One important pointer for new small business owners that is never stressed enough is the importance of clearly identifying your company as the party to all your company’s contracts. This is relevant at the opening and the end of each contract.
First, the contract should clearly identify the company as the contracting party.
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Fla. Stat. 732.102 governs the distribution to a surviving spouse of an intestate estate – one in which the decedent did not leave a Last Will – by providing the following three alternatives:
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Bivins & Hemenway, P.A., located in Tampa, FL, has been nominated for the 2011 Greater Brandon Chamber of Commerce Small Business of the Year Awards as a result of the firm’s excellent business performance and commitment to the Greater Brandon Chamber. This is the fourth year in a row that the Brandon Chamber has nominated the law firm for this honor.
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Robert W. Bivins, managing partner of the Tampa Bay law firm of Bivins & Hemenway, P.A., was listed in Florida Super Lawyers for 2011. Mr. Bivins has been included in Super Lawyers for the past three years and practices primarily in the areas of real estate, business law, and commercial law.
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I previously wrote about the Florida Supreme Court’s decision in Olmstead v. Federal Trade Commission, in which the Court set forth detailed reasoning as to why a judgment debtor’s interest in a single-member LLC should be subject to levy in addition to the imposition of a charging order.
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All Florida business entities must file an annual report with the Division of Corporations by May 1st of each year. Late filings are subject to a late fee of $400.00 in addition to the regular filing fee, which is currently $150.00 for corporations and $138.75 for limited liability companies.
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One misunderstanding that commonly manifests following the passing of a loved one involves durable powers of attorney. Often a family member who was designated as attorney in fact under an existing durable power of attorney thinks they may continue to act on behalf of the deceased. However, “durable” does not mean that the power of attorney survives death,
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The Tampa Bay area law firm of Bivins & Hemenway, P.A., is pleased to announce that managing partner Robert W. Bivins has been elected to serve on the Primerus Business Law Institute (PBLI) Executive Committee as Vice Chair for 2011.
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The article Crude Processes and Deepwater Questions: Compensation on the Horizon, co-written by Robert W. Bivins and John M. Hemenway, has been published in the Primerus quarterly Stare Decisis.
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Bivins & Hemenway, P.A., located in Valrico, FL, is pleased to announce that the firm recently won the Primerus Community Service Award at the 2010 Primerus Annual Conference. The firm won the award following a vote of the Primerus membership based on the firm’s participation in numerous community service events,
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