Monthly Archives: January 2025
Talk to a Business Attorney Before Making that Estate Plan
Creating a will, trust or other documents to make up an estate plan is always a good idea. But one mistake that many business owners make when creating an estate plan is making the estate plan without consulting their business attorney. If you do own a business, both your estate attorney and your business… Read More »
Limiting Contractual Liability The Right Way
Lets say that you are entering into a business contract and you are a bit concerned about your liability under the contractual agreement. You could just include language in the contract that says that you cannot be sued if you do something wrong—sometimes called a hold harmless agreement. But is that legal? Would that… Read More »
What are ADA Testers and Do They Have Standing?
You may already know of the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), as a law that protects people at work, and which requires that reasonable accommodations be made in the workplace in order to accommodate those with disabilities. But even outside of the employee employer relationship, the ADA has strict requirements on buildings and constriction,… Read More »
Don’t Make These Mistakes in Your Loan Agreements
Loan agreements are easy to draft, aren’t they? This includes how much is being loaned and how much and when the money has to be paid back. Pretty straightforward. Except it’s not. There can be a lot of terms, conditions, or wording in your loan agreements which can get you in trouble regardless of… Read More »