How to Protect Your Personal Assets During Business Dissolution
Dissolving a business is more than just shutting down operations—it involves settling financial obligations, legal formalities, and ensuring that personal assets remain protected. Business owners in Dallas-Fort Worth must take the necessary precautions to shield their personal finances from business-related liabilities. At Ryan G. Cole Law, PLLC, we guide business owners...
Legal Remedies for Business Fraud Victims: What Are Your Options?
When you enter into a business relationship, you will want to go through due diligence and have a contract drafted and reviewed by a competent attorney. However, even if you enter into a deal with the best of intentions, sometimes the other side has anything but. Perhaps they hid some unpleasant information...
The Impact of Business Fraud on Shareholders and Investors
Business fraud is a major problem here in Texas and throughout the United States. This is why there are numerous state and federal agencies that are designed to protect shareholders and other investors, like the federal Securities and Exchange Commission and the Texas State Securities Board. These agencies...
Construction Arbitration vs. Litigation: Choosing the Right Dispute Resolution Method
The construction industry has been booming here in Texas. New homes and office buildings have been going up like mushrooms after a rainstorm. Unfortunately, some construction projects don’t work out as planned, leading to disputes between builders and clients. When this happens, you will be faced with deciding how to resolve...
Can You Have a Binding “Written” Contract if Only One Party Signed?
There are only a few situations where a contract has to be signed in order to be binding. In other words, you can still have a binding written contract in Texas even if only one party signed, as long as the agreement doesn’t fall under the Statute of Frauds.
What Happens When a Business Partner Decides to Leave the Partnership?
You are in business with one or more people, and everything seems fine until one of the partners decides to leave the partnership. This may be because your partner has decided to retire, or it could be over a dispute in compensation or the direction of the business. Whatever the reason,...