Former New York Yankee catcher and legendary manager Yogi Berra, known for his witticisms and pithy humor, once said, "Life is a learning experience, only if you learn." That adage is also appropriate for attorneys, even though there seems to be a general public perception that lawyers know everything. Read more...

“You wouldn’t go to a general doctor if you needed open heart surgery. They would refer you to a specialist,” says Sam Redlich, a New Jersey lawyer who advises clients about intellectual property matters.

Redlich does not mince words on the question of whether a small business owner’s legal needs would be better served by consulting with a business attorney rather than a general practitioner. While certainly a generalization that varies attorney to attorney and from one legal matter to another, he maintains that clients are best served by lawyers whose body of work focuses on the specific area of work needed by the prospective client. Read more...

“Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), businesses which have 50 or more full-time employees are required to pay for and provide healthcare coverage. As a result, many small businesses have been forced to evaluate their workforce models to consider use of more part-time employees rather than full time,” says David Paragas, a partner in the Columbus office of Barnes + Thornburg, LLP. Read more...