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The Top 10 Most Common Probate, Trust and Estate Battles

Veteran Northern California probate litigation attorney gives us an inside look at the top ten most common disputes in probate, estate, and trust litigation.

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The Top 10 Most Common Probate, Trust and Estate Battles

Intellectual Property – Trademarks: Shouting from the Rooftop of the Web: Internet Gripe Sites & Trademark Claims

“Gripe sites” are internet web sites which air a grievance about a particular company, product, service, or anything else about which you can complain. Because these sites’ names often take the form of “CompanyXSucks.com” or “ProductYBreaks.net”, they typically contain a trademarked phrase in their domain name. Lara Pearson, a Nevada intellectual property lawyer who specializes in trademarks, looks at the implications of the trademarks in these sites’ names. She details each Circuit’s status regarding gripe sites which potentially infringe existing trademarks, and then similarly reviews claims of trademark dilution on gripe sites in each Federal Circuit. She also explores how these sites interact with current false advertising and cybersquatting law, again on a circuit-by-circuit basis.

Choosing an SEO – A Legal Professionals Guide to Not Getting Ripped

In this day and age a website is mandatory for doing business. This is even more so for a professional in the legal industry. The problem within this industry is that there are so many crooks knocking at the door of the legal professional and knowing what to avoid could not only save you money and time, but importantly your search engine rankings. This article came to mind after seeing about the 5th or 6th legal professional get scammed out of huge dollars and setting their optimization strategies backwards in time. The following is a mini guide on what you should know and also what to look out for when starting or making major changes to your seo program.

The Fundamental Costs: The items found here are items you will have to pay for no matter what. Either you manage the account to handle these costs or they are absorbed by your seo or web guy.

  • URL/Domain Registration
  • Mail Server
  • Website Hosting

Website Build Costs

  • Initial Build
  • Website Re-design

Website Development & Optimization Costs

  • Content Growth
  • Geo/Location Growth
  • Re-work of on-site optimization

Off Site Optimization Costs

  • Blogging
  • Link Building
  • NAP

Absolutly BEWARE of the following:

 

What Every Startup Founder Needs to Know About Securities Law

An overview of how the securities laws apply to startups and their fundraising.

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What Every Startup Founder Needs to Know About Securities Law

Lesser Known Bitcoin Regulatory Issues

Everyone knows bitcoin has some unique tax issues in the US. But did you know about these lesser known regulatory issues?

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Lesser Known Bitcoin Regulatory Issues

Third Circuit Court of Appeals Rejects False Statement Claim Against New Jersey Debt Collection Law Firm

A recent decision by the Third Circuit Court of Appeals requires that a false statement must be material in order to be actionable under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.  Jensen v. Pressler & Pressler, and Midland Funding, LLC, Case No. 14-2808 (3rd Cir. 2015). The Court reaffirmed the “least sophisticated debtor” standard as the proper test in which to determine whether a cause of action lies under the FDCPA.