“Can I recover my attorney’s fees?” is a question we often receive at the outset of litigation. The general rule in North Carolina is that each party is responsible for its own attorney’s fees, unless the contract or a statute provides otherwise.
Clients often come to us for help recovering money owed on various contracts, agreements, payments, services and products. Depending on the circumstances, we may recommend sending a letter to the debtor to demand payment of the total balance owed. Sometimes, debtors (or their attorneys) respond to the demand letter, the line of communication continues, and we can work toward a resolution of the matter.
Many presume that the use of emojis are frivolous and more fun than serious. However, the use of emojis can raise complicated and complex legal questions and issues.
In a society fueled by online reviews from (purported) customers, negative reviews can have an impact on a business’s bottom line. A common question arises about how to stop a disgruntled customer from peppering online review websites and social media platforms with negative (and potentially inaccurate) reviews about your business.
When your business exchanges quote requests, quotes, purchase orders, and contracts with customers or clients, which document’s “terms & conditions” apply? Here’s a scenario we often see in business law: Your business works to establish a contract with a client or customer. Your customer sends in a request for a quote – that request includes terms & conditions. Your company then sends the customer a quote with terms & conditions. Your customer then sends in a purchase order with its own terms & conditions. Your company finally delivers a confirmation which includes its own terms & conditions. So which terms and conditions apply?! Join James Vann during this fast-paced webinar reviewing Terms and Conditions in business contracts. Join James Vann during this fast-paced webinar reviewing Terms and Conditions in business contracts.
COMPLIMENTARY WEBINAR FOR OUR CLIENTS & GUESTSThursday, July 25, 20193:00 – 3:45 PM EST Accepting Checks & Other Forms of Payment From Your Customers Presented by James Vann When a customer writes in the memo field, does that impact collection? What happens when a customer remits payment to another branch? Do you know what to do when a customer makes …
If you have been involved in a lawsuit before, you may remember seeing or receiving what is typically called a “preservation letter”. What is this preservation letter and what does it do? A preservation letter may also be called a preservation order, a litigation hold, or a hold order. This is a letter instructing the recipient not to destroy, alter, or …
Before October 2017, if you asked any trial lawyer in North Carolina whether a company could represent itself in court, the answer would have been “Only in small claims court.” Most lawyers would have even been able to tell you the exact case that required companies to have an attorney represent them in court.
How the business’s online presence is created, whether through the formation of a website and/or social media account(s), is at the discretion of the business owners. Creating an online presence for your company through a social media site such as Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn, or creating your own website effectively advertises your business before a large audience.
While mostly always beneficial to our daily lives, the integration of new technology into everyday activity has also raised quite a number of legal concerns. Let’s say a business competitor of yours places a GPS tracking device on the bottom of your vehicle and keeps track of your location as you travel from place to place.
We discuss and review how to recover attorney’s fees and finance charges in business contracts and transactions. This fast paced webinar will demonstrate how to prepare your contracts to best protect you when others do not pay.
Thursday June 21, 2018 from 3:30 to 4:00 p.m Responding to Subpoenas & Preserving Information What do you do when you’ve been served with a subpoena? What is your timeframe to respond? What are you required to do? Can you object to your subpoena? What information must you preserve? JD Hensarling will answer these questions and more during this fast …
Wednesday May 2, 2018 from 3:00 to 3:30 p.m Non-compete, Non-disclosure, and Non-solicitation Agreements in North Carolina Non-compete, non-disclosure and non-solicitation agreements can add value to the purchase of a business, and can help your company protect its confidential information and keep its customers. But, a poorly drafted or mis-timed agreement can be worth less than the time it takes …
Thursday, March 22, 2018 from 3:00 to 3:30 p.m Doing Business with LLCs and the Advantages of Using LLCs in Business What is the legal effect of an LLC? When contracting with an LLC, what should you look for? How are LLCs being used today? How can you use an LLC in your business and entrepreneurial efforts? Join us as …
Jim Beck discusses discusses situations in which a bankruptcy is either beneficial to a creditor or only a mild hindrance to collection. Creditors should actively seek out opportunities to use the bankruptcy laws to their benefit and make sure there are no available recovery options prior to ceasing collection activities.
Join us on Thursday, January 18, 2018 for a complimentary webinar discussing “How to Prove Your Case When You Aren’t Being Paid”.
Reserve your seat for our Terms & Conditions webinar on Thursday, November 16, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. This fast paced webinar will review how terms and conditions could be construed with contracts entered into by e-mail, online purchases, etc.
Vann Attorneys will be hosting this webinar on Thursday, October 19, 2017 from 3:00 to 3:30 p.m. North Carolina Lien Law in 2017: Three Important Things to Remember. Join us as we discuss the current lien law for North Carolina. We will identify three areas of the law that are important to remember as subcontractors and/or suppliers.
Often times in a business transaction where a business is buying or selling a business, a Letter of Intent and Term Sheet is agreed to in order to set the stage for the transaction. Generally the buyer will present to the seller a letter of intent to set out the terms and conditions for the purchase. This generally is presented to the seller after there has been…
How important are corporate documents? We will host an executive review of important corp. docs in this fast paced webinar.
