It does not matter if it was witnessed or not unless the guaranty was so poorly written to make that a requirement. As to all your other points,...

How to prevent my company from being sued?

There is no way to prevent from being sued. Your attorney can draft an agreement with the former manager that includes representations,...

It's an operating agreement. The issue is what the operating agreement entails. A very complete agreement would include things like buy-sell,...

What should I do?

It all depends on the evidence that this was a gift instead of a loan. Your conclusions are not facts and facts are everything. Speak with a local...

Fee issue and contract(criminal case)

You can fire your attorney at any time and for any reason. As to this non refundable deposit, that may or may not be valid. I don't practice in CA...

Age and retaliation been out of work for 3 years and iam 48 now how much is my case worth I made 50000 a year before I was fired

You have multiple problems. If the claim arose three years ago you may have already past the statue of limitations which means your cases, even...

We are a private corporation who sold stock to private individuals without filing Reg D. Will we be restricted from filing?

The answer is to hire a local attorney with securities expertise now. This is not an option. Based on your limited facts you may have done a...

A shareholder of my company is wrongfully suing it, knowing that the company can't afford litigation. What options do we have?

Sorry, but your choices are to do whatever you can to get counsel or the corporation is in default. it is really that simple. As to not having...

Does access to confidential information create a duty of loyalty?

No,, it does not. If the employer had legal counsel they should have been advised to have the employee sign a nondisclosure agreement and that...

Merely changing this to a nonprofit will not solve the issue if what you hope to do is qualify as a 501(c)(3). Merely becoming a nonprofit does not...