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It’s no April Fool’s joke, Brooks, Tarulis & Tibble launched its new website
Welcome to our new website. It provides easier access to our attorneys, practice areas, recent successes and our ongoing law blog that contains insights on current legal, business and personal issues that we think can be valuable to our clients and friends. We have...Incorporate Standard Terms In Your Business Contracts
No matter how many employees, agents, partners or others that have authority to bind your business to purchase or sale contracts, you can still take steps to protect your business by ensuring that all contracts are subject to the same standard terms and conditions...
The Benefits of Planning
Increasingly rapid changes in our economic life emphasizes the need to work with your lawyer and other professionals to create financial plans that protect your assets, maximize their potential and provide for efficient transfers. This is no longer merely drafting a...Stopping Business Identity Theft
While personal identity theft has garnered a lot of attention, there has been little attention about business identity theft, yet the harm can be substantial. Identity thieves pray on small businesses that may not adequately protect their business and financial...Corporation or Limited Liability Company, Which is Best
The benefits of operating your business as an authorized limited liability entity are numerous, and different for each entity. Selecting the particular entity for your business should be part of your initial planning and discussed with your legal and accounting...Asset Protection for Small Business Owners
If you own or operate a business, one constant concern is insulating your personal and family assets from claims and liabilities that may arise from your business. While it is not always possible to create a complete barrier to keep business creditors from seizing...Protecting Privileged Information
Current legal writing frequently addresses the obligation to preserve and disclose information in lawsuits, but in a recent Illinois Supreme Court opinion, Brunton v. Krueger, attorney Matthew Tibble persuaded the Illinois Supreme Court to not only reaffirm the...
What Insurance Your Business Needs
Any business with value and any business owner with a personal estate should have appropriate business insurance. A competent and trusted insurance agent or broker is critical in obtaining proper insurance from proper companies in proper amounts addressing the...
Evaluating Litigation Costs
While Americans and their businesses are the most litigious in the world, lawsuits are often filed and defended without consideration of the costs for the litigants. Plaintiffs should consider before suing and defendants before responding. Even if attorney’s...
Cyber Theft Red Flags
Cyber thieves now pray on persons and businesses that send and receive money via wire transfers. Typically the thieves hack into the files of one or more of the parties to the transaction and when alerted to the scheduling of the closing send false wire instructions...
