Introduction to the Legal Aid Society of Rochester The Legal Aid Society of Rochester is a private, non-profit organization that currently serves twenty counties in New York state. They are based in Rochester and over the past 130 years have been a tremendous force for equal access to the court system, and advocate for the needy in civil cases. They handle areas such as divorce, […]
Commercial Agreement Definition Commercial agreements are contracts that are formed between businesses, commercial entities and private traders engaged in industrial, commercial or professional activity. The term encompasses both arrangements that have been created (and in some cases legally enforceable) and those that are agreements and pacts for future use.Such an agreement could be oral but is most frequently a written document, though in the case […]
What Is A CA PCC? Personal Conduct Certificate, or PCC signifies that the information contained in a criminal history record does not indicate any felony conviction. A Personal Conduct Certificate is not an expungement of criminal records. It is merely the California Department of Justice’s (or the FBI’s if you need a federal clearance) statement that no indication of a felony conviction exists in their […]
Blue Ridge Legal Services: An Introduction The mission and vision of Blue Ridge Legal Services Inc is to be one of the premier private anti poverty legal services programs in the United States. With this goal at the forefront, they provide an array of high quality legal assistance in civil matters to the low income residents of nine counties and the cities of Staunton and […]
Overview on Stun Guns in Hawaii On March 18, 2016, Hawaii Governor David Ige signed HB 1749 into law, legalizing the ownership and use of stun guns across the state. Stun gun use is now legal, so long as the user is 18 or older and using the device for self-defense. However, sales of stun guns are still prohibited in the state.Hawaii does have a […]
What is a Transfer Agreement? What is a Risk Transfer Agreement?As noted in the Introduction of this Guide, a risk transfer agreement is a broad category of contractual relationships that transfer liability risk from one party (the indemnified party) to another (the indemnifying party). At its core, the purpose of a risk transfer agreement is to provide the indemnified party with some level of financial […]
The Legal Industry in Connecticut Connecticut is no stranger to having a high demand for legal professionals thanks to its longstanding reputation as a hub for law firms and corporations. Boasting global heavyweight players such as Bridgewater Associates and Cigna, along with a wide array of small and medium-sized firms, the demand for adept commercial litigators, transactional lawyers, IP lawyers, and privacy & data protection […]
Domestic Partnerships: An Overview In New York City, a domestic partnership is a formally recognized relationship between two individuals who are not married but who have chosen to live together and share a domestic life. Domestic partnerships provide many of the same legal benefits as marriage, but there are notable differences between the two.Domestic partnership was created by ordinance rather than state law. Under NYC […]
Defining an Agreement and Plan of Merger Merger is the combination of two corporations pursuant to law. The resulting entity is deemed to be the same business corporation as the one that was merged in with the surviving corporation. The surviving corporation continues in existence and has all of the real and personal property of each of the merging domestic corporations. The merger erases the […]
Money From Suits You Have To Claim As Taxable vs Non-Taxable Dollars There is a lot of confusion about the difference between whether a settlement is taxable or not and the difference as it relates to whether you must report the money from a settlement as income.The good news is that most of the time, settlements are not taxable, but sometimes they are. The best […]
