My friend ask me to be named his secretary for his s-corporation in California. Can I do so without being a shareholder?

Yes, you can be corporate secretary, even though you are not a shareholder. As an officer, you will need comply with California's version of...

Design Quality Fraud?

This appears to be merely a disagreement concerning whether a client considers professional work product to be satisfactory; I see no fraud. In...

If I have a license/ownership for a clothing & appeal brand, people are selling my product w/o permission

An experienced business lawyer or intellectual property lawyer should be able to help you. You can use Find a Lawyer at the top of the page to...

Non-resident wants to start tech-startup in USA.

I have helped dozens of foreign clients do business in the U.S. Your friend's legal-entity options and procedures will be much like those of...

The typical promissory note is at least two pages long; many are longer. It is not realistic to expect any lawyer on Avvo to tell you everything...

What are my licensing and non-disclosure options for my IP? Do I still own the IP I have shown them?

No one on Avvo can tell you how bad your situation is based on the limited information available here. You should retain an experienced business...

Who has right of way in parking lot?

Based on my limited personal experience in such situations, my guess is that as a practical matter (rather than one of legal analysis), insurance...

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How might a landlord providing managed Internet connections to tenants mitigate risky activities by tenants?

Based on my experience as both a business lawyer and a small-time landlord, I believe that you may be asking two different, though related,...

I blogged about this issue several years ago. Please see "Can an Undocumented Immigrant Form a Corporation?" at...

LLC partner removal

You have not stated whether the LLC has an operating agreement, thus it is impossible to provide a definitive answer to this question. That...