IP lawyers - is it common to enter an engagement with a client having only spoken on the phone?

I agree with my colleagues. I have many clients - some just a few miles away, some as far away as Europe - whom I have never met in person. If...

I agree with my colleagues - you should form the LLC in CA. This issue arises frequently enough that I blogged on it. You might find that post,...

My business partner has not lived up to his part of a verbal agreement in a bsiness venture. what are my rights?

An attorney will need to examine the facts in greater detail than you can present here before rendering an opinion as to your rights and...

As a consultant-turned partner, what are my rights after dissolution of a partnership, sans agreement?

I'm afraid that your situation is so complicated, and the facts are so unclear, that no one can give you a definitive answer here. For example, one...

Do I need a contractual agreement for a business that I'm starting with 2 other people before we even have a product?

I agree with the first two answers. I work with small businesses, including startups (here in the Bay Area and elsewhere). I have seen countless...

From the facts you have presented, it is difficult to see how the lender is entitled to keep the fee for a service that was never provided. The...

Can A Public California School Force Me To Remove My Facebook Group?

Sorry - when I wrote my first answer, I didn't notice the word "public" in the title of your question. I agree with Mr. Shafer. You might want...

Can A Public California School Force Me To Remove My Facebook Group?

You reference to the dean's office suggests that you may attend a private, rather than public, school. If that is the case, you should look at...

A month later after taking my deposit furniture store is asking for more money to delivery my order? is it legal?

I agree with Ms. Koslyn that you appear to have an enforceable contract. The store does *not* have the unilateral right to change the terms of the...

I have to opportunity to become a member of an LLC that currently holds debt. How do I protect myself against assuming that debt

The economic relationship between the members of an LLC is defined in the Operating Agreement. You should retain an attorney to ensure that the...