Frequently Asked Questions:

Believe it or not many small business owners in Texas do not know the answer to this question and it is one I get emails and calls on all the time. The Texas Pay Day Law provides that an employer must pay a terminated employee within six days from the date of discharge.  Read More →

First you must register your business’s name.  You can do so by filing an Assumed Name Certificate with your county clerk’s office and with the Texas Secretary of State’s Office if you are operating your business as a sole proprietor (here is a link to the Assumed Name Application form from the Travis County Clerk’s Office).... [Read more of this review]

This is a loaded question which must first be answered by a disclaimer: once you have your business idea sketched out and/or a business plan drafted you should seek the professional advice of a certified public accountant and an attorney.  With that disclaimer out of the way there are essentially five steps to starting a business in Texas: Generate... [Read more of this review]

Business Technology:

A colleague of mine is a solo appellate lawyer who is making a very decent living with essentially a virtual law practice. The idea of a virtual law firm has been around for a long time but I think the profession is finally starting to enter a time when not only is it technologically possible but financially practical for both the customer and the lawyer.... [Read more of this review]