Webinar: Protecting Your Organization’s “Secret Sauce” & Intellectual Property

Thursday, August 7, 2014 from 11:00 to 11:45 a.m. Vann Attorneys & the Ottavio Group: Protecting Your Organization’s “Secret Sauce” – The importance of safeguarding your business’s intellectual capital Between an aging workforce and Millennials who change jobs frequently, business productivity is at risk. Critical and unique knowledge is lost when employees leave or retire. And it’s not just lost knowledge. Rapidly …

Seven Tips for Negotiating in Business Today

It is such an honor to work with and help our clients in their business as they negotiate through numerous transactions and relationships. It is always interesting to help clients as they communicate with the opposing parties as the parties try to obtain a resolution to their needs. The following seven tips are based upon my experience in witnessing hundreds …

Webinar: Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) – Security, Management, and Legal Concerns

Wednesday, June 25, 2014 from 11:00 to 11:30 a.m. Vann Attorneys & Carolinas IT Webinar: Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) – Security, Management, and Legal Concerns We will discuss an overview of topics and issues to consider with “Bringing Your Own Device to Work”. What are the implications, how should management handle this request and what are the 5 top …

Vann Attorneys, PLLC Launches Unmanned Aircraft Systems Practice

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE RALEIGH, N.C. – Given the interest and use of Drones or Unmanned Aircraft Systems for business purposes, Vann Attorneys, PLLC has launched a practice group specifically designed to serve the companies interested in this industry. The emerging commercial UAS technology and equipment presents a large potential of business opportunities for many of our clients. Vann …

North Carolina Lien Law Under Review Again

The North Carolina General Assembly appointed a committee in 2013 to study a specific element of North Carolina Lien Law. The Lien Law Review Committee was initially charged with studying the impact of modifying lien law regarding leased real property. Just recently, several other issues have popped up from industry groups interested in changing the North Carolina Lien Law again. …

Webinar: Handling Money of Others – Sales Tax, Escheat Property & Cashing Checks

Tuesday, May 13, 2014 from 3:00 to 3:30 p.m. Vann Attorneys Webinar: Handling Money of Others – Sales Tax, Escheat Property & Cashing Checks We will discuss three topics that are always of high interest among our clients: sales tax, escheat property, and cashing the checks of customers. What’s the proper way of handling funds of customers that have not been returned …

Thank You To Our Awesome Clients! We Are Celebrating Client Appreciation Month

[themecolor]Vann Attorneys is celebrating February as Client Appreciation Month, and we’d like to say YOU’RE THE GREATEST!!![/themecolor] All of us at Vann Attorneys are so grateful for the opportunity to service our clients.  We thoroughly enjoy our business relationship with you.  We would like to take this opportunity to say thank you. Throughout the month of February, Vann Attorneys will be …

Excellence in All We Do (Following the Golden Rule)

Knowing the “why” we do what we do is important for many reasons. The “why” helps set the stage for how we accept responsibility and how we proceed with accomplishing our work. Our office was formed in September 1993 as a solo practice with one attorney and one administrative assistant/paralegal. When we started the office, our letterhead and logo included …

Webinar: Checklist for Business Success in 2014

Tuesday, January 14, 2014 from 3:00 to 3:30 p.m. Vann Attorneys Webinar: Checklist for Business Success in 2014 Are you prepared for business success in 2014? We will discuss required filings with the Secretary of State, corporate minutes and bylaw regulations, sales tax issues, escheat requirements, and wrap up with a review of accounts receivable. Submit your questions in advance by …

Webinar: Understanding the Nuts & Bolts of LiensNC

Tuesday, January 28, 2014 from 3:00 to 3:45 p.m. Vann Attorneys Webinar: Understanding the Nuts & Bolts of LiensNC Webinar on how to efficiently give notice to Lien Agents Hosted by Vann Attorneys Sponsored by LiensNC and NACM – South Atlantic What challenges are you having with using the LiensNC system? What questions do you have about finding data and using the …

Webinar: Top 10 Issues in Protecting Your Lien Rights in North Carolina

Thursday, December 5, 2013 from 3:00 to 3:45 p.m. Vann Attorneys Webinar: Top 10 Issues in Protecting Your Lien Rights in North Carolina Q&A on the impact of the new North Carolina lien law How is this impacting your business? What are you encountering as a construction supplier with the new North Carolina lien law? Submit your questions, experiences, challenges and …

Webinar: Documentation in Employee Files

Tuesday, December 10, 2013 from 3:00 to 3:30 p.m. Vann Attorneys Webinar: Documentation in Employee Files As an Employer, keeping good employment records is a must.  What documentation should you have for your employees?  What documentation should not be kept?  How long do you need to keep the records?  These topics and others will be discussed during our webinar.  If you …

Business Bank Accounts: How Safe is Your Money? Raleigh Law Firm

A growing number of businesses are using online banking and mobile banking is gaining in popularity.  However, most business owners are not aware that, unlike consumer accounts, business bank accounts are afforded little to no legislatively mandated fraud liability protection.  Although, some banks offer zero liability fraud protection for their business customers, that protection is not mandatory and may be …