By Paralegal on February 10, 2007
Our Bankruptcy Law group helps business clients, like you, analyze and proceed with Chapter 11 Reorganization filings. Our attorneys can guide you through all stages of the bankruptcy procedures, from settlement negotiations through bankruptcy discharge. We have developed a fixed-fee Business Bankruptcy Program to assist business with bankruptcy proceedings. Click here to learn more about [...]
Posted in Bankruptcy
By Paralegal on February 10, 2007
Our Contracts group can help you negotiate and draft your contracts with your customers, landlord, vendors, and employees. A properly drafted contract can help steer you clear of future litigation. For example, while most leases are written to the landlord’s benefit, leases are negotiable. We can negotiate to include provisions that benefit you, called “tenant’s [...]
Posted in Understanding Contracts
By Paralegal on February 11, 2007
Our Dispute Resolution group helps business clients, like you, resolve your business disputes, including debt negotiation and reduction. Our attorneys can guide you through all stages of dispute resolution, from negotiations through settlement.
McKee Law Office is unique because we are a fixed-fee law firm. Prior to beginning the negotiation, we will provide you with a [...]
Posted in Dispute Resolution
By Paralegal on February 11, 2007
Our Employment Law group helps business clients, like you, navigate the maze of federal and state employment regulations. As an employer, you are responsible for complying with Wage and Hour regulations issued by the Federal Department of Labor. Under the Federal PATRIOT Act, you are also required to comply with regulations issued by the Department [...]
Posted in Employment
By Paralegal on February 11, 2007
Our Entity Selection group helps business clients, like you, select the best structure for your new business entity and venture. After a thorough understanding of your needs and business goals, we will conduct a comprehensive analysis to determine the best vehicle to protect your assets, along with drafting and executing the documents to effectuate the [...]
Posted in Entity Selection
By Sharmil McKee on February 11, 2007
Every business needs an on-going relationship with an attorney. Our attorneys can prevent problems such as protecting your personal assets from business lawsuits, protecting the business from fines and fees for violations, protecting your brand from competition, and protecting your bottom-line from dead-beat clients and vendors.
In addition, our business attorneys are different than other business [...]
Posted in General Counsel
By Paralegal on February 11, 2007
Our Intellectual Property group helps business clients, like you, develop and protect your intellectual property. After a thorough understanding of your needs and business goals, we conduct a comprehensive analysis to determine the best vehicle to protect your intellectual assets, along with completing the registration, assignment, or licensing of those assets. In addition, we assist [...]
Posted in Intellectual Property
By Paralegal on February 11, 2007
Our Litigation Law group helps business clients, like you, pursue and defend your business in a business dispute. Our Litigation group can guide you through all stages of the litigation, from settlement negotiations through judgment collection. McKee Law Office is unique because we are a fixed-fee law firm. Prior to beginning any litigation, we will [...]
Posted in Litigation
By Paralegal on February 11, 2007
Our Real Estate Law group helps business clients with a variety of issues ranging from real estate develop to ownership issues. Our practice group has handled the following issues on our clients’ behalf:
Joint ownership creation
Joint ownership partitions and disputes
Real estate investment purchases and sales
Developers and builders
Green Building compliance and environmental regulations
Mechanic Liens and waivers
Zoning permits [...]
Posted in Property
By Paralegal on February 11, 2007
Our Tax Law Group helps business clients, like you, develop tax planning strategies. Our strategies help you to take full advantage of the legal tax shelters afforded by federal and state laws. For example, we can structure your partnership venture to shift your tax burden to the venture. We will work directly with your accountant [...]
Posted in Taxes
By Sharmil McKee on December 5, 2006
A Pennsylvania court recently ruled that a claimant was not entitled to worker’s compensation because he was not an employee, but rather he was an independent contractor.
The Court, while ignoring the independent contractor agreement and the non-compete agreement signed by the company and the claimant, examined the nature of the employment to determine if the [...]
Posted in Employers, Taxes | Tagged independent contractors, Management, unemployment compensation, workers compensation
By Sharmil McKee on January 24, 2009
Business Owners, do not make the same negotiating mistake as PETA and Michael Vick
PETA has withdrawn its TV offer to Michael Vick, the NFL player convicted for promoting dog fighting. The organization apparently withdrew its offer because Vick wanted PETA to support Vick’s return to the NFL. PETA declined and requested that the commission of the [...]
Posted in Marketing | Tagged celebrity, negotiating
By Sharmil McKee on November 15, 2007
Insurance ordered to pay Murderer for Victim’s funeral expenses________________________________________ On November 12, 2007, the Pennsylvania Superior court ruled that McKernan, the insured, was entitled to reimbursement from Brethern Mutual Insurance, the insurer, for funeral expenses she paid as restitution as a part of her sentence when she was found guilty for killing her partner.
The Court [...]
Posted in Litigation, Understanding Contracts | Tagged crime, insurance
By Sharmil McKee on December 23, 2007
FTC Proposes New Online Advertising Privacy RuleFTC Staff Proposes Online Behavioral Advertising Privacy Principles
According the Federal Trade Commission’s website, “[t]o address important consumer privacy concerns associated with online behavioral advertising, the staff of the Federal Trade Commission today released a set of proposed principles to guide the development of self-regulation in this evolving area.”
The rule [...]
Posted in Marketing | Tagged advertising, FTC
By Sharmil McKee on April 11, 2009
Posted in Funding
By Sharmil McKee on February 17, 2010
The Mayor of Philadelphia, Michael Nutter, announced a pilot program that will reduce the city’s tax rate for certain business industries. The program targets Research-and-development firms in engineering and life sciences as well as computer system design firms. Under the program, these city will exempt a portion of their net income from the business privilege [...]
Posted in Taxes
By Sharmil McKee on September 14, 2006
During a meeting, a business client mentioned that she was trying to develop a budget for the next 12-months but she did not know what her tax rates or requirements were. So, in addition to setting up a meeting with my small business CPA, I provided her with the following list. These are the 2006 [...]
Posted in Taxes | Tagged income, payroll, Taxes
By Paralegal on March 6, 2009
The Entrepreneurs Forum of Greater Philadelphia’s next meeting:
What’s New in Pennsylvania’s Economic Development Initiatives?
March 10, 2009
Federal Reserve Bank
7th and Arch Streets
5:30-8:00 pm
The landscape for economic development is rapidly changing. Your ability to capitalize on the resources available will be founded on a clear understanding of the opportunities and challenges embodied in this change. Please [...]
Posted in Funding
By Sharmil McKee on March 21, 2008
Small Pa. Law Firm Hit With $5.2M Overbilling Judgment | ABA Journal – Law News Now
This is one reason you should never ignore a lawsuit. Even if a creditor claims that you owe a certain amount, you have the right to challenge that figure. In this case, the foreclosed homeowners were overcharged for attorney fees. [...]
Posted in Management
By Paralegal on February 21, 2010
LLRX has compiled a miniguide to help you discover online business intelligence resources. Here are a few examples from the list:
Annual Report Gallery. This free service alllows users to review complete and up-to-date listings of annual reports in their original format. You can search by ticker symbol, company name, and industry.
Biznar This free service offers [...]
Posted in Research | Tagged business
