- How To Get A Federal Taxpayer Identification Number (EIN) for a California Business

- How To Set Up Payroll for a California Business - Form DE-1

- Primer on Trade Secrets

- Promissory Notes and Loans

- Standard Contract Terms For Every Sales Contract and Purchase Order

- Step By Step Guide To Starting A New Business in California

- Unsigned Contracts, like Oral Contracts, Can Be Binding in the U.S. and the U.K.

- What Businesses Should Do If Personal Information Is Stolen or Compromised By A Data Security Breach

- Writing a Business Plan, Part I - Executive Summary

- Writing a Business Plan, Part II - Your Business Description

- Writing a Business Plan, Part III - Management Team

- Writing a Business Plan, Part IV - The Market

- Writing a Business Plan, Part V - Development and Production

- Writing a Business Plan, Part VI - Sales and Marketing

- Writing a Business Plan, Part VII - Financials

Corporations

- A California Corporation Provides Asset Protection, But It Can Be Lost - Piercing the Corporate Veil

- Answers to Frequently Asked Questions About Buy-Sell Agreements

- Buy-Sell Agreement for Shareholders of a California Corporation Explained

- California Attorney Provides Low Cost Monthly Legal Plans For the Small Business Owner

- California Professional Corporations for Doctors Physicians MDs Dentists Chiroprators

- California S Corporation or California Limited Liability Company ( LLC ) ? Which is Better?

- Corporate Clean Up

- Don't Forget To Update Your Corporate Minutes and Record Book

- How To Change The Name of a California Corporation or LLC - Amend Your Articles

- How To Dissolve a California Corporation, and Close Down Your Business

- How to Get a Certificate of Status (Certificate of Good Standing) for a California Corporation or LLC

- How to Hold and Document a California Corporation's Shareholder and Director Meetings and Minutes

- How To Reinstate or Revive a Forfeited Corporation in California?

- Is a Nevada Corporation Right For You?

- My California Corporation is Suspended. How Can I Revive my Suspended California Corporation?

- New California Corporation Meeting and Minute Annual Service - Just $999

- Should I Form a California Corporation or Incorporate my Business?

- Should I Form a California S - Corporation or a California C - Corporation

- Statement of Information Must Be Filed Annually by Every California Corporation & Biennually by Every LLC

- Step by Step Guide On How to Incorporate a California Business - Form a California Corporation or S-Corp

- Why You May Need a California Pre-Incorporation Agreement, or Founders Agreement, before You Form a California Corporation, LLC or Partnership

Employment Law

- $129* Telephone Consultation with Attorney Melissa Marsh

- 5 Most Common Hiring Mistakes Made By California Employers

- Are Unpaid Internships Legal In California? Probably Not!

- Ask the IRS to Decide if a Worker is an Independent Contractor or Employee

- At Will Employment. Check Your Employee Offer Letters, Contracts and Policies

- California Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure Agreements

- California Domestic Partner Rights and Responsibilities Act

- California Law on Age Discrimination in the Employment Setting

- California Law on Paying Salespeople Their Expenses, Overtime and Commission

- California Overtime Laws MAY Extend To Out-Of-State Employers Who Send Employees to California

- California Overtime Pay Laws For Computer Professionals, Programmers and Software Engineers

- California Penalties For Failing To Pay Overtime To Non-Exempt Employees

- California Reporting Requirements For Independent Contractors

- California Requires All Businesses to Report the Hiring of New Employees and Independent Contractors

- California Severance Pay Agreements

- California's Overtime Pay Laws - Who is Exempt From Overtime?

- COBRA Notice and Health Insurance Subsidy For Terminated Employees Extended

- Employee Offer letters and Employment Contracts for California Employers

- Employee Personnel Files and Payroll Records: What To Keep and What to Destroy and When They Can Be Inspected

- Employee Policies and Manuals (Handbooks)

- Employers - Employee E-mail and Text Messages Are Private, Absent an Employee Policy to the Contrary

- Fines and Penalties if California Employees Are Misclassified as Independent Contractors

- Form I-9 Compliance For California Employers

- How To Perform an Employee Background Check in California

- How To Set Up A Telecommuting Policy and Simultaneously Limit Wage and Overtime Claims

- Intra-Company Communications Spawn Employee Defamation Lawsuits

- Letters of Recommendation and Employee References - What California Employers Need To Know

- Mistaking an Employee as an Independent Contractor is Costly in California

- Noncompete Clauses and Noncompetition Agreements in the Employment Setting - Enforceability and Penalties if Illegal

- Partial-Day Absences Should Not Be Deducted From A Salaried Employee's Wages

- Paying California Employees For On-Call Time

- Preventing Sexual Harassment Claims

- Primer on California Wages, Overtime Pay and Employee Benefit Laws

- Retracting A Job Offer May Lead To Liability

- Think Twice Before Inducing A Competitor's Employee To Quit

- Understanding Confidentiality, Nonsolicitation and Noncompete Agreements and Clauses

- Violating California's Paycheck Stub Laws Can Lead To Large Civil Penalties

- Why Some Real Estate Agents Are Employees Not Independent Contractors?

- Wrongful Termination Explained By a Los Angeles, California Employment Law Attorney

Internet-Computer Law

- Application Outsourcing - ASP Contracts

- Avoiding State And Federal Anti-Spam Legislation

- California's Online Privacy Protection Act of 2003 (OPPA)

- Does Your Internet Shipping Policy Comply With The Federal Mail and Telephone Order Merchandising Rule?

