Is there any risk involved launching a business before its name and logo are trademarked?

You're biggest risk is that you don't "clear" the mark, you launch, you spend $ on branding including advertising, website, etc. and a year from...

The contract would only terminate on the sale if it contains a termination provision explicitly stating that ir terminates on a sale or gives a...

If the current contract to provide services has no language in it to extend or auto-renew, can you extend it with an amendment?

There's a reason they won't extend it, and it's probably because they want a better deal.

Well, responding is difficult when no facts are provided. Is there actual betting, ie, money?

WHAT IF YOU'VE HAD AN IDEA, SENT IT INTO A WELL KNOWN COMPANY, THEN THE IDEA "SUDDENLY APPEARS ON THEIR WEBSITE"?

If you sent it to them without a non disclosure/confidentiality agreement in place then you are likely out of luck. Copyright doesn't protect...

If VCs invest in a startup, will that money become revenue of the company?

You need to have an attorney review your employment agreement. A VC buys equity in the company. That investment is not reflected as "revenue" on...

Typically non profit companies do not have shareholders, therefore the non profit cannot be a sub of your for profit holding company. On the flip...

Will a cease and desist letter be affective?

You mention signing a release. If you did then you may have given your former employer the rights to use the photos and neither a letter nor a...

MN small business employer mandating I work over time. But not paying me overtime wage. Offering me PTO instead???

See below from the US Dept of Labor Fair Labor Standards Act web page and contact an employment law attorney: The Fair Labor Standards Act...

If both parties are in the US, can an attorney prepare a document here to transfer a property in Dom. Rep. from husband to wife?

You would need an attorney in the Dominican Republic to handle this