by Francine | Dec 16, 2016 | Business, Legal, Legal Blog, Legal Information
To fans of NFL football, The Oakland Raiders are truly an iconic team. They are known for their gritty play, as well as their eclectic and sometimes eccentric players – where the rebels and castaways of the NFL frequently wind up, and often make big on their second...
by Francine | Jul 24, 2016 | Business, Francine D. Ward, Legal Blog
APP. Mobile Messaging. California based attorney Mark Geragos, who has represented high profile clients such as Michael Jackson and Scott Peterson, is now taking on Snapchat, a mobile messaging app launched in 2011, which allows users to share videos, photos, text and...
by Francine | Jul 12, 2016 | Business, Business entities, Intellectual Property Protection, Legal Blog
Trademark Infringement. When people think of trademark lawsuits they usually don’t expect institutions of learning to be involved, but most colleges, universities, and private schools are in fact businesses and compete for tuition money with other schools, thus their...
by Francine Ward | Mar 31, 2016 | Business, Business Law, Contract, contract law, Contracts, Francine D. Ward, Francine Ward, Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Information, Intellectual Property Protection, Legal Blog, Legal Information
UNDERSTAND Those Agreements BEFORE Signing. I can’t tell you how many times I have warned people about signing a contract without complete understanding of the terms. Unfortunately, people still make the same mistakes over and over by signing contracts that are not in...
by Francine Ward | Dec 8, 2014 | Business, Business entities, Business entities type, Business entity, Corporation, Delaware, Incorporate, Incorporation, Legal Blog, Legal Information, LLC
Incorporate. Incorporation. Are you starting a new business, and while you’re sure you want to incorporate, you’re not sure where? Incorporation and the state where you choose to incorporate is an important business judgment decision, which should not be...
by Francine Ward | Dec 8, 2014 | Business, customer service, Esteemable Acts, Francine D. Ward, Francine Ward, Legal Blog, Tipping, Tips
Tips. Tipping. Customer service. Tipping, at one time, was an act of gratitude for a job well done, of going beyond the call of duty. You got tips when you did a good job. Today, people expect to be tipped simply because they breathe. Recently, I had 3 encounters...
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