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There are numerous legal considerations every entrepreneur must face when starting a new business, and raising startup capital is one that can be fraught with risk.Hiring a qualified securities attorney isn't a luxury; it is a requirement for businesses seeking to raise capital from third parties.Some of the key general considerations are:O Properly organizing the business as business entity under state law;O Ensuring the firm has issued sufficient authorized shares of stock of the same type that will be offered to investors;O Be sure that any existing and possible legal issues are solved before issuing stock to investors;O Have an experienced securities attorney analyze the federal securities laws, along with the securities laws of any state where stock may be provided to potential investors, to make sure the company and its investment offer complies with these laws;O Have your lawyer clarify in writing the potential personal liabilities of the organization's directors and officers if the company violates any federal or state securities laws in raising capital...

Paralegals are a fundamental element of any law office, corporation or government agency that has to use lawyers.Paralegals keep carefully the paperwork in order by indexing, photocopying, and organizing documents.Paralegals also may help draft legal documents, conduct hearings, and interview witnesses.The task of a paralegal depends both on experience, additional educational specialization, and the surroundings where the paralegal works...

Protect your bottom line.Do not pick up your pen until your customer has signed the dotted line.I refer to the temptation for many artists, designers and other creatives to jump the gun and start work on a project before there's a signed contract.It isn't unreasonable to make some quick sketches to summarize original ideas as part of a preliminary conversation.But because anything done at this stage is purely speculative, it's better to limit the time spent until there's some sort of commitment by the customer...

When Gregor Mendel published his studies of inherited characteristics of pea plants in 1866, he probably did not know he was starting a sequence of events that would end in the 1987 conviction of someone in the USA based on DNA evidence.This Report discusses the history and present status of the use of DNA evidence in the United States.How DNA Evidence is Gathered and UsedDNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) is a nucleic acid consisting of two chains of nucleotides bonded together in a double helix, and is responsible for determining the inherited traits of each individual...

Some American working class citizen come to the point in their lives when they learn that they become disabled because of physical impairment/illness and can no longer work on their current jobs or can't hold down any sort of jobs anymore.To compensate for the income loss, they will go to apply for disability insurance claims under the programs of Social Security - Social Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income...

A vast majority of businesses have possession groups of less than five people.While this provides for efficient and effective management, difficulties arise if something happens to one of the owners.If your company has multiple owners, ask yourself what happens if:· The owners can not get along?· One of you is hospitalized for an extended period?· An owner becomes divorced [and the partner is awarded half the stocks?]· An owner stops coming to work?· You wish to sell stock to a third party?· An owner passes away?· One of you wants to retire?All of these events can seriously disrupt your business, especially ownership disputes...

Many law firms understand the importance of building a diverse workforce.The changing demographics within the United States have indicated to companies that diversity is an important goal that will affect the business's viability and ultimately the bottom line.In response, many companies have launched diversity recruiting efforts designed to attract more women and lawyers of color into the company...

It's important for any prospective business purchaser to perform due diligence in researching a potential target business.A few of the documents you'll have to collect and review on your analysis of whether a specific business would be a fantastic acquisition include the following kinds of documents.1.Corporate and OrganizationalO Certified copy of articles of incorporation and bylaws of business and subsidiaries as currently in effect;o Partnership agreement and any amendments thereto;O A copy of the most current organization chart available of this company;O A list of states and foreign countries (if any) where the Company isqualified to do business; andO All names under which the firm has done business in the last five years; this includes registered and unregistered trademarks, fictitious name statements...