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Resources: Articles and Information    

Resources: Articles and Information

 

The Sale of a Business – A legal Perspective

By Richard B. Pumilia

The sale of the company may be the most likely exit strategy employed by business owners. This paper outlines the chronology of the sales process.
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Should Your Business Be a Limited Liability Company?

By Richard B. Pumilia

An LLC can be the “entity of choice” because it combines the best features of a corporation and a partnership.
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Legal Issues For Start-Up Companies

By Richard B. Pumilia

Business owners make the decision about what kind of entity a new business should be, with input from an attorney and accountant. The exact choice requires consideration of many individual factors respecting the business and its owners.
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Managing the Board So You Can Manage Your Company
By Justene M. Adamec
The board meeting went well. The board had moved through the agenda quickly and easily. Even the motion to recommend a bylaw change to expand the size of the board and establish committees sailed through. The CEO left the meeting feeling good. Any bylaw change approved by the board almost assuredly would be approved by the shareholders. More board members would provide greater expertise for management to draw on...

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Drafting Provisions for Alternative Dispute Resolutions

By Justene M. Adamec
Due to the high cost of litigation, both monetary and emotional, alternative dispute resolution (ADR) provisions are now routinely drafted into contracts.  This article helps the practitioner understand the types of ADR and draft appropriate ADR provisions that are both effective and enforceable.
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Avoiding Legal Landmines When You Compete For Business:
The "Interference" Torts

By: Justene M. Adamec
Staying competitive means you will compete for business against competitors.  By understanding the impact of the two “interference” torts, you can stay ahead of the game.
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Settlements That Don't Work...Or Do They?
By Justene M. Adamec

In mediation, there is pressure to get the deal done. This pressure comes from all sides - the mediator, the attorneys, and the parties. A prerequisite is that everyone who needs to approve the settlement must be there and, if someone else becomes necessary during the day, they must be reached and brought in, at least by phone. 
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GLIMPSE INTO OUR PRACTICE

Representing the small business

See how Pumilia Patel & Adamec helped two companies faced with an unfilled product performance dilemma.
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Representing the employee

Pumilia Patel & Adamec takes over a wrongful termination case with a bitter cross complaint and turns it into a successful settlement.
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California Business Portal www.ss.ca.gov/business/corp/corporate.htm
Cal. Dept. of Corporations www.corp.ca.gov
Cal. Employment Development Dept www.edd.ca.gov
LA Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk regrec.co.la.ca.us/main.htm
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office www.uspto.gov
State Bar of California www.calbar.ca.gov
Findlaw www.findlaw.com
California Legislation www.leginfo.ca.gov

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