Nearly 30 Years Of Representing Businesses And Their Owners
Download a PDF of the article here By Darryl J. Horowitt Identity theft should be a concern to all because of its pervasiveness. One form of theft is the opening of a credit card account using a pre-approved credit card solicitation. You may have received one or more of these solicitations every day, if not every week. Sometimes, the same…
Download a PDF of the article here By Darryl J. Horowitt Other than dealing with the Government, perhaps the most frustrating aspect of running a business is the collection of unpaid debts from your customers. Every business at one time or another will be faced with the situation where goods and/or services have been provided, no complaints have been received,…
Download a PDF of the article here By Darryl J. Horowitt When companies are started, the need for legal advice is often minimal as resources are focused on getting business. With few employees, the need for counsel to advise management, prepare contracts, prepare an employee handbook or to assist with a termination of difficult employees is nearly nonexistent. However, as…
Download a PDF of the article, “A Primer on Electronic Discovery” here By Darryl J. Horowitt As the owner of a business that may be a party to a lawsuit, you need to know about the discovery of electronically stored information (ESI), also known as e-discovery. Why? Because the requirements to preserve and produce ESI are quickly evolving and have…
Read the download “Court Invalidates Lease-Leaseback Arrangement” here. In order to streamline the bidding process and avoid problematic bidding rules in the Public Contracts Code, the California Legislature created an exception in the Education Code that allows school districts to get creative, and instead of requiring bidding on design bid projects, use a “lease-leaseback.” In doing so, the school district…
Download a PDF of the article here By Darryl J. Horowitt Every day, in almost every city, and in almost every state, a business is served with a subpoena. Your business may have received one in the past or may receive one soon. For those who are not regular participants in lawsuits, subpoenas are a mysterious document which you should…
Alternative Dispute Resolution: What It Is and Why You Should Consider Using It Download a PDF of the article here By Darryl J. Horowitt Litigation in our court system has become an expensive, time-consuming, and frustrating process which often yields undesired results. Nevertheless, a trial may be necessary to vindicate certain fundamental rights. For many disputes, however, there are alternatives…
Effective Commercial Collection Techniques Download a PDF of the article here By Darryl J. Horowitt It is an unfortunate fact of business that from time to time one of your customers will not pay for goods or services you provide. It is a frustrating and sometimes helpless feeling that you have knowing that even though you provided a valuable product or…
Download a PDF of the article here By Darryl J. Horowitt Because of the increase in cost of litigation, and the more frequent use of arbitration clauses in all forms of contracts, arbitration is used with increasing frequency. Although arbitration is an excellent choice in many instances, it may not be right in every case. This article will discuss the pros…
Download a PDF of the article here By Darryl J. Horowitt In prior newsletters, we have discussed various collection tips that focus primarily on preventing collection problems before they start. But what happens when your customer calls you and, despite taking thousands of dollars of product or services from you, says they cannot pay in full within the terms previously…