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Super Lawyers for 2022 Named
Law 4 Small Business Attorneys Honored Once again, all of Law 4 Small Business’s Partners and half of our Associate Attorneys were named to...
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Who Should Form My LLC ?
I have seen lots of clients have non-attorneys form an LLC (or corporation) for them. CPAs, accountants, and on-line companies that are not law...
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What is a Pyramid Scheme and How Can I Recognize One?
A pyramid scheme is an illegal business model that instead of supplying investments or sale of products or services, as with a legitimate company,...
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What is the Supplemental Register for Trademarks?
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has two registers for trademarks: supplemental and principal. The supplemental register is...
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Why is there Tissue Paper in Law Office Conference Rooms?
Have you ever wondered why almost all law firm conference rooms have tissue paper centered in the middle of the conference room table? Our...
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Patent Basics
Patents grant the intellectual property rights of inventions to their inventors. Patents protect inventors from having other entities use and...
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Considering a Cannabis Business in NM?
Attorney Larry Donahue set to be a Guest Speaker at local Expo. The Lucky Leaf Cannabis Conference will be making a stop in New Mexico on February...
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Prior Art Search for your Patent
The first step for anyone with an invention or idea is to perform a prior art search and analysis in order to determine whether or not it’s...
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Pitfalls of Website Design Contracts
So, you’re starting a business. You’ve formed your business entity and made sure you have your trademarks, patents, copyrights, and/or trade...
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What is a Work For Hire?
You may have encountered the language “work for hire” in a contract before. If you are a provider of services such as website design, graphic...
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The Basics of Copyrights
Copyrights protect the expression of ideas, as compared to trademarks that protect words or logos that are used to distinguish goods and patents...
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Can I Register a Disparaging Trademark?
The Lanham Act (the federal statute that governs trademarks) states: No trademark by which the goods of the applicant may be distinguished from...
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What is a Foreign LLC or Foreign Corporation, and Why Should You Care?
Is your LLC or corporation doing business in another state? What do you need to know about establishing a foreign LLC or foreign corporation?...
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What is Entity Conversion?
Have you talked to an accountant, CPA or even a fellow business owner, and that individual tells you “You need to be an S-Corp,” but...
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What are the 6 Steps to Building Legal Resilience?
Sign up for the free workshop to learn more! L4SB has partnered with SCORE Business ownership typically involves a steep learning curve,...
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What is Cyberquatting?
Cybersquatting is registering or otherwise using a website domain with bad faith attempt to derive benefit from the goodwill of a trademark...
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Beware of Interruptions by Important Vendors
Imagine this: You have an important vendor that produces an important product or service for your business, and you come to rely on that vendor to...
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Cyber Holiday Sale All Week Long!
It’s Not Too Late to Save! Our Cyber Holiday Sale continues all week long! Now is your chance to give your business, (and yourself) a gift...
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What The Heck Is Human Resources?!?!
How many of you actually know what the term, “HR” really means? Most small businesses are actively working in the realm of Human...
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Are They An Employee Or An Independent Contractor?
Just because you call them a contractor doesn’t mean they are…. Attorney Joseph Turner looks at the conundrum that many business owners...
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Encore Presentation: Small Businesses, PPP Funds and Tax Credits
Free Virtual Workshop For Business Owners This Friday 1/29/21 Firm Partner Larry Donahue and Tax Attorney Ian Alden have been asked back for an...
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The 4 Questions That Can Make All The Difference In A Job Interview
Ah, the dreaded interview process. It is one of the topics I receive many questions one when consulting with business owners. The concern among...
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Free Virtual Workshop: How New COVID-19 Guidelines Will Effect Your Business
Larry Donahue and Ian Alden will join Neil Bradley- EVP US Chamber of Commerce L4SB Attorneys will be joining a panel discussion this Wednesday to...
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PPP Loans and The Employee Retention Tax Credit
L4SB Attorneys are teaming up with SBDC New Mexico for a free online workshop for business owners. Join attorneys Larry Donahue and Ian Alden on...
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What Employers Need To Know About COVID -19 Vaccines And Employees
Vaccines are here, what employers need to know. As the global community rejoices at the arrival of a COVID-19 vaccine, employers are once again...