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There are many reasons you may choose to start your own business, with one of those reasons being that you believe the businesses will be financially successful. Patents may be key to helping you achieve your financial goals, but understanding ...

The sun is shining, and it is 75 degrees on Nov. 8. I am sitting at my computer after taking a walk with a friend (masked, of course) along the trails of Chimney Bluffs State Park. The warm weather, turquoise ...

These days, we spend a lot of time online — probably more than we should. And for most of us, especially during the pandemic, a good percentage of our after work downtime occurs on social networks. We share (and sometimes ...

In New York, court appearances have been sharply curtailed at times due to the pandemic. Online court appearances have become commonplace out of necessity and have been surprisingly well-received, especially by some members of the judiciary. That being said, in-person ...

When commercial landlords borrow against their real estate, their mortgage lender will typically require signed Subordination, Non-Disturbance and Attornment Agreements (“SNDAs”) from current and future tenants. Commercial tenants should resist the temptation to treat SNDAs as “mere forms” and instead ...

Discovery is often an expensive proposition. Costs to collect, review and produce documents can stack up early in the life of a case and have been known to prematurely force parties to the settlement table. Any attorney unlucky enough to ...

Feminists have been celebrating frequent cracks in the glass ceiling lately: Hon. Amy Coney Barrett was confirmed to the United States Supreme Court to fill the seat held by the late luminary and legend Hon. Ruth Bader Ginsburg; Sen. Kamala ...

Now that more lawyers are working remotely than ever before, cybersecurity has become a top-of-mind issue. This is because most businesses, including law firms, were not prepared for the unexpected shift to remote working, and as a result, bad actors ...

In facing a divorce, parties are often focused early on the retirement accounts — their own and, sometimes even more, those of the other party. However, questions about Social Security benefits tend to come later. There is a great deal ...

October is a meaningful month, calling our attention to Breast Cancer Awareness and Domestic Violence Awareness especially. It also contains a week for Mental Illness Awareness, as well as National Depression Screening Day and World Mental Health Day. The overarching ...

With the presidential election less than three weeks out and the pandemic hitting the state, questions about energy policy and fracking are popping up in various ways. Although it has been a few years since this column has addressed fracking ...

When the pandemic hit, most lawyers began to work from home, oftentimes exclusively. Many continue to do so today out of necessity or preference. As a result, practicing law virtually is a newfound reality and many law firms have begun ...