Category: AAC
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Successor to Your Family’s Business? What You Need to Know!
Baby Boomers are retiring in ever-increasing numbers—10,000 per day by one estimate! Many of these Boomers are retiring from a business they have carefully and lovingly built over many years of sweat, tears, and much fulfillment. And as the child of a Boomer, you’re now faced with the possibility of succeeding your parents in owning…
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![[June 2019 Video] Business Succession Planning in the Internet Age | Doug Bend and Megan Yip](https://attorneyactionclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/Doug-Bend-and-Megan-Yip.jpg)
[June 2019 Video] Business Succession Planning in the Internet Age | Doug Bend and Megan Yip
https://vimeo.com/378347799 About the Event “Business Succession Planning in the Internet Age” presented by Doug Bend and Megan Yip. Doug Bend is the founder of Bend Law Group, PC, a law firm focused on advising small businesses and startups. He has been featured in numerous publications, including The Washington Post, The Huffington Post, Fox Business, MSN,…
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3 Reasons You Want to Avoid Probate
When you pass away, your family may need to visit a probate court in order to claim their inheritance. This can happen if you own property (like a house, car, bank account, investment account, or other asset) in only your name. Although having a will is a good basic form of planning, a will does…
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Planning Your Summer Vacation? 5 Things to Consider Now
In many states, winter has thawed and now flowers are budding. This can only mean one thing: summer vacation planning season is here now. As vacation planning kicks into high gear, here are a few important things to add to your vacation readiness checklist. Guardian nomination If it’s just you and a spouse leaving for…
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Client Communication Best Practices
By Alice Shikina As a mediator, people come to me when their avenues of communication have completely broken down and they can no longer express ideas and be heard by the other side. Before you get to a place of impasse, you may want to revisit some common-sense ground rules during conflicts in your own…
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![[May 2019 Video] Civil Litigation in the Cannabis Industry: Same Same, But Different | Katy Young](https://attorneyactionclub.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/katy-m-young-Katy-Young.jpg)
[May 2019 Video] Civil Litigation in the Cannabis Industry: Same Same, But Different | Katy Young
https://vimeo.com/379289922 About the Event “Civil Litigation in the Cannabis Industry: Same Same, But Different” talk presented by Katy Young. Katy Young represents plaintiffs and defendants in business disputes and real estate claims, including matters for cannabis industry litigants. For cannabis businesses, she handles mostly partnership disputes and breach of contract matters, including leases. She graduated…
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[May 2019 Video] Civil Litigation in the Cannabis Industry: Same Same, But Different | Katy Young
https://vimeo.com/379289922 About the Event “Civil Litigation in the Cannabis Industry: Same Same, But Different” talk presented by Katy Young. Katy Young represents plaintiffs and defendants in business disputes and real estate claims, including matters for cannabis industry litigants. For cannabis businesses, she handles mostly partnership disputes and breach of contract matters, including leases. She graduated…
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After Mindfulness Retreat
The After Mindfulness Urban Retreat is coming to the UC Berkeley Campus June 29-30th of this year. This first of its kind gathering welcomes all traditions (of Buddhisim practiced throughout the world? Or all cultures?) to experience how we are interconnected through cross-cultural friendships and dialogue. The retreat will provide the expected 1500 attendees with…
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Staying On The Right Side Of The Legal Advice Line
As a paralegal, it’s not unusual for me to find myself in a tricky situation with clients of the attorney. What often happens is the client asks me directly for legal advice or shares information about a case that I know requires immediate legal advice. If you have any non-lawyer staff in your practice, this…
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Best Practices to Get Your Clients Talking
Tips: – Do not look at a client’s questionnaire until you have established rapport and trust. – Take notes on a yellow pad, not a computer. – Have tissues and water in reach of the clients. – Plants make people feel calmer – green your office! – Never ask “WHY” – it puts people on…