Category: Legal Law

The final answer is “Maybe.” Hey… what did you expect? I’m a lawyer! But let me explain more. The correct answer to almost any marketing question is “test.” That’s the only way you really know the true answer. But we can learn from the results that others have and adapt them to our marketing. When…

Let’s say you are a Chicago personal injury attorney. His company hires Big Time Web Consultant to help him “get found” online. Maybe they will build you a website/blog. They optimize your site/blog for the keywords they tell you are relevant to your practice. For example, “Chicago personal injury attorney.” They use “Chicago personal injury…

“Why should I join? I can do this business as a sole proprietor, right?” -“Isn’t it complicated and expensive to form a corporation?” -“I run my business with my spouse, and we have a partnership. Why do we need to have a corporation?” These have to be the most frequently asked questions that I, and…

Thinking of starting your business in Dubai? Congratulations, you have chosen one of the best business ecosystems in the world for your new venture. Dubai is more than just a city of architectural wonders – it is one of the most fertile ground for new business. This is just one of the many things that…

There is some debate about the use of radio frequency identification tags for use on humans or to prevent illegal aliens from crossing US borders. One of the ideas for using RFID tags, which would be to use them in combination with biometric cards that each person crossing the border would have to carry with…

Lawyers get bad press, known as hangers-on and leeches for the person on the street who may have been charged what he/she thinks is an exorbitant fee simply for getting divorced. There are different legal systems around the world, but the lawyers who earn the most are the ones who work for the tobacco industry…

I recently had the opportunity to meet with a divorced couple and their four children. The children ranged in age from adolescence to late adolescence. The family unit was in crisis due to the divorce and the way it was handled. I’m sure the cost was over $100,000 for both parties, which is certainly a…

Working as an immigration attorney in San Francisco, I am interested in how immigration policy can help or hurt a struggling economy. Senator John Kerry (D-Mass) and Senator Richard Luger (R-Ind) have introduced a bipartisan bill, the Startup Visa Act of 2010. The bill is intended to help global entrepreneurs obtain US visas. This is…