Congratulations to our partner Jamie Hamelburg, who was recently selected to be Co-Chair of the Real Estate Law Section of the Montgomery County Bar Association.
If you are a small business owner, at one time or another you have probably considered buying an improved property to house your business. The idea of no longer having a landlord to deal with or imagining a grand investment may make it seem enticing, but there are important legal considerations a small business owner should evaluate before purchasing property.
In the midst of dealing with grief after a family member dies, figuring out the legal steps to take can be overwhelming. While many items can wait, two of them should be taken care of immediately.
Our colleague Jamie Kent Hamelburg was recognized as “Volunteer of the Year” by the Maryland Women's Business Center.
Starting a new business requires not just a great idea; it also involves an understanding of the maze of licenses required before a business can open its doors. With some careful attention to licensing requirements, business owners can operate successfully and profitably without running afoul of licensing requirements.
Jamie Hamelburg served on the leadership team of last month’s successful Power Conference, the region’s largest conference for women business owners.
It seems that every week there are new and salacious reports of sexual misconduct, which have sparked the #MeToo and Time’s Up movements. A common thread in the news reports has been that the misconduct occurred in the workplace, with higher-ups demanding sexual favors of employees and creating a hostile work environment.
Sexual harassment not only subjects the wrongdoer to potential criminal or civil liability, it also poses risks for employers who may have looked the other way and tolerated unlawful behavior. NBC is a good case in point; it has come under fire for its handling of the multiple sexual harassment claims brought against news anchor Matt Lauer.
Companies can, and should, take steps to prevent their workplaces from becoming the type of environment where sexual harassment festers.
Electronic signatures, also called e-signatures, are becoming commonplace. According to P&S Market Research, the global digital signature market is expected to reach $2.9 billion by 2022. E-signatures can help to close deals quickly and efficiently, but if you think that all e-signatures are alike and have the same enforceability in the event of a contract dispute, think again. It is essential that businesses choosing to forgo paper signatures understand the ins and outs of collecting e-signatures.
On October 5, Fred Press and Jamie Hamelburg appeared on Executive Leaders Radio, the #1 business weekly radio show in the Mid-Atlantic States.
Fred Press will appear as a guest on Executive Leaders Radio, the #1 business weekly radio show in the Mid-Atlantic States and broadcast nationally on over 100 terrestrial and internet radio stations reaching 7-million listeners weekly.
