Sounds to me like you're concerned about conflicts of interest. The lawyer will do a conflict of interest check.

Chance are your Secretary of State won't care one way or the other. On the other hand if ABC has common law trademark rights in ABC and you're in...

Good answer above. But, essentially, your "liability when [you] sell online" isn't different than if you sell physically, in a store, from a table...

The above answers are good ones. It sounds it you're doing business in Africa although Avvo plugged you in to Seattle. Among observations to me...

If they sent you a cease and desist letter you should definitely retain a lawyer. If you want a definitive opinion you should retain a lawyer too....

Good ideas above. As a general rule, you can resell something that is unmodified. Take the Ikea box and sell the complete contents adding your...

If your publisher had a legal duty to publish, you should have a document or documents to show what was promised, what was to be paid and what else...

Trademark infringement depends on who used a distinctive mark, first. If it's not distinctive, but later came to be distinctive, it will depend on...

Study the terms and conditions to which you signed up and decide if the money you lost is enough to hire a lawyer.

Copyright covers art and literature. Patent covers technology including certain methods. Neither covers ideas. A "template" is too ambiguous. ...