For many individuals who landed in the wrong place at the wrong time, your name can be tied to a criminal record. This single mistake can lead to a permanent mark that haunts you throughout life: appearing in a background check for a job application, for housing applications, student loan applications and more. To make… Read More
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These Key Legal Documents Can Help Protect Your Business Long-Term
Documentation, although often considered boring and mundane, plays a key role in protecting your business’s interests, and can protect the business owner as well. While a single piece of paper might not seem like a significant component to business success, it can provide immense protection should a legal issue raise it’s head down the… Read More
Ridesharing to Prevent Drinking and Driving Won’t Protect You from an Arrest
Ridesharing is a saving grace for individuals who enjoy going out without the burden and risk of driving home afterward. In fact, ridesharing might be one of the best options to prevent drinking and driving, but it can’t completely protect you from getting in trouble with the law after a night out. While it’s improbable… Read More
Legal Matters to Review Before Scaling or Growing a Business
With 2018 coming to a close and 2019 quickly approaching, it’s high time to update your business strategy and goals in for the new year. If you don’t have a business plan or goals, it is never too late to start. While you may want to increase profitability or your business’s reach, there are… Read More
Face ID or Fingerprint ID May Not Protect You from the Law
Technology companies are consistently encouraging some form of biometric security to replace passwords and passcodes which are easily susceptible to hackers and identity thieves. Features such as fingerprint scanning and facial recognition are touted as innovative uses in biometric security; however, an individual’s privacy concern remain. While biometric security pushes us into a new age… Read More
How to Fund to Fund Your Company Exit Strategy
Written by: Jessica Mosman Responsible business owners should always be thinking about the future. That includes planning for the future of the business after the loss of one of the owners due to retirement, death, or disability. Having a well-planned exit strategy provides peace of mind for the current owners and a healthy future… Read More
Planning Your Business Exit Strategy: Legal Considerations & Documents
How you make an exit from your business is just as important as how you start it. Although often overlooked among entrepreneurs starting a business, the business exit strategy should be planned – or at the very least, thought about – right around the time your new business is launched. It may sound crazy… Read More
How a Criminal Conviction Affects Immigration Status
Breaking the law can result in many consequences including fines, jail time, a suspended driver’s license and more. However, for those residing in the United States as lawful permanent resident (Green Card), a student visa, a work visa, or some other lawful immigration status, meaning you are NOT a U.S. citizen, a criminal conviction can… Read More
5 Legal Issues to Consider When Hiring Remote Employees
As the labor market tightens, more businesses are considering offering remote work, or work from home, as a benefit to attract and retain talent. For some businesses, hiring remote employees can mean cutting office expenses and adding capacity while lowering overhead costs. Additionally, it can provide benefits to your employees by providing them with… Read More
What is the Law on Identity Theft Crimes in Texas?
As the world evolves further into the digital age with everything from financial transactions to sending documents over the internet, identity theft opportunities are more common than ever before. Like other theft crimes, Texas treats identity theft as a serious offense. As such, the crime of identity theft can take several different forms. Because of… Read More