- Insurance Coverage For Internet, Intellectual Property, and Technology Related Risks

- Legal Risks Associated With Doing Business On The Internet

- Online Sweepstakes Promotion Or Illegal Lottery?

- Starting An Online or Web Based Business - Legal Issues To Consider

- Website Development and Hosting Agreements

- Website Terms And Conditions Of Use Should Be 'Prominently Displayed'

- Website Terms of Use Should Be Prominently Displayed

- What You Should Do If You Become a Victim of Identity Theft

- Your Customers, Trademark, and Website, and Their Metatags

Landlord-Tenant

- 60 Days Notice To Vacate or Terminate Required

- Allowable Rent Increases Under the Los Angeles Rent Stabilization Act (RSO)

- Answers to Frequently Asked Questions About California Landlord Tenant Laws

- Beverly Hills Rent Stabilization Ordinance (RSO) - Evictions, Rent Increases, Relocation Assistance Fees

- CA Residential 3 - 15 Day Notice to Pay Rent or Quit - Los Angeles, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills and Section 8 Compliant

- California Law Regarding Tenant Security Deposits

- California Tenant Protections Act (AB 1482) - CA State Rent Control and Relocation Assistance

- COVID 19 Los Angeles Residential Tenant Evictions and Rent Increases

- Culver City Rent Control and Relocation Assistance

- Culver City Tenant Protections - Evictions, Rent Increases, Relocation Assistance, Tenant Buyout Agreements, and Anti Harassment

- Evicting Unwanted House Guest or Roommate in California or Terminating a Tenancy At Will

- Family Day Care in a California Rental Unit

- Getting your Costs and Attorneys Fees in a California Unlawful Detainer Case

- Glendale Rent Stabilization Ordinance and Relocation Assistance effective April 1, 2019

- Inglewood Housing Protection Ordinance

- LA City Tenant Anti Harassment

- Long Beach Relocation Assistance

- Los Angeles California Evictions During Covid 19 - AB 3088

- Los Angeles California Landlord Tenant Eviction Guide

- Los Angeles City and County Tenant Evictions and Rent Increase After May 2022

- Pasadena Relocation Assistance

- Rent Increases in Los Angeles California

- Rules of the Road For Landlords in Los Angeles California

- Rules of the Road For Landlords in Los Angeles California

- Sample Letter Demanding Return of Security Deposit

- Tenant Rights in Foreclosure - Los Angeles California Updated For 2012

- When Los Angeles Tenants Are Entitled to Relocation Assistance

Limited Liability Company

- Answers to Frequently Asked Questions About the California Limited Liability Company (LLC)

- California Business and LLC Attorney Answers FAQs about a California LLC Operating Agreement

- How To Dissolve a California Limited Liability Company (LLC) and Close Down Your Business

- Is a California LLC or Living Trust Better For Asset Protection?

- LLC Annual Compliance Plan - Just $399 Annual Fee (Includes Unlimited* Telephone Calls)

- My California LLC is 'Suspended'- How Can I Revive or Reinstate my Suspended California LLC?

- Step By Step Guide on How To Form A California Limited Liability Company ( LLC )

- Three Tax Reasons a California Corporation, and NOT an LLC, Should Be Used to Operate a Business

- Want to Dissolve a California Limited Liability Company (LLC), and Close Down Your Business?

- Why a California LLC Should be Used to Hold Title to Real Estate Investment Property (Rentals)

- Why A Well Written Attorney Prepared California LLC Operating Agreement is Essential

Partnerships

- Answers to Frequently Asked Questions About California General Partnerships

- Step By Step Guide on How to Form a General Partnership

- Think Twice Before Forming A California Partnership - Form A California Corporation or LLC Instead

- Want to Dissolve a California Partnership, and Close Down Your Business?

- What a Well Written Partnership Agreement Should Include

Real Estate Law

- Answers to FAQs about Condos, CC&Rs, HOAs and California Law

- Boundary Line Disputes - Encroachments - Fences & Trees Oh My!

- California Commercial Lease Agreements - Traps For the Unwary Tenant and Landlord

- California Contractors - Mechanics Liens or Prejudgment Liens - Which is Better?

- California Short Sale Laws and Anti Deficiency Protection

- Checklist For Buying a California Home

- Checklist For Buying a Condominium in California

- Do You Really Need an Attorney When Buying or Selling a Home?

- How To Get A Property Through Adverse Possession in California

- How To Lower Your Los Angeles Real Property Tax Bill - Get a Reassessment

- Loan Modifications - Do You Qualify?

- New 2009 Home Buyer Tax Credits

- Selling a Home with Proposition 13 Tax Relief - Propositions 60 & 90

- When Two People Own Property, But One Person Doesn't Want to Sell - Suit for Partition

- Why Investment Properties (Rentals) Should Be Placed In California LLCs

- Your Neighbor's Fences and Trees - Are They A Nuisance?

Trademark & Copyright

- Advantages Of Copyright Registration

- Basic Facts About Trademarks

- Copyright Registration Procedures

- How To Select A Strong Company Name Or Product Name

- Primer on the Intellectual Property License

- Protect Your Copyrights - Register Them Promptly

- The Madrid Protocol and International Trademark Applications

- Using Pre-Sales Activity To Establish Trademark Rights

- Why Generic Non-Disclosure Agreements Don't Work

- Why You Should Duly Record Your Trademark With U.S. Customs

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