6 Reasons Why Hiring a Business Lawyer is not that Expensive

January 14, 2010

If you are a small-business owner, contacting a lawyer is often a scary proposition. It appears to be costly and only a little bit comes back in return. Legal advice and guidance in varied forms is vital to any small business. It is true that you will get a bill. However, hiring an attorney doesn’t […]

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New York County Supreme Court Judicial Departures, New Assignments and Reassignments

January 8, 2010

The Law Office of Frederic R. Abramson provides per diem coverage for lawyers in New York County.  See our per diem page for more information. Here is the latest information on changes to the New York County Bench: This information is taken from the New York Court Website: http://www.courts.state.ny.us/supctmanh/news_&_announcements.htm As of December 31, 2009, the […]

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Business Immigration: The Distinction Between Doing Business and Work

January 8, 2010

As a businessman entering the  United States, there are a variety of visas which may allow entry.  For example, if your company is interested  in attending a trade show in New York, an inexpensive and easy option is to enter the US using a B-1 visa.  However, a B-1 visa is limited to authorized business […]

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How To Avoid Using Best Efforts in a Contract

January 4, 2010

Many contracts have either no provision directed at performance or have a provision requiring someone to use its best efforts or reasonable efforts. However, there is a big problem because there is no objective way in judging whether someone has performed his best efforts One way to tackle this problem is by including specific performance […]

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Why your Social Networking Policy Should Address Collaboration

November 16, 2009

Image by notoriousxl via Flickr I have a friend who is an accountant at a small firm. Lets call him Cliff.  Cliff greets everyone with a compliment and is an ace accountant.  Cliff surfs the internet at work.  Cliff was recently on Twitter,  looking for people to follow.  He becomes Twitter “friends” with Samantha, an […]

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The Best Social Media/Entrepreneur Newsletter of the Year… Chris Brogan

November 10, 2009

If you are not on Chris Brogan’s mailing list, you don’t know what your missing.  Here’s the link…. http://bit.ly/2vIPLA If you have 50 minutes, watch this video of Chris Brogan speaking about his book Trust Agents. Enjoy!

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FTC Rules for Bloggers governing testimonials

November 9, 2009

In early October, the FTC published its guidelines governing testimonials. The main purpose of these new guidelines is to protect the public from hidden endorsements. Many bloggers are paid by advertisers to write about a product.  If you are a tech blogger and you were handed a shiny Droid phone by Verizon to blog about […]

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The bar is high for Defamation Lawsuits against reviewers on Yelp and “Gripe” sites.

November 3, 2009

Unhappy customers are a fact of life for small businesses.  In the past, if a customer was was not pleased about the Miso Black Cod he would simply kvetch to a hundred of his closest friends and never return (unless he was Larry David). Web 2.0 has changed the way people complain.  Disgruntled customers now […]

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Monday Inspiration: Grind it out and Crush it.

November 2, 2009

It is gray and bit dreary today in New York.  After a weekend devoted to Halloween, football and Yankees, I can bet that you are not bringing your A game to work today. It’s time to grind it out.  Watch this video by Gary Vaynerchuck and go out and kick some ass.

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Internet Defamation Law: Twitter, Facebook and Bloggers.

October 29, 2009

Internet Defamation Law is becoming an increasingly important problem. Bloggers and anyone else using social media need to be aware of what they post online.  There is a serious threat of what you post can result in litigation. I recently reported that there has been a 216% increase in libel lawsuits against bloggers.  Courtney Love’s Twitter defamation case is not going […]

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