How to Choose a Trademark

Choosing a trademark can be a tricky business – especially if you want to call your business something other than your own name. Here are a few pointers to get you started: More creativity is better. Try to choose a name (or logo, or slogan) that is as original and...

Should I Create a Special Needs Trust?

This is a question that comes up regularly. When a loved one has a disability, making sure they’re taken care of is even more critical than usual. In most cases, the special needs trust is used to make sure a disabled person does not lose government benefits, such as...

How Long Will My Copyright Last?

It’s a simple question, one that a lot of people ask. Unfortunately the answer is not quite so simple. The reason copyright duration can be complex (and confusing) is because different rules apply depending on when the creative work was published (or created) and who...

Should I Have a Gun Trust?

This may be a controversial topic for California, but I have a client who’s interested in the answer, and I thought I’d kill two birds with one stone and write about what I found. (Yes, I did see the opportunity for a pun there, but I chose to take the higher ground)...