A great band

Now, this show is legal but not so legal that I can’t say something about a great band. The band is called Matt Pond Pa. I highly recommend checking them out. www.mattpondpa.com. More on record deals tomorrow.

At-Will Employees vs. Give them a contract

When should you sign an employee agreement vs. being an at-will employee where you can leave anytime you would like?  Strategically speaking, you better make sure you like the job if you are signing a contract!
 
The upside of signing an employment agreement is that you have stability and hopefully a payout in the event the company terminates you with [...]

To Sue or Not to Sue

What happens when you do good work for someone and they don’t pay you? Well, there are a few options, including suing the person, not suing the person or maybe getting a collection agency to go after the person. If you have the ability and time, filing a lawsuit could be a good idea.
However, what [...]

Twitter is like stalking but…not

Privacy is a big issue these days in the legal system, just look at what happened at UCLA and the medical records that were not kept oh so confidential.  Everyone wants privacy yet it seems we all join sites that give us the exact opposite. Check out the article on reunion.com. http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-lazarus16apr16,0,6520320.column 
I actually received an [...]

Legal or not so legal

Are there any activities that you do where you wonder whether technically it is legal or not? There is a part of me that thinks people will try to get away with as much as possible. What about karma, the idea of heaven/hell or maybe just good ol’ plain guilt where you know you are doing [...]

UCC Connect

I highly recommend using “UCC connect” for UCC filings with the State of California. For example, you could file different filings such as a Form UCC1 which per the State of California is (http://www.sos.ca.gov/business/ucc/ra_9_ucc-1page.htm):
A Financing Statement (Form UCC1) is filed to perfect a security interest in named collateral and establishes priority in case of debtor default or bankruptcy.
Don’t [...]

Joint Ventures

What do you do when someone really likes your business and wants to join forces calling it a “joint venture” or “strategic alliance”? Or, perhaps should it be called a ”I really like your business and want to gain from it but I don’t want to pay you for it” venture.  Don’t fall for the hype!
 
There [...]

Bring on the Questions

I am an attorney but everyone I meet always says I am too nice for that.  I wonder if people still tell attorney jokes. I would be curious about that.  The goal of this blog is to help people. Not necessarily to give free legal advice but to steer people in the right direction. Bring [...]