Business Agreements in the Digital Age In an earlier blog, we looked at the enforceability of an oral agreement. With the advent of the Internet, though, more and more business is conducted online. You can ask the parties to a contract to sign, scan ...

Simple Steps You Can Take There's no sure-fire way to avoid risk, but there are steps you can take to minimize it. If you've worked hard to create personal wealth, it's critical that you implement basic asset protection strategies, so that you're ...

Taking the Right Steps to Protect Yourself at the Startup of a Business When you've decided to start a new business, the sheer number of issues you need to address can be overwhelming. There may be none more important, though, than making certain ...

Legal Issues That Can Be Used to Void a Contract In an earlier blog, we looked at the requirements for a valid and enforceable contract. We discussed the requirement that both parties must have the ability (or capacity) to enter into a contract. We ...

Protecting Your Business in an Era of Employee Mobility According to a recent study, the average person will hold more than a dozen different jobs during the course of his or her career. If you own and operate a company with proprietary products, or ...

When Does Texas Law Require that a Contract Be in Writing? In business, the terms of many agreements are hammered out over the phone or at a meeting. An important question to address, though, is the extent to which verbal promises are enforceable. ...

Contract Law in Texas Ensuring that Your Business Agreements are Valid When you're running a business, the agreements you enter into are crucial to your bottom line and to the ultimate success of your enterprise. You should always work with an ...

Preparing the Necessary Paperwork to Set Up Your New Enterprise You've had the dream for a long time—being your own boss, setting your own hours, being completely responsible for your own success. If you're planning on going into business for ...