By Sharmil McKee on February 28, 2010
I received this question by email: I was terminated by my job, however, when I was hired, I signed a noncompete agreement. Is it valid now that they fired me?
This is my answer: I have a typical lawyer answer…it depends. What does it depend on? Mainly, the language of the agreement and the circumstances of [...]
Posted in Asked and Answered, Employers | Tagged firing employees
By Sharmil McKee on February 18, 2010
I received this question by email: A business owes my business money for products that we sold. How do we collect our money and how do we find out if the business is closing? This is my answer: You have a couple of avenues to collect a past-due debt. You can try letters, phone calls, [...]
Posted in Asked and Answered | Tagged collecting judgment, collections
By Paralegal on January 31, 2010
The IRS explains, in simple terms, the purpose of a conflict of interest policy:
Charitable organizations are frequently subject to intense public scrutiny, especially where they appear to have inappropriately benefited their officers, directors, or trustees. The IRS also has an oversight role with respect to charitable organizations. An important part of this oversight is providing [...]
Posted in Asked and Answered, Board of Directors, Nonprofits
By Sharmil McKee on November 12, 2009
I received this question by email:
I am 50% owner in an S-corp. I am the treasurer and Secretary but my partner is trying to run the business like she is the sole owner. We no longer have a civilized relationship. The business is 1 year old and I have never gotten a penny from it [...]
Posted in Asked and Answered, Litigation | Tagged corporation, directors
By Sharmil McKee on September 23, 2009
http://chronicle.com/blogPost/Judge-Dismisses/7199
Thompson Reuter, Inc. (a very large software company) sued a university for copyright infringement and breach of license agreement. George Mason University, (a small innovative, entrepreneurial institution) who had a license agreement with Thompson, created a free software tool (Zotero). Thompson claimed that Zotero reversed engineered its EndNote citation software, which is a breach of [...]
Posted in Asked and Answered, Intellectual Property | Tagged copyright, reverse engineering
By Sharmil McKee on August 5, 2009
The Associated Press is reporting a moment in prosecution history. A new jersey man has been arrested and charged with stealing a domain name, P2P.com.
Allegedly, the man hacked into the domain owner’s email account. He used that information to retrieve the owner’s password to his Go Daddy account (Go Daddy was hosting the website). The [...]
Posted in Asked and Answered, Intellectual Property | Tagged domain name, domain theft, security policy
By Sharmil McKee on July 30, 2009
Welcome to the Small Business Law Blog from McKee Law Office. Thank you for visiting. Do you have a comment or suggestion about this blog? Please contact us at www.mckeeoffice.com/contactus.html. Of course, you can always call us directly at 215-242-5260 or email us at info@mckeeoffice.com We welcome your feedback.
Sharmil McKee
Business Attorney
McKee Law Office
Philadelphia, Pa
Posted in Welcome | Tagged contact mckee law office, Welcome
By Sharmil McKee on May 5, 2009
How a member can force a nonprofit to involuntarily dissolve?
Yes. The Court of Commonwealth issued a ruling in April that should serve as a warning to nonprofit boards in Pennsylvania.
Did you know that Pennsylvania law allows a member of a nonprofit to petition the court to involuntarily dissolve the nonprofit corporation? A court will [...]
Posted in Asked and Answered, Nonprofits | Tagged Management
By Sharmil McKee on April 20, 2009
I received the following question by email:
I am corporate counsel for my mid-sized company. We need to hire an attorney to handle some outside matters. Should I prepare an engagement agreement or should I expect the firm to use its own?
This was my response:
I provide the engagement agreement for most of my corporate clients, even [...]
Posted in Asked and Answered, Understanding Contracts | Tagged how to hire an attorney
By Sharmil McKee on April 10, 2009
I received this legal question by email:
We own a family business, an
S corp. Two brothers are equal share holders. We have a Board of Directors with three directors. We have three officers; One of the officers is also a 50% shareholder. The Wife of the Pres. who holds no office was printing financial reports and [...]
Posted in Asked and Answered, Board of Directors, Management | Tagged by-laws, family disputes
