I agree with my colleagues that a DBA/legally assumed name would be an attractive and viable option based on your facts. You may want to work with...

You will need both a corporate/business lawyer and CPA--each of whom should maintain a practice focus on small business owners and startups. These...

These are valid concerns for any parent. When you next get a chance, schedule a consultation with a local estate planning lawyer and discuss the...

In your particular situation, no. In North Carolina, real estate owned by an intestate decedent immediately vests in the next-of-kin heirs,...

Subcommittees report their findings, action items and policy recommendations to the committee of which they are a part, and then the committee does...

This would require a consultation with a real property lawyer in your area; giving a precise legal opinion about adverse possession is not...

You have the right idea (including not needing a lawyer, strictly speaking), generally, as to your legal duty to appear as a witness and not a...

The grantees on the deed are the legal owners of the property, so if that includes you, you cannot be evicted. Most likely, you and your boyfriend...

If all motions for summary judgment have been timely filed, entertained, and ruled upon, the next major step is trial on the merits, meaning that...

Based on the way you framed the question, no. Avvo is a voluntary forum for lawyers who offer brief information and legal analysis--though NOT...