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Law Blog rounds up the morning’s legal news. I can help but only if you call 949-552-1170 Orange County Attorney John J. Hamilton is just a phone call away! Go ahead, find out if you have a case, fill in our CASE EVALUATION form and Mr. Hamilton will respond with answers you need. Can I…

China has long been notorious for rampant music piracy, but Beijing is now taking bigger steps to crack down on illegal online distribution. I can help but only if you call 949-552-1170 Orange County Attorney John J. Hamilton is just a phone call away! Go ahead, find out if you have a case, fill in…

What’s it mean to be a law firm partner? At some large firms, being a partner means having an actual voice in how the firm operates. At others, it means having little influence and a salary barely higher than that of a senior associate. Baker & Hostetler LLP is proposing a change to put all…

Companies, especially small businesses, can operate in a constant state of flux. As your business grows and shifts, it may require a different corporate structure. Maybe your partnership now needs to be an LLC, or your LLC needs to sell shares as a corporation. (As entrepreneurs and optimists, we don’t often think about our businesses…

Whether you work for a startup that ran out of venture capital or a bank that didn’t get a bailout, your employer may be going out of business. But what happens if you have an open workers’ compensation insurance claim or you’re getting workers’ comp when they shut the doors for good? We know employers…

Finding the right daycare for our kids can be a nerve-wracking (and possibly expensive) experience. Above all else, we want our children to be safe. But after hearing horror stories of daycare fires and even daycare fight clubs, how can you know whether a daycare is safe? Here are a few safety concerns to keep…

These days, most small businesses would have their Internet domains reserved before they even signed the incorporation papers. In fact, I’m sure many companies failed to even launch because a url or Twitter handle was already taken. But that wasn’t always the case. Back in the old days, folks would just start a business, give…

Law Blog rounds up the morning’s legal news. I can help but only if you call 949-552-1170 Orange County Attorney John J. Hamilton is just a phone call away! Go ahead, find out if you have a case, fill in our CASE EVALUATION form and Mr. Hamilton will respond with answers you need. What to…

A Chinese attorney who spoke out against Beijing’s recent crackdown on human-rights lawyers has been detained himself, hauled off in the middle of the night in handcuffs, according to his wife. I can help but only if you call 949-552-1170 Orange County Attorney John J. Hamilton is just a phone call away! Go ahead, find…

Florida Gov. Rick Scott agreed to settle claims made by an attorney alleging that he and his staff conspired to shield their communications from public-records law by using private Gmail accounts to send email. I can help but only if you call 949-552-1170 Orange County Attorney John J. Hamilton is just a phone call away!…