Value-sharing: knowledge leads to questions

By Rick Colosimo / October 27, 2009 / Comments Off on Value-sharing: knowledge leads to questions

Today I was asked about my recent Five-minute lawyer series of posts. To me, these sorts of posts add lots of value for readers who have these questions at little real detriment to me; after all, I already know the answers to these general questions. Is sharing knowledge a good strategy? I obviously think so,…

Five-minute lawyer: how to plan a nonprofit

By Rick Colosimo / October 25, 2009 / Comments Off on Five-minute lawyer: how to plan a nonprofit

You’ve probably already seen our Five-minute Lawyer post on How to Form a Nonprofit, but sometimes people are at an earlier stage of the process, where they haven’t figured out what they exactly want to do. This process looks a lot like planning a for-profit business in the early stages, but here are a few…

Cause of action website worth copying

By Rick Colosimo / October 14, 2009 / Comments Off on Cause of action website worth copying

This site, COA.TX, has an incredibly straightforward tagline: Quick Reference for Causes of Action and Affirmative Defenses in Texas. — Caselaw Snippets from Recent Texas Appellate Opinions. Lawyers with a national practice (often driven by national clients) can spend a surprising amount of time pulling specific quotes from the relevant jurisdiction to either get complaints…

Five-minute general counsel: where should I incorporate?

By Rick Colosimo / October 12, 2009 / Comments Off on Five-minute general counsel: where should I incorporate?

I regularly answer corporate governance questions on LinkedIn. Where should I incorporate or form my entity? After you’ve decided that it’s in your interest to form an entity of some kind, the next question is where to form that company. Most people know that Delaware is the 800-pound gorilla in this field. Many have also…