We form LLCs because they protect our personal assets from the creditors of the company; however, there is a concept called “piercing the LLC veil” that you should be aware of. Piercing the LLC veil comes from the legal concept of piercing a corporate veil. Essentially, what it means is that you’ve been operating your […]
Laws are like Onions
Yes, they make many people cry. Like ogres in the movie Shrek, laws are like onions because they have layers. In order to fully understand how laws are interpreted, you have to understand the layers. Federalist System of Laws Our country is a federalist system of governance. This means that there is a Federal […]
How Do Money Judgments Work?
The most common type of judgment is a money judgment. These are judgments ordering one party to pay another. If you win a judgment, it is valid for ten years in North Carolina. Before the end of that ten-year period, however, you may ask the court to extend the judgment. How Do Money Judgments […]
Law++ To Host Entrepreneurs Anonymous Support Group
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Richard Bobholz Law Plus Plus richard@lawplusplus.com 919-912-9640 Law Plus Plus To Host “Entrepreneurs Anonymous” Support Group A Safe Place for Entrepreneurs to Have Real Talk About Struggles (DURHAM, N.C.) Nov. 2, 2016 – Law Plus Plus, a small business law firm based in Durham, N.C., is pleased to announce they will be hosting […]
Law++’s Richard Bobholz to Judge Couture for a Cause
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Richard Bobholz Law Plus Plus richard@lawplusplus.com 919-912-9640 Law++’s Richard Bobholz to Judge Couture for a Cause Charity Fashion Show for Activate Good (DURHAM, N.C.) Oct. 31, 2016 – Richard Bobholz, the Managing Attorney at Law++ will be one of three judges for the upcoming Couture for a Cause fashion show to be […]
What Does B Corporation Mean to Us
On April 12, 2016, Law Plus Plus officially became a Certified B Corporation, the first law firm in North Carolina to receive this certification. What does B Corporation mean? B Corporations are for-profit companies that believe in something greater than their profits. They are companies that meet rigorous standards of social and environmental performance, accountability, […]
Law++ to Conduct 3rd Annual 30 Companies in 30 Days
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Richard Bobholz Law Plus Plus richard@lawplusplus.com 919-912-9640 Law Plus Plus To Conduct 3rd Annual 30 Companies in 30 Days 3rd Annual Pro Bono Project to Form 30 Companies in December (DURHAM, N.C.) Oct. 25, 2016 – Law Plus Plus, a small business firm based in Durham, N.C., is pleased to announce their goal […]
Entrepreneurship After Employment
For those who may not know my background, before I joined Richard here at Law Plus Plus, I worked at an e-discovery firm in Charlotte. Officially, I was an employee of another firm who sent me to various projects, on a project-by-project basis, like an independent contractor. As many do, I got tired of this […]
Should I File an Intent to Use Trademark Application?
As mentioned in our Trademarks Part 2 blog, the US Patent and Trademark Office has two general types of domestic trademark applications. These are the 1(a) and 1(b) applications. A 1(b) trademark application is an Intent to Use (ITU) application. This means that you have not yet started using the proposed mark in commerce, but you have […]
Trademarks – Part 2
In Part 1 of this series (Trademarks – Part 1), we introduced trademarks and how they work, in general. In Part 2, we’re going to discuss the registration process. So if you’re already in business and profiting from your name and mark, then why register? Because registration creates a presumption that you were the first […]
Differences Between a Nonprofit and For Profit Company
When a potential client comes in to form a company, one of the first questions we have to ask is whether that client wants a nonprofit or a for profit company. Almost always, that entrepreneur is already sold on one or the other, but it is every good attorney’s job to ensure they’re sold on […]
What is Tortious Interference with a Contract
Tortious Interference with a Contract is one of those causes of action that sounds scarier than it really is. In its simplest terms, tortious interference occurs when you encourage someone to break the contract they have with someone else. As this is law, there are also exceptions to that rule. A simple example is when […]