Law Horror Stories
Sole Owners and Succession
Are you the sole owner of your company? If so, do you have a succession plan in placefor your business? You do?…
Small Business Horror Story #7: Pre-Packaged Operating Agreements
Here’s what happens when you get your operating agreement from a legal forms company. I just finished helping a client negotiate a…
Small Business Horror Story #5: Trademark Denied
The first step in starting a business is to choose a name. In my article on How to Start a Business in…
Small Business Horror Story #4: Did Your Landlord Reduce Your Rent? Prove it.
One of my clients has been struggling to pay his $13,000/month lease. During a phone call about a year ago, his landlord…
Small Business Horror Story #3: If You Don’t Listen to Your Gut, at Least Listen to Your Lawyer
A potential client called me. We’ll call her Helen. Over the last ten years, Helen’s partner “Jane” had perfected this FABULOUS idea…
Small Business Horror Story #2: No Operating Agreement and the “Eraser”
I recently met with one member of a two-member LLC with no operating agreement. We’ll call my client Jane and her partner…