Reading any of the other MYTHS should dispel this notion, but if you have come to this MYTH first, to summarize: Litigation is a complex process that is rampant with [...]

This is true in some very specific cases, but the type of trust that provides asset protection is typically a third party trust where the trustee, who has control over [...]

Many people think that the name “limited liability company” (LLC) denotes that this is the only business structure or entity type that provides liability protection. LLCs have only been in [...]

Registering a trademark or tradename is an essential step in protecting valuable intellectual property and the associated goodwill of a business. However, an undiscovered senior user, someone who has used [...]

I hear this so often when discussing name protection with business clients. Registering a domain name, without more, only prevents others from registering that particular and exact domain. There are [...]

The tax code, as with all statutes, is full of opportunities for businesses and individuals to save money and increase revenues. Tax planning goes hand in hand with business and [...]

An audience member at a talk I was giving once remarked that you can be sued by a ham sandwich. Well this is not necessarily true, but you can be [...]

Often the most exasperating answer to clients’ legal questions is “it depends”. This is the answer to almost every question we analyze in law school and it takes a while [...]

Many people believe that justice reigns supreme; in other words, that if you are in the right, have followed the law to the letter, a legal dispute will be resolved [...]