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I just had a potential client contact me about how to trademark their business. This is a common question for business attorneys from...

Have you ever had a boss that you could never make happy? So now you are the boss and have employees that annoy you. They came with...

I recently celebrated the Fisher Law Office’s 10th anniversary. For me, it was one of those “Gee, we are still here; the lights are still...

I read a colleague’s recent blog today about the pros and cons of using a Limited Liability Company (LLC) to hold investment real estate....

Ninety percent of family inheritance is often lost within just three generations, according to the Wall Street Journal (Lost...

You don’t have to look hard to find the advantages internet retailers enjoy over their brick-and-mortar counterparts — and I’m not just...

In our series on starting a business, we have presented some important questions to consider and discussed why the first thing you should...

The LLC and corporation are popular business entities because they limit the owner’s personal liability for actions taken on behalf of...

Great ideas are fun to imagine, design and develop. But in business, no idea is worthwhile if it can’t make money. How do you know if...

In my time away from the office, I chair the Small Business Council of the West Anne Arundel County Chamber of Commerce. The Council...

A friend of mine in business banking recently lamented that he’s had to reject most of the small business loan applications that have...

If business were a 1980s coming-of-age film, then the S Corporation would be the overlooked middle child at Corporate High School — in...

Determining whether your business should be an LLC (or a Sole Proprietorship) is daunting even with a grasp of the basic differences....

It’s 2013; it’s the start of a new year and the time to start a new venture. What type of legal structure is right for your business?...

If you believe the gossip, law-makers at the 112th Congress’ farewell/New Years party took their questionable choices very seriously,...

What’s the best way to create wealth?  If I had a definitive answer, you can bet your margarita that I’d be typing this from a beach...

If you’re considering funding a startup or franchise, then you may already be ready for the huge gamble of turning a 401(k) into capital...

Not all small business owners wear slacks.  Instead, some opt for overalls or jeans and work boots and make their offices in barns and...

Pictured: Not the Fisher Law Office. While neither rain nor sleet nor gloom of night can stay us from our duty to stay open, Hurricane...

What if Apple’s iPhone 5 release were delayed? Would the mobs of desperate, Android-addled tech-junkies outside the Apple stores turn...