While almost everything has benefits and drawbacks, the outcomes of trademarking an organization are often promising for many businesses. This process has the ability to protect a company’s current and future operations, and to similarly bolster their image in an unbeatable way. A trademark is a unique brand status that protects you from others selling …
Small business owners have an endless number of responsibilities. Unvarying focus on payroll, customers, content, employees, and all things of keeping their business successful. It’s not uncommon to be so overrun with these responsibilities, that the laws of copyright are thrown to the side, left unknown. You’re busy, so copying and pasting paragraphs of another’s …
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The number of children living with only one parent has continued to rise in the United States steadily. Information from the United States Census Bureau shows that in 1968, 11% of children lived with their mother only. Fifty-two years later, in 2020, this rate had almost doubled and now stood at 21%. The same goes …
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This is an update on the case about the Marriage Equality Act (MEA) of New York that is being handled by Michael B. Schulman & Associates P.C. The Marriage Equality Act (MEA) of New York took effect on July 24, 2011, for the purposes of recognizing otherwise “valid” marriages in the State of New York. …
The federal government is the largest buyer of goods and services in the United States by far. According to the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the federal government spent more than $665 billion on contracts in the fiscal year 2020. For perspective, this is almost 10% of the federal government budget and 2.6 times the budget …
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Michael B. Schulman & Associates, P.C. have taken on a case about the Marriage Equality Act (MEA) of New York, which took effect on July 24, 2011. In this action, Michael B. Schulman & Associates represent the defendant where our position is that a same-sex marriage ceremony in New York solemnized by a Rabbi on …
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There are very few aspects of our society that the advent of COVID-19 has not turned completely upside-down and created a future full of uncertainties for, and jury trials are no exception. The right to be tried by a jury of one’s peers has long been a fundamental American right, enshrined in the 6th Amendment …
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An attorney was one of the first to make news for testing positive with Covid-19. As a litigator, it resounded strongly with me. We walk into courtrooms full of attorneys- some small groups of 10-20, others large crowds of 50 or more. Sometimes we’re there for over an hour. Sometimes we walk into multiple courtrooms …
While many individual renters are struggling to pay their monthly rent during the on-going Coronavirus pandemic, the commercial side of real estate is not much different. Many commercial tenants requested rent abatements and/or forbearance agreements with accompanying extensions of lease terms. However, many landlords are worried if they give assistance to certain tenants, it is …
Commercial real estate lease agreements can be overwhelming to the average person. Therefore, it is imperative that before you enter into a commercial lease agreement as a tenant, whether for more or less than 1,000 square feet of space, you owe it to yourself to consult with a real estate attorney with experience and expertise …
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