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7 Simple Ways to Law-Proof Your Business

Editor and Publisher — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 23:21:32 +0000

By Kurt Andrew Schlichter, Esq.

The article appeared in Business Insider Magazine’s first issue of 2009

While the economic downturn will increase most businesses’ exposure to legal problems, it can also be a good time to get your legal house in order. Companies and individuals in trouble often look to the law as a quick way to avoid debts or to collect on real or imagined claims that in good times would be put aside. But when things are slow, businesspeople have the chance to focus on legal matters they would otherwise ... Continue Reading

7 Steps to Surviving a Lawsuit

Editor and Publisher — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:52:25 +0000

By Kurt Schlichter, Esq, Attorney at Law

This article appeared in Business Insider Magazine in the second issue of 2009

As the economy worsens, more businesspeople find themselves being sued. Getting sued is no fun even in the best of times. You are minding your own business when some vaguely disreputable gentleman steps up and hands you a batch of papers, announcing that you have been served. Reading the “Complaint for Damages,” you do not recognize yourself. The facts are all wrong and many of the allegations are outright lies. The ... Continue Reading