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Aug 17

Your Legal Health Check-Up: Contracts

Ask other business owners about the times they didn’t implement contracts, and you’ll likely hear a horror story or two (or two dozen).

Aug 10

Your Legal Health Check-Up: Accounting, Banking, & Insurance

Do you have a chart of accounts? Do you know which taxes you need to be paying? Do you know the specific tax registrations you need to file?

Aug 3

Your Legal Health Check-Up: Entities, Governing Documents & A BIG TRELLIS ANNOUNCEMENT

The first step to protecting your business, is having an entity that officially separates you, the person from the business.

Jun 22

How To Choose A Lawyer: Size Can Matter

We don’t want to be inappropriate, but when it comes to courting a lawyer, size matters.

Jun 15

How To Choose A Lawyer: The First Date

Be prepared with a list of questions. Because you have already thought through this when building your list of potential lawyers.

Jun 8

You Can Be Choosy When Choosing A Lawyer

Are you also sitting at home binging The Good Wife & wondering if maybe this is the right time to hire a lawyer to help with your business?

May 15

Reopening Pennsylvania: Legal Considerations For You And Your Business

What legal protections should you have in place as we move to reopening Pennsylvania?

May 1

The Low-Down On Legal Costs

We’re going to talk about how to triage your legal needs and ways to approach tackling them.

Apr 13

Legal Considerations For Adapting Your Small Business During COVID19

While we’re all still processing this new reality, many businesses are working to adapt and stay alive.

Mar 29

Understanding Key Components Of The New COVID19 Federal Stimulus Law

Let's break down expanded unemployment, funding for small businesses, & individual stimulus checks.

Jan 20

California Consumer Privacy Act

Privacy is in the eyes of the data bestower.

May 14, 2019

Don’t Coast On That Repost: The Dangers Of Copyright Infringement

A seemingly innocent act such as copying & pasting a we image onto their own media may risk serious financial liability.

Sep 19, 2017

Small Business Diversity And Inclusion

We have a special guest blog post from fellow business owner Ebony McQueen-Harris.

Mar 15, 2017

Content Marketing For Law Firms

Using social media and a website to advertise your business directly can influence a prospect to become your client.

Feb 15, 2017

Tip Pooling Laws

Tip pooling has become a popular way for restaurants to continue to pay less to their front of house employees.

Jan 6, 2017

Nonprofit LLCs And Benefit Companies

We're detailing some of the different business entities/models used to advance positive change in the world.

Aug 16, 2016

What Is An LLC?

So you’re thinking about filing for an LLC or you just started one, congratulations!

Aug 2, 2016

Pittsburgh Online Building Permits

Say goodbye to long lines and tricky downtown parking to visit the Department of Permits.

Jul 5, 2016

Spotlight: General Sisters

Introducing a general store in North Braddock, providing affordable produce and bulk foods to the surrounding residents.

May 10, 2016

Urban Farms And Conservatorship

The purpose of the Abandoned & Blighted Property Conservatorship Act is to provide a tool to address the impact of abandoned properties.

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