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Corporation vs LLC: Choosing the Right Business Entity
Business Entity Formation Business entities can take many different forms - sole proprietorships, partnerships, limited liability companies (LLC), and corporations are the most common ones. Although they are simple and have the most flexibility and least regulation,...
How to Avoid State Bar Grievances Through Communication
Texas Attorneys are governed by a set of ethical guidelines called the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct. These rules are enforced by the Chief Disciplinary Counsel’s office, which is a division of the State Bar of Texas. A disciplinary action against...
Can You Be Served Legal Papers on Social Media?
Recently, I saw a story that ran on a KEYE-TV (ch. 42, in Austin) newscast about a bill that has been proposed in the Texas legislature by Representative Jeff Leach (R) from Plano. That bill, HB 1989, is proposing to allow people to be served subpoenas through social...
Estate Administration: The Will After Death
Wills are the most common way for people to state their preferences about how their estates should be handled after their deaths. A person who makes a will is known as a testator (male) or testatrix (female). A will is similar to an instruction booklet for the probate...
Why Do I Need a Will to Protect My Family and Assets?
After working hard your entire life to provide for your family, you should not allow the Texas Probate Code and the courts to decide how your assets are distributed. This newsletter points out the various problems of dying without a will and how these consequences are...
Understanding Noncompetition Agreements in Employment
Despite what you may have heard to the contrary through the years, noncompetition (or noncompete) agreements can be enforceable in Texas, and it makes no difference that Texas is an “at-will employment” state. However, if the only promise made by the employer in the...