Independent Contractor Agreement Often, I have clients that need to hire a contractor, but want to make sure that their rights are protected prior to doing so. Independent contractor agreements help to protect a business owner, establish expectations for final product, and ultimately clarify the roles and relationships among and/or between the parties. Provided below is a … Read more
Buying and Selling a Business Are you interesting in buying or selling a business? Your first step is to contact an experienced business attorney. A business attorney will help you formalize the transaction in a legally meaningful way. Without legal guidance, both parties could subject themselves to unnecessary liabilities, and likely liabilities they hadn’t anticipated. Some … Read more
What is a company agreement (often referred to as an operating agreement) exactly? A company agreement is any agreement, written or oral, of the members concerning the affairs or the conduct of the business of a limited liability company. A company agreement of a limited liability company having only one member is not unenforceable because only one person … Read more
The Yodle User Agreement, and Why You Should Run I had a client who asked me to review the Terms of Service for a prominent online marketing firm (Yodle). I had to strongly advise the client to avoid this company. Forgetting about any legal issues, a few quick Google searches let me know that people are for the … Read more
Why Business Owners Need a Durable Power of Attorney What is a power of attorney A power of attorney is the contractual authority that one person has to act in the place of, instead of, or on behalf of some other person, and is a form of agency. In power-of-attorney relationships, the person transferring the … Read more
The Coonley Law Firm Guarantees Its Work I am interested in solving problems (or preventing future ones) based on agreed terms set forth at the onset of the attorney/client relationship. One of my terms that I feel strongly about is that I guarantee my client’s satisfaction or their money back. Business on a Handshake Almost … Read more