The civil legal system runs parallel to the criminal justice system, but has different procedures and goals. The goal of the criminal justice system is to punish offenders for breaking laws, not to compensate or help the victim. The government, specifically the prosecution, makes the decision to bring the charges and initiate the criminal proceedings, [...]

A lot of people are hesitant to initiate legal action after they have been wronged. It may be because of the complexity or uncertainty of the legal process or simply because of a lack of awareness as to the legal options available. In any case, we believe that any individual who has been wronged, whether [...]

Part 4: New Business Checklist In this last installment of our 4-part series, we bring you our ultimate checklist for starting and operating a successful new in Florida business from a legal perspective. Earlier in this series, we discussed the different steps needed to formally organize and set up your business in Florida, how to [...]

Part 3: Protecting Your Business In this 4-part series, we will walk you through our roadmap for successfully starting and operating a business from a legal perspective. This segment focuses on steps you can take to protect your business, both in terms of lessening liability and preventing business disputes. You can see our first segment, [...]

Part 2: Preparing for Opening Day In this 4-part series, we will walk you through our roadmap for successfully starting and operating a business from a legal perspective. In our first segment we discussed the different steps needed to formally organize and set up your business in Florida. In this second segment, we are discussing [...]