By Bret L. Strong | Published September 21, 2015 | Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment
If you live in or around Houston, Texas and you cannot help but hear concerns about the effects of lower oil prices over the past several months on local jobs and the economy. Having worked in the industry since 1985, booms and busts are a part of the fiber of the industry. More integrated global Read More
Read MoreToday, with advances in technology, an employee can virtually work from anywhere, the ability to work remotely is becoming common place in our society. Typically, employers will provide an employee with a smart phone or laptop in order to conduct business-related activities. In nearly all corporate-level jobs, an employee is provided access to the Internet. Read More
Read MoreTEXAS SERIES LLC BACKGROUND On September 1, 2009, Texas joined Delaware, Illinois, Iowa, Nevada, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Utah as the handful of states in the U.S. at the time that permitted the formation of a relatively new entity type known as a Series limited liability companies (a “Series LLC”). While a Series LLC shares many Read More
Read MoreIs your “independent contractor” actually an employee? While it seems like a relatively simple question, the ramifications are substantial to a business owner. Misclassifying and paying a worker as a 1099 independent contractor, when in reality he or she should be treated as a W2 employee, can result in a variety of consequences for the Read More
Read MoreThere are many ways that business partnerships are like a marriage. Both create legally binding obligations on those who enter into them. And just like a marriage, a business partnership requires commitment, trust, and hard work; each person involved must do their part in order for the venture succeed. Despite the colloquialism “it’s just business” Read More
Read MoreAs a business, The Strong Firm understands the value of knowing and utilizing personality types within the firm to promote synergy amongst the staff in order to meet client objectives and deadlines. Recently, the firm brought in a personality assessment specialist to administer the Myer Briggs personality assessment test on all employees. Not only was Read More
Read MoreA partnership is the default business arrangement between two or more individuals that go into business together. Therefore, the failure to define the understood business arrangement between two or more people can result in litigation asserting that a common law partnership was formed. Indeed, partnership litigation often catches at least one “partner” completely off guard Read More
Read MoreAlthough a commercial tenant does not have the same statutory protections provided to residential tenants, there are still specific legal procedures, as outlined in the commercial lease and the Texas Property Code which are vital to a proper eviction process. Below is a rough outline of some considerations important in a commercial eviction: Step 1 Read More
Read MoreFor most legal issues, Texas corporations are governed by the Texas Business Organizations Code. However, one topic that is not expressly addressed is the fiduciary duties of corporate directors. Instead, case law has established the principle that directors owe their corporations three general fiduciary duties: a duty of obedience, a duty of care, and a Read More
Read MoreIt is hard to believe that this summer The Strong Firm will celebrate one year in Hughes Landing. When we arrived to our new offices in August of 2014, we did so based upon the vision and promise of The Howard Hughes Corporation of a magnificent 66 acre development built on the banks of Lake Read More
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