Perkins’ New Book Published by PBI Press
To learn more about your legal issue, choose a topic from the list below to watch our experienced Media lawyers answer your frequently asked questions in the areas of business transactions, real estate, estate planning, tax matters, entity formation, and litigation.
Business Law
Is it Worth the Investment to Hire a Business Lawyer?
When Should I Speak to a Lawyer When Starting a Business?
Should I Incorporate My Business Online?
My Partner is Not Giving Me Any Financial Information About the Company
How Can I Split from My Business Partner?
Breaking Up with Your Business Partner With a Shareholder’s Agreement
Breaking Up with Your Business Partner Without a Shareholder’s Agreement
The Majority Shareholder Wants to Split with their Business Partner
How Can I Involuntarily Split from My Business Partner?
How Can I Fire My Business Partner or a Shareholder?
How Can I Continue Operation of the Company if I Fired My Business Partner?
Do I Have to Go to Court If I Fire My Business Partner?
What are My Rights as a Minority Partner of a Business?
Handling a Deceased Partner’s Spouse if there Wasn’t an Agreement
Employment Law
What to Know About Terminating an Employee
Is it Required to Give a Warning Before Termination?
Can I Terminate an Employee Without Severance Benefits?
Can I Terminate an Employee as Part of Restructuring or Reorganization?
Can I Terminate a Long Term Employee for Not Performing Their Job Duties?
What is Considered Harassment in the Workplace?
Receiving a Complaint of Harassment in the Workplace
The Supervisor of My Company is Engaging in Inappropriate Conduct
Is My Company Subject to State or Federal Anti Discrimination Laws
Are Employers Required to Keep Records of Both Hours and Pay?
How Do I Know if an Employee Qualifies for Overtime?
What Can an Employer Ask Under the Americans with Disabilities Act?
Reasonable Accommodations Under the Americans with Disabilities Act?
Do I Have to Agree to an Injured Employee Requesting to Work from Home?
The Employee that Applied for Leave Has Not Returned to Work
What is the Next Step After Receiving a Complaint from the EEOC?
Real Estate & Property Law
What is the Biggest Mistake Made When Buying or Selling Real Estate?
How Does a Real Estate Agreement of Sales Protect the Buyer?
What Issues Can Arise from a Real Estate Transaction?
What Issues Need to be Addressed in the Real Estate Agreement of Sales for the Seller?
Issues to Think About When Flipping a Home with a Group of People
Remedies that are Available When Your Real Estate Tax is Too High
My Neighbor is Interfering with the Use and Enjoyment of My Property
Trimming Branches on a Tree that is Growing Onto Your Property
Landlord-Tenant
What Should a Landlord Consider When Creating a Lease?
Written Lease Agreement Vs. a Verbal Agreement
What Should I Know if My Tenant Breaks the Lease?
What Should I Do if My Tenant Stops Paying Rent?
How Much Does it Cost to Evict a Tenant?
How Much Notice Should I Give a Tenant for Eviction?
How Long Does it Take to Evict a Tenant?
Should I Have a Processor Perform the Eviction?
Which Court Handles Landlord-Tenant Issues?
Waiving Back Rent if You Allow Your Tenant to Voluntarily Leave the Unit
Tax Controversy
Legal Malpractice
The Most Common Types of Legal Malpractice
Should I Get a Second Opinion If I Don’t Agree With My Current Lawyer?
Should I Insist on a Written Fee Agreement Before Meeting with an Attorney?
Types of Damages You Can Recover from in a Legal Malpractice Case
I Think My Attorney Committed Legal Malpractice, But My Case is Still Pending
Can I Pursue an Attorney for Malpractice if I Have Already Settled?
Am I Required to Appeal the Loss in Court Before Suing My Attorney for Malpractice?
Do We Need Expert Witnesses for a Legal Malpractice Case?
The Differences Between an Intentional Wrong Act and a Negligent Act
Can I Sue My Attorney for Malpractice Without a Signed Agreement?
Suing an Attorney for Malpractice When You Weren’t Their Client
My Former Attorney Will Not Give Back My Client File
Personal Injury
Personal Injury Statute of Limitations
Slip and Fall on Someone Else’s Property
Slip and Fall on a Wet Floor in a Store
What are Important Things to Know About Tripping Hazard Injuries?
The First Thing You Should Do After a Car Accident
Who Will Pay My Medical Bills After a Car Accident?
Who is Responsible for Injuries Caused By Another Bar Patron?
Is a Bar Liable for Injuries Caused in an Accident if they Over Serve Alcohol?
Suing a Bar for Over Serving a Drunk Driver That Caused an Accident?
How Can I Determine Compensation from Injuries in an Accident?
What Should I Do if the At-Fault Driver is Underinsured for Coverage?
Am I Eligible for Compensation if I am Partially at Fault?
Will I Have to Repay My Insurance Company After an Injury Case?
Avoiding an Early Injury Settlement with Multiple Wrongdoers
Can I Still File a Lawsuit if I Was Not Wearing a Seat Belt?
Injured in an Auto Accident While on the Job
Can You Recover from a Hit and Run Accident?
Filing an Injury Claim If You Were Attacked at a Business
Am I Limited to Workers Compensation When Injured on the Job?
Can You Recover Damages When a Child is Injured By Another?
Is the Owner Responsible for a Dog Bite in Pennsylvania?
Is the Owner Responsible for a Dog Bite in Delaware?
Is the Owner Responsible for a Dog Bite in New Jersey?
The Differences in Duty Owed by a Private Landowner and a Business
Trusts & Estates
Why is an Estate Plan Important?
How Can I Get My Property and Assets to My Heirs?
How Can I Reduce Estate Taxes?
How Can I Reduce Federal Taxes if I Have a Large Estate?
What Happens When the Estate Has Insufficient Assets to Pay the Debts?
Why is Having a Power of Attorney Important?
How Should I Choose a Power of Attorney Agent?
What is the Legal Liability for a Power of Attorney Agent?
What is a Durable Power of Attorney?
General Power of Attorney Vs. Special Power of Attorney
Healthcare Power of Attorney Vs. Financial Power of Attorney
The Fate of Your Estate if You Become Incapacitated
What Happens When You Die Without a Will?
Planning for a Loved One with Special Needs
What Do I Need to Prepare a Will?
What Happens When a Relative or Friend Dies Without a Will?
Do I Have Any Recourse if I Was Left Out of My Parent’s Will?
