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Family Law Mediation ABC’s
This content has been archived. It may no longer be relevantDuring mediation, a neutral third party serves as an intermediary between parties involved in a conflict or in our case, divorce. Mediation is an assisted negotiation. It is informal, confidential, and voluntary. Linda Ostovitz, a Offit Kurman’s family law attorney, offers evaluative mediation services, which means that…
Telebriefs®: Are Staffing Firms Responsible for Paying Temporary Employees Overtime?
As an employer, it is of the utmost importance to understand the legal implications of using a staffing firm to hire a temporary workforce and how to avoid ending up in a lawsuit. The Department of Labor recently issued a press release highlighting the employee wage and hour issues that can arise when working with…
A Conversation with Shelly Blake-Plock, CEO of Yet Analytics on Working with the DoD- Part 3
Click Here for Part 1, Part 2 Uncovering and analyzing big data to improve individual and organizational performance Shelly Blake-Plock is the CEO and Yet Analytics. Based in Baltimore, Yet builds software that allows decision makers at major businesses and organizations to improve their human capital through big data analysis. The company’s technology has been…
Chimes and Cyber Spa Team up on Incubator
Baltimore tech company CyberSpa has a new product on the market, and it’s being packaged and shipped in a unique way. Available on Amazon since Friday, FreshStart kits contain a hard drive and other items to help people update their old Windows machines. The shipping and production process is being undertaken not at a factory,…
The Weekly Scenario: Cost Basis Adjustment of Assets
Question: I am a beneficiary of my mother’s estate, but my brother is the executor. My mother died in December 2015. I understand there is a cost basis adjustment to many inherited assets passing through my mother’s estate. Does my executor have to provide me with the new cost basis of the assets I inherit?…
Falling temperatures means frozen pipe claims – how to avoid your insurance claim being denied.
This column was written by my colleague Bob Freitag. Bob is a public insurance adjuster with Americlaims. Cold weather is upon us, and this sets the stage for frozen pipes and water damage. If you experience any property damage from the winter weather, be sure to have your property protected from further damage when it…
M & A Nuggets: Non-Compete
In transactions involving the purchase and sale of a business, the purchaser almost always insists that the seller and the seller’s owner agree not to compete with the purchaser. The non-compete is a crucial component of the deal. A substantial amount of attention is devoted to the negotiation of the specific activity that the seller…
Read | Delete: Dr. King & The Nobel Peace Prize
When Dr. King was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964, at the time he was the youngest Peace Prize winner ever, at the age of 35. Currently, Malala Yousafzai is the youngest winner on record; she was 17 when she won the prize in 2014. His acceptance speech in Norway included the famous statement,…
Dissecting The Deal Video Series: Evaluating Companies in a Merger
Michael N. Mercurio, Esq. and Offit Kurman, P.A. hosted the Dissecting the Deal panel, alongside sponsors Chesapeake Corporate Advisors, LLC and Corsum Consulting. The panel provided an inside look into the recent merger transaction of Trusant Technologies, LLC and The Kenjya Group Inc, to form the single operating entity, The Kenjya-Trusant Group, LLC. Attendees had…
A Video Conversation with Greg Vetter, CEO of Tessemae’s All Natural On Funding- Part 3
Click here for Part 1, Part 2 A family-owned and operated business focused on natural ingredients, honesty, and fun Greg Vetter is the CEO and oldest brother at Tessemae’s All Natural. Based in Annapolis, Tessemae’s grew out of a family recipe: when Tesse prepared a lemon garlic dressing to encourage her three athletic sons to…
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