Incorporating a startup business provides a number of benefits to entrepreneurs—primarily protection of their personal assets from the debts and liabilities of the business. But there are a variety of steps that must be taken to incorporate, most with associated fees or costs. This article provides an overview of the cost of incorporating a startup business, including any fees that may be involved in related activities. 1. Incorporation filing fee with Secretary of State Corporations are fo...| AllBusiness.com
A former state employee wins disability discrimination case, leaving taxpayers responsible for the payout.| Legal Reader
In what is likely a bellwether for final agreement votes, the St. Petersburg City Council passed multiple measures related to the Historic Gas Plant District’s $6.5 billion redevelopment Thursday evening. A $1.37 billion ballpark for the Tampa Bay Rays would anchor the generational project. Council members voted 5-3 to extend an area funding mechanism, increase [...]| St Pete Catalyst
In Federal litigation, the general rule is that the party responding to the Rule 45 subpoena pays the costs and fees associated with responding. Essentially, federal courts see it as a cost of doing business.| LaszloLaw
Modernizing Client Trust Accounts: using bitcoin’s features to protect clients and lawyers| Empowered Law
When I became aware of the blockchain technology, one of the first ideas that interested me was how it could be used to replace custodial IOLTA or client trust accounts. If you’ve ever paid an attorney, up-front, your money was probably deposited into an IOLTA. IOLTA stands for Interest on Lawyer Trust Account and it’s a specific type of trust account where an attorney holds client funds (retainer), until the money is earned. Retainer is sometimes an ambiguous term. In this article, it me...| Empowered Law
