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Treating with the Enemy: Civil Collaborative Practice

Written By E. Knox Proctor V

If you feel sure you have been cheated by a business partner, an employee, or a contractor, your first instinct may be to file a lawsuit, in the hope that you can annihilate the person who did you wrong.   But if it'…

Home Owners Associations: Beware of the Fair Housing Act When Enforcing Pet Prohibitions and Restrictions

Written By Adam M. Beaudoin

Many planned communities, townhome communities, and condominiums (collectively, "Associations" since they are nearly universally governed by one) have restrictions that either prohibit or limit the number, size, and type o…

Chapter 13 Plans are Just About Written in Stone

Written By Lance P. Martin

Recently, a bankruptcy judge in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina issued a ruling that should help lenders dealing with borrowers in Chapter 13.  In a case entitled In re Ro…

Food Giants Prepare for Battle Over Trade Secret Misappropriation

On July 19, 2016, the "You Pick Two®"-famous Panera Bread filed a lawsuit in St. Louis against Papa John's, claiming that the international pizza company hired away a Panera IT executive who is misappropriating trade s…

Reasonable Compensation Issues Remain On the IRS Radar Part II: S-Corporation Concerns

Our May 26, 2016 article, Reasonable Compensation Issues Remain on the IRS Radar ("Part I"), discussed how the IRS scrutinizes the reasonableness of compensation payments made to C-corporation shareholder-employees.  …