Richard Chapo
Member Since: 04th September 2005
URL: http://www.sandiegobusinesslawfirm.com
Occupation: Attorney
No of articles: 93
About Me:
Richard A. Chapo is a San Diego business lawyer with San Diego Business Law Firm providing legal services and legal advice for businesses. Visit SanDiegoBusinessLawFirm.com to read business law articles.
URL: http://www.sandiegobusinesslawfirm.com
Occupation: Attorney
No of articles: 93
About Me:
Richard A. Chapo is a San Diego business lawyer with San Diego Business Law Firm providing legal services and legal advice for businesses. Visit SanDiegoBusinessLawFirm.com to read business law articles.
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Regardless of the type of business you conduct, there is a significant risk of being sued in our litigious society. Lawsuits can range from claims of negligence to defective products to disputes with employees. Incorporating is a means of guarding against...
The Secret To Protecting Your Business Assets
10th December 2005Regardless of the type of business you conduct, there is a significant risk of being sued in our litigious society. Lawsuits can range from claims of negligence to defective products to disputes with employees. Incorporating is a means of guarding against...
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Nearly all small businesses should form entities to limit their exposure to civil liability in the form of lawsuits. In forming an entity, certain documents have to be filed with the state in question. States To the surprise of some, state law inste...
Business Entities Filings With The State
10th December 2005Nearly all small businesses should form entities to limit their exposure to civil liability in the form of lawsuits. In forming an entity, certain documents have to be filed with the state in question. States To the surprise of some, state law inste...
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In this age of information, most small business owners understand they need the protection provided by a corporation or limited liability company. Such protection, however, can be lost though certain actions. Criminal Action Creating a business enti...
Business Entity Mistakes Criminal Conduct and Independence
10th December 2005In this age of information, most small business owners understand they need the protection provided by a corporation or limited liability company. Such protection, however, can be lost though certain actions. Criminal Action Creating a business enti...
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Ah, don't you love those Nigerian scams? I'm the brother of Finance Minister Well, they are finally being prosecuted and going to jail. Banco Noroeste Brazil In the biggest scam of its sort, three Nigerian scammers managed to steal $242 million ...
Nigerian Scams Finally Going To Jail
06th December 2005Ah, don't you love those Nigerian scams? I'm the brother of Finance Minister Well, they are finally being prosecuted and going to jail. Banco Noroeste Brazil In the biggest scam of its sort, three Nigerian scammers managed to steal $242 million ...
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Whether you've created a corporation or limited liability company, you must maintain records. Here's a primer on the basic corporate records you need to maintain. Corporate Records When forming a corporation or limited liability company, you are cr...
Corporate Records What to Keep
06th December 2005Whether you've created a corporation or limited liability company, you must maintain records. Here's a primer on the basic corporate records you need to maintain. Corporate Records When forming a corporation or limited liability company, you are cr...
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You're conducting business as a corporation and various shareholders have kicked in investment money. Can shareholder inspections of corporate records occur? Emotional Attachment With small businesses, emotions can run high. Typically, a person has ...
Corporate Records Shareholder Inspections
06th December 2005You're conducting business as a corporation and various shareholders have kicked in investment money. Can shareholder inspections of corporate records occur? Emotional Attachment With small businesses, emotions can run high. Typically, a person has ...
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It seems a day doesn't go by without a company announcing it has lost or had customer data stolen. TransUnion Credit Agency has now joined the parade of identity theft. TransUnion Credit Agency In late summer, TransUnion discovered that over 3,600 ...
TransUnion Credit Agency Customer Data Stolen
16th November 2005It seems a day doesn't go by without a company announcing it has lost or had customer data stolen. TransUnion Credit Agency has now joined the parade of identity theft. TransUnion Credit Agency In late summer, TransUnion discovered that over 3,600 ...
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One of the touted advantages of owning a corporation is the ease in transferring shares. In many cases, this assumed benefit is simply wrong. Transfer Shares According to "experts", using a corporation has one bid advantage over other entities. The...
Selling Corporate Shares Be Careful
17th October 2005One of the touted advantages of owning a corporation is the ease in transferring shares. In many cases, this assumed benefit is simply wrong. Transfer Shares According to "experts", using a corporation has one bid advantage over other entities. The...
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Every corporate entity must hold board meetings and keep corporate minutes. This doesn't mean you have to be sucked in by the corporate minute preparation solicitations. Corporate Minutes Corporate minutes simply are documents detailing the events ...
Solicitations To Prepare Your Corporate Minutes
17th October 2005Every corporate entity must hold board meetings and keep corporate minutes. This doesn't mean you have to be sucked in by the corporate minute preparation solicitations. Corporate Minutes Corporate minutes simply are documents detailing the events ...
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Most states make forming a corporation relatively painless by providing forms for practically everything. The bylaws of the corporation, however, are an area you don't want to rely on a form. What Are Bylaws? Bylaws are the technical rules that gov...
Bylaws The Guts of a Corporation
17th October 2005Most states make forming a corporation relatively painless by providing forms for practically everything. The bylaws of the corporation, however, are an area you don't want to rely on a form. What Are Bylaws? Bylaws are the technical rules that gov...
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Business entities comes in so many types that business owners can easily get confused. Here's a quick guide that will hopefully shed a little light on business entities for you. Business Entities "C" Corporation: A corporation whose shares are held...
Business Entities A Quick Guide
20th September 2005Business entities comes in so many types that business owners can easily get confused. Here's a quick guide that will hopefully shed a little light on business entities for you. Business Entities "C" Corporation: A corporation whose shares are held...
Legal
Legal issues and problems are stressful, complex and inevitable. If you get wrapped up in legal issues, it sometimes helps to understand the lingo being bandied about. Legal Terms Contract: An agreement between two or more parties in which each pa...
Legal Terms A Quick Guide
20th September 2005Legal issues and problems are stressful, complex and inevitable. If you get wrapped up in legal issues, it sometimes helps to understand the lingo being bandied about. Legal Terms Contract: An agreement between two or more parties in which each pa...
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As you may know, Google is making an effort to scan every book in the world. The goal is to create a giant online database of every book that can be searched. One small problem is the fact that Google is violating copyright laws. Copyright Google ...
Google's Book Scanning and Copyright Laws
05th September 2005As you may know, Google is making an effort to scan every book in the world. The goal is to create a giant online database of every book that can be searched. One small problem is the fact that Google is violating copyright laws. Copyright Google ...
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Unless you've been on vacation all summer, the brawl between Google and Microsoft should be old news. New developments, however, have occurred with publication of the non-compete agreement signed by Kai-Fu Lee. Google v. Microsoft Earlier this year...
Microsoft v. Google Kai-Fu Lee's Non-Compete Agreement
05th September 2005Unless you've been on vacation all summer, the brawl between Google and Microsoft should be old news. New developments, however, have occurred with publication of the non-compete agreement signed by Kai-Fu Lee. Google v. Microsoft Earlier this year...
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The General Accounting Office has reported the federal government is ignoring individual privacy rights of citizens. Not only is it ignoring guidelines, the actions being taken may server to put your privacy at more risk of being violated. Government ...
Privacy Rights Big Brother's Bumbling
05th September 2005The General Accounting Office has reported the federal government is ignoring individual privacy rights of citizens. Not only is it ignoring guidelines, the actions being taken may server to put your privacy at more risk of being violated. Government ...