Publications

 

  • Design Professional's Practice Bulletin - Design professionals face unique challenges on a variety of fronts - insurance, legislative changes, licensing, contract negotiation and drafting, intellectual property protection, retention of key employees, and much more.  We periodically publish these bulletins to address developments in the law that directly affect the design professional community, and to provide business advice and guidance that will benefit design professionals and their firms. 
  • Avoiding Lawsuits -- How Businesses Can Prevent Employment Claims and Liabilities - Claims by employees against employers have increased exponentially - at one time or another, virtually all businesses face sexual harassment allegations, ADA and FMLA complications, overtime payment disputes, discrimination claims… and so on.  We periodically publish these white papers and legal updates to help employers minimize the costs, executive down time, and morale issues that arise from employment practices claims and liabilities.
  • Taking Care of Business - Powell Trachtman presents various seminars to its clients and others on topics of interest to businesses, and the people who own and run them.  Here are the notes and handouts for some of our more popular business presentations.
  • Personal Planning Alerts  - Business people need to focus on their personal planning as much as their business planning.  Does your estate plan protect your family?  Have you minimized the tax bite?  Have you foreseen and taken care of your children's special needs?  Are your assets protected?  What happens if you become ill?  You'll find some help and guidance here.