As a trustee, your job is to manage the assets in a trust and cooperate with beneficiaries when they make appropriate requests for trust assets. You may need to protect and maintain physical assets or make smart decisions about selling and investing financial assets...
Year: 2020
Did a supplier breach its contract with you?
As a business owner, you may spend a considerable amount of time working with suppliers. While this is necessary to the overall well-being of your company, it also has the potential to bring about challenges and disagreements. If a supplier breaches its contract with...
A partnership agreement can help in a dispute
A dispute with your business partner is complicated enough on its own. It’s even more complicated if you don’t have a partnership agreement. Even so, this is fairly common. A lot of times, a business starts as a small idea between friends or even family members. They...
Selecting a corporate fiduciary: what to know
The fiduciary that you select for an estate or trust must be someone reputable whom you trust. After all, they will be in charge of protecting your best interests if you pass away or become incapacitated. Many people select a spouse, relative or trusted friend....
Don’t shrug off a lawsuit that you feel is without merit
There’s a perception that we live in a litigious society. Threats to sue another party are commonplace. When one party decides to follow through on that threat, it’s tempting to dismiss their claims as being frivolous or without merit. However, they may have a...
Have you pierced the corporate veil?
The protection of personal assets is a major concern for many who are starting a business. Building a new company often requires tremendous personal sacrifice to begin with. Knowing that future challenges within the business may further jeopardize one's personal...
Conflict with an HOA member could need legal action
Homeowners associations can serve many purposes. While some homeowners may not like the idea of having a group control what they can and cannot do with their property, these associations can ensure that one person does not cause unnecessary problems for other...
A partnership dispute may have you considering your legal options
Going into business with a partner may have seemed like a no-brainer to you. You and your partner may have collectively come up with the business idea and took the startup steps together to allow the company to go from an idea to reality. At no point did either of you...
Are you facing your first business lawsuit?
As a small business owner, you have likely had many ups and downs. You may have experienced numerous challenges just getting your business up and running, and it may always seem like there is another difficulty around the corner. However, you feel confident in your...
Are you the victim of investment fraud?
If you are the kind of person who plans for the future, you may have been proud of yourself when you decided to start investing. Using your money to earn more money is a popular way to grow funds for retirement, travel or security for your family. However, there are...