Trademark Tips for Startups: Protect Your Brand Early
Practical trademark tips for founders: how to choose a strong name, clear it, file early with an intent-to-use application and keep your registration alive.
Estate Planning 101, Should everyone have an estate plan?
What is an estate plan? You ask? An estate plan can include a variety of elements, but generally, they are composed of the following: A Revocable Living Trust Your Last Will (“Pourover Will”) A Durable Power of Attorney Advance Health Care Directive HIPAA consent form...
How to Write a Statement of Work for a Consulting Project
A statement of work defines what a consultant will deliver, when, for how much and how the client accepts it. Here is what to include and how it fits with the consulting agreement.
Building the Next Billion-Dollar Unicorn: Legal First Steps for Founders
No legal structure makes a company a unicorn, but the wrong one can slow it down. Here are the business and legal first steps founders should take before raising venture capital.
The Truth About Investors and NDAs for Startups
Why most investors will not sign an NDA, how to pitch without giving away your secrets, and the NDA terms startups should review when they do use one.
Professional Law Corporation in California: 7 Things to Know
Thinking of incorporating your law practice in California? Seven things to know about State Bar registration, ownership, share transfers, security for claims and taxes.
