Legal

Welcome back to This Month in the Law! This marks our two month anniversary, which is a fancy way of saying I actually wrote something before July ended. I am pretty proud of this because it means This Month in The Law remains a valid title for at least another month!...

“This Month in the Law” Begins Publication Growing up, I loved This Week in Baseball (TWIB). Every Saturday I could tune in to get a snapshot of everything happening around major league baseball. This was the era before ESPN, so there were no nightly highlight shows...

Several months ago my sister recommended a TED Talk to me. The Talk was given by Megan Phelps-Roper, formerly of the Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka. In her TED Talk, Ms. Phelps-Roper explains how she was encouraged to change her worldview as a result of several...

I have been exploring a four-step process for difficult conversations. The idea behind the process is that there is a way to discuss even the most difficult of subjects and, potentially, find consensus. Megan Phelps-Roper presented this method in a TED Talk.  She is a...

In my last article, I discussed a four-step process for having better conversations on difficult matters. Megan Phelps-Roper, a granddaughter of Fred Phelps and former member of the Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, suggested this process in a TED Talk. The four...

“Business succession planning” deals with your eventual exit from the business, both intended and unexpected. In the case of your death, succession planning includes how to handle legal ownership of the business, how to ensure business can legally be conducted, and...

I recently watched an amazing TED talk (TED.com) that was not only fascinating but contained practical information which can be applied in numerous common situations. The talk itself focused on how we can reach others with different beliefs or viewpoints. As an...

What is a Living Trust, and Should I Have One? Having a Living Trust can save the cost and delay of probate proceedings at your death. But, the biggest reason for having a Living Trust is the peace of mind about how much easier it makes things for your loved ones...

The “Rule of Law” sounds like an arcane concept. At its heart, it is simply the idea that our nation is ruled by laws which apply to everyone equally. President John Adams famously described “a government of laws, not men.” It is such a fundamental part of our system...

What Is A Professional Corporation or Professional LLC (and Are You Required to Have One?) For a lot of very good reasons, I recommend that most business owners organize their business as either a corporation or limited liability company (LLC). An LLC, and especially...