When launching a new business, one of your first priorities should be to secure the appropriate legal protection for your company’s intellectual property (IP). Depending on the type of IP involved, this can require securing patents, trademarks, and/or copyrights.Among the very first IP elements you’ll want to protect is your company’s brand name and logo. […]

Today, we’re seeing more and more people getting divorced in middle age and beyond. Indeed, the trend of couples getting divorced after age 50 has grown so common, it’s even garnered its own nickname: “gray divorce.”Today, roughly one in four divorces involve those over 50, and divorce rates for this demographic have doubled in the […]

Although you might think of your team as family and believe that they would never sue you, lawsuits filed by employees are actually one of the most common causes of litigation for business owners. In fact, nearly one in every five small businesses will eventually get sued by an employee.Of all types of lawsuits an […]

A will is one of the most basic estate planning tools. While relying solely on a will is rarely a suitable option for most people, just about every estate plan includes this key document in one form or another. A will is used to designate how you want your assets distributed to your surviving loved ones […]

Going through divorce can be an overwhelming experience that impacts nearly every facet of your life, including estate planning. Yet, with so much to deal with during the divorce process, many people forget to update their plan or put it off until it’s too late.Failing to update your plan before, during, and after your divorce […]

In last week’s election, California voters gave Uber, Lyft, and other rideshare companies a major victory in the battle over the future of gig workers by passing Proposition 22. The hotly contested ballot measure exempts workers for these companies from Assembly Bill 5 (AB 5), a controversial new state law that makes it much more […]