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The Weekly Scenario: Affirmatively Disinheriting A Child In My Estate Planning Documents
This content has been archived. It may no longer be relevant Question: If I affirmatively disinherit a child in my estate planning documents, can my child contest it? Answer: Anyone can file an action to contest a Will. Of course, this doesn’t mean that they will prevail. If an action is filed, though there are many…
Read Delete: A CEO’s Average Day
The title of CEO comes with an incredible amount of responsibility and time commitment. The Harvard Business School collected data regarding the time allocation of CEOs who manage…
CEOminutes: Jeff Elkin, President of Advance Business Systems
Jeff Elkin is President of Advance Business Systems. Founded by Alan and Lois Elkin in 1964, Advance is committed to satisfying the business needs of its customers by providing office supplies, printers, scanners, and document management services. The company has recently evolved to provide managed IT services after listening to customers’ needs and leveraging technological…
Life After Franchising: Trade Secrets, Non-Competes, and More – Part Three
In my last two articles (read part one and part two here), I discussed some concepts related to exiting a franchise system. In this post, I will continue by discussing what are commonly known as non-compete agreements. Non-Compete Agreements. Non-compete agreements are contained in most franchise agreements. As with non-solicitation agreements, they may be found…
The Offit Kurman Charitable Foundation Marks the Start of the Holiday Season by Giving Back to Feeding America
Anne Frank once wrote, “No one has ever become poor by giving.” In her spirit, and in the spirit of ending hunger this holiday season, the Offit Kurman Charitable Foundation has made contributions to Feeding America and Tony Robbins’s 100 Million Meals campaign and the firm is inviting its colleagues, friends, and neighbors to do the same…
Why Owners, Contractors, & Design Professionals Need A Mass Tort Litigator On Their Team – Part 7
If you are a landlord or tenant of a house or business that contains lead base paint, you need to consult a mass tort litigator to protect your interest. Maryland and federal laws are designed to reduce childhood and adult lead poisoning while maintaining affordable rental housing…
Saturday Side Hustle: Trademarks – Part Three
We left off two weeks ago on the topic of trademarks. Hopefully, none of you are looking for the latest Cheerios® software version. Seriously, you may recall I deferred discussion of several topics to a later article…
Offit Kurman Named GGI Member Firm of the Year for 2018
Offit Kurman Attorneys At Law is pleased to announce that the firm has won the GGI Member Firm of the Year Award 2018. The award was presented during GGI’s World Conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina last month.
Friday Factoid Quiz: Walt Disney
Walt Disney was born on December 5th, 1901. To honor this legend and pioneer in the world of intellectual property, test your knowledge of these Disney-related works and assets. [quiz-cat id=”68785″] If you have any questions, please contact Jonathan R. Wachs at jwachs@offitkurman.com or 301-575-0302 ABOUT JONATHAN WACHS If you would…
Thanks to the 2018 Midterms, Your State May Soon Ban Salary History Disclosures Infographic
Over the past few years, a number of states have been debating whether employers should be allowed to ask potential employees to disclose their salary histories. Several states have already decided the answer is “no,” prohibiting businesses from asking candidates what they made at their last jobs. As a result of the recent U.S. midterm…
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