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Posted on May 4, 2018 By Kraut Harris
When franchising and franchised businesses started to take off in the 1960s and 1970s, the typical franchisee was an individual who, after working for others for decades, decided that he or she wanted ...
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Posted on Dec 1, 2017 By Kraut Harris
There are times when the best thing an entrepreneur can do is to say "That's enough. It's time to stop operating this business." For some, the decision will entail passing the ...
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Posted on Aug 10, 2017 By Kraut Harris
Litigation is expensive. All too often, a person or company will have to abandon a claim because the cost of litigation is simply too high to justify pursuit of the claim. In Pennsylvania, Magisterial ...
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Posted on Apr 26, 2017 By Kraut Harris
We are used to feeling the winds blow when we are outdoors in March. But what are those breezes we feel when we are inside our offices in April? They are the effects of exhalations of principals, ...
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Posted on Feb 12, 2017 By Ken Milner
It has been a little over four months since the Federal Aviation Administration issued regulations relating to the operation of commercial unmanned small aircraft, i.e., drones. While opening up some ...
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Posted on Oct 20, 2015 By Ken Milner
Under the federal Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), businesses are prohibited from making any telephone calls to a residential telephone number using a prerecorded or artificial voice, without ...
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Posted on Jan 7, 2014 By Mark Harris
Handling Digital Assets When doing estate planning it is important to consider your digital assets and how your personal representatives will have access to them. When preparing a Will or Power of ...
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Posted on Sep 12, 2013 By Mark Harris
My experience with clients in working with them on their estate plan is that all too often there is a lack of communication among the family members regarding the client’s estate planning needs. ...
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Posted on Aug 14, 2013 By Craig J. Fleischmann
In a coup for contractors, two recent decisions from the Pennsylvania Superior Court, Shafer Elec. & Const. v. Mantia and Durst v. Milroy General Contracting, Inc. and Durst v. Milroy General ...
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Posted on Aug 13, 2013 By Ken Milner
Over the past several years, credit card companies who have brought breach of contract cases against cardholders have had trouble winning because they have been unable to produce the original credit ...
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Posted on Aug 1, 2013 By Kraut Harris
The world is a much different place now than when I was a teenager over three decades ago. We didn’t have cell phones. I didn’t even have a cordless phone until I was in college, and at ...
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Posted on Jul 30, 2013 By Kraut Harris
A number of our clients have communicated their concern to us about identity theft and fraud. The following are a few tips that you can use to hopefully avoid being placed in that situation: ● Store ...
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Posted on Jul 22, 2013 By Mark S. Harris
Beneficiary Designations – Do Not Let Them Disrupt Your Estate Plan Beneficiary designations can be an important part of the estate planning process. A significant portion of your assets may be ...
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Posted on May 21, 2013 By Kraut Harris, P.C.
We are pleased to announce the launch of our new website and blog!
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