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What if you want to leave your startup but keep your business idea? The post How to Protect Your Ideas As a Startup Founder – Part III first appeared on Shahrestani Law.

Can you prevent an ex-cofounder from starting a competitor? The post How to Protect Your Ideas As a Startup Founder – Part II first appeared on Shahrestani Law.

What if your cofounder decides to leave your company and start a competitor? The post How to Protect Your Ideas As a Startup Founder – Part I first appeared on Shahrestani Law.

April 2021 Newsletter by Maggie Shahrestani The post Shahrestani Law Newsletter April 2021 first appeared on Shahrestani Law.

March 2021 Newsletter by Alex Shahrestani The post Shahrestani Law Newsletter March 2021 first appeared on Shahrestani Law.

February 2021 Newsletter by Maggie Shahrestani The post Shahrestani Law Newsletter February 2021 first appeared on Shahrestani Law.

But most workers wouldn't be covered. The post New Texas Bill Would Require Workers Compensation in Construction first appeared on Shahrestani Law.

Living trusts have become more popular as estate planning instruments, but are they always the best option? The post When Does A Living Trust Make Sense? first appeared on Shahrestani Law.

While there are a number of places to find statistics about the practice of law, it's hard to find one single repository for all of that information. As all of my former law school classmates will probably tell you, if I don't like something, I'll try to fix it! The post The Life Of A Lawyer By The Numbers first appeared on Shahrestani Law.

You should be free to read a self-help book without family, friends, and strangers reading over your shoulder. You should have the space to figure out how to be a better father, how to be more outgoing, how to be more mindful. The less privacy you have, the less space to make those changes happen. The post Why Does Internet Privacy Matter first appeared on Shahrestani Law.

Don't be fooled by false assurances: what's written down is what you agreed to. Period. The post The Devil Doesn't Want You To Read the Contract first appeared on Shahrestani Law.

Be prepared for business partners that decide to jump ship. The post Why Have a Buy-Sell Agreement For Your Business first appeared on Shahrestani Law.

Designating someone to sign on your behalf can make your life easier, but it comes with its own complications.  The post Granting a Power of Attorney: Risks and Rewards first appeared on Shahrestani Law.

Your business is probably subject to a patchwork of state privacy laws. Here's what most of them cover. The post What Data Privacy Laws Usually Cover first appeared on Shahrestani Law.

When you hire a new employee, you're required to enter their name and social security on a form W-2. But what if your new employee is from outside the United States and is still waiting on their social security number? That's actually no problem — the government has a process in place to account for […] The post Hiring Someone Without A Social Security Number first appeared on Shahrestani Law.

If you've never hired an attorney before, the process can be unnerving. Here's what to look for. The post How to Choose an Attorney first appeared on Shahrestani Law.

Your first move is to get the board of directors together for an organizational meeting. The post So You've Incorporated… Now What? first appeared on Shahrestani Law.

Guest Post by: Alyssa Kutach, MSHRM, SHRM-CP Have you ever been sitting at your desk at work, just stewing with anger because you and your co-worker got in a tiff over a work assignment? Workplace conflict is all too common in the workforce these days, but is seemingly passed over or swept under the rug […] The post What is Workplace Mediation? first appeared on Shahrestani Law.

What laws does a business owner have to follow? If you're a business owner in Austin, Texas, you've got other things on your mind than the red tape in the way of your success. Where would you even begin? Here's a summary of some laws that might apply to you if you own a business. […] The post Texas Business Employment Laws first appeared on Shahrestani Law.

A ransomware attack recently took down the entire Texas appellate court system. Learn these simple strategies to protect your business from similar attacks. The post 5 Easy Ways to Protect Yourself From Ransomware Attacks first appeared on Shahrestani Law.