Firm Publications

• Confidentiality Agreements - What You Need to Know When You're on a "Need to Know" Basis
• Recent Employment Law Cases
• Preserve Your Personal Resources
• Congratulations to our Clients!!
• A Brief Look at the Economic Stimulus of 2009
• Business Tax Law - Deduction Denied for Travel Expenses Associated Two Places of Living
• Client Personal Planning Special

• 2008 ADA Amendments - What Employers Need to Know
• Recent Employment Law Cases
• Congratulations to our Clients!!
• LLC Step Up In Basis
• Social Security Wage Base Increase
• Advantages of Revocable Living Trusts
• Protecting Your Special Needs Child
• Beware of Living Trust Scams!

• Personal or "Estate" Planning
• New Living Will and Healthcare Power of Attorney - And a "MOST"
• The Practical Side of Personal Planning

• Asset Purchase vs. Stock Purchase: Some Advantages and Disadvantages
• Recent Employment Law Cases
• Congratulations to our Clients!!
• The Click of Death
• Business Tax Law: EBITDA - What is it?

• Some Reasons Investment Real Estate Should be Owned by LLCs
• Are You Sophistocated?
• Business Valuation Concepts and Methods
• Popular Actor Sentenced to Prison

• Do-it-Yourself Legal Traps
• Let's Make a Deal!
• Recent Business Law Case Summaries
• Business Tax Law

• Immigration Law- "No Match" Letters
• Your Company's Public Relations Damage Control Plan
• Form I-9 Has Been Revised
• Business Insurance
• Recent Business Law Case Summaries
• Business Tax Law - The IRS Grinch At Work - Taxation of Employer-Provided Cell Phones

• Small Business Tax Legislation Enacted
• Landmark Anti-trust Ruling will Affect Retail Prices
• Business Tax Law
• Court Decisions of Interest
• A Legal Term You Should Know: "Bonefide Purchaser for Value"

• Immigration Law - I-9 Compliance
• Fake Meal Breaks Lead to Real Overtime Headaches
• New, Broader Workplace Protection Against Retaliation
• New FTC Franchise Rule Helpful to Franchisees
• Hiring Teens This Summer?

• Is Your Corporate Veil at Risk?
• S-Corp Treatment of Income or Losses
• New Ethics Act May Affect Your Business
• Small Claims Appeal Trap
• Confidentiality of Employee Information

• Contract Gotchas
• Patriot Act Amendment Extends Wiretapping Authority to Antitrust Criminal Investigations
• Business Tax Law: Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation
• Reduce the Risk of Discrimination and Harassment Claims

• JHVGG Forms Affiliation with Turner & Yates Law Firm in Boone
• JHVGG Welcomes P. Lee Craven, III
• Register Your Trademark and Protect Your Investment
• Application of Federal Employment Laws to Private Employers
• Business Tax Law

• New NC Notary Public Law Now in Effect
• JHVGG Welcomes P. Devan Culbreth
• Understanding the IRS "Responsible Person Penalty"
• Notice of Bankruptcy - What Employers Should Do
• Entity Comparison
• Immigration Law Issues in the Workplace

• Business Succession Planning PART FOUR:
      Valuation: How Much is Your Business Worth??
• 2005 Bankruptcy Reform Act
• My Franchisor is Destroying My Business. Help!
• Like-Kind Exchanges
• Recent Developments in Business Tax Law

• Business Succession Planning PART THREE:
      Anatomy of a Buy-Sell Agreement
• Franchising - FTC Studies Rule Changes
• Hidden Risks in Equipment Leases
• Small Business Tax
• IRS Allows More Flexibility in Flexible Spending Accounts
• Calculating Leave Time Under the Family & Medical Leave Act

• Business Succession Planning PART TWO:
      Buy-Sell Agreements
• Small Business Tax
• Improving the Collectibility of Your Accounts
• Considerations for Forming Your New Business
• It is Not Trash!

• Business Succession Planning PART ONE:
      Got an Exit Strategy??
• Franchisee Liability for Future Royalties
• LLC Managers' Duties of Loyalty and Care
• Small Business Tax
• New Law Obligations of Employers with Employees
      in Military Service
• N.C. Retaliatory Employment Discrimination Act

• Employment Mistakes Employers Should Avoid
• Exiting a Troubled Franchise
• Small Business Tax Law Quiz
• Meetings of Corporate Directors
• If the Deal Seems Too Good to Be True, it Probably is!

• Samuel H. Johnson Inducted into North Carolina Bar Association's
      General Practitioner Hall of Fame
• The Franchise Agreement - Part Three of Series
• Choice of Law and Forum Selection in NC Contracts
• $760,000 is Price for an Office Romance Gone Bad
• Employment-at-Will Ruling
• Airline Pilot's Case Doesn't Get Off the Ground
• Bankruptcy Notices - What to Do: A Checklist

• Buying a Franchise - Part Two of Series
• FAQs Regarding Choice of Business Entity
• Goods Delivered to Bankrupt Customers - What Should I Do??
• Protecting Your Company From E-mail Abuse

• Buying a Franchise - Part One of Series
• Limited Liability Entity Discounting Strategies
• Duties of a Corporate Director or Officer
• What to Do When an EEOC Charge is Filed Against Your Company
• OSHA's Illness and Injury Log Updated for 2004

• Shareholder Protection From Liability
• Using Lawyers Effectively in Your Business
• You've Got to Know When to Fold 'em
• Sam Johnson Celebrates 50 Year of Law Practice

• Multifactor Test Still Relevant in Determining Reasonable
      Compensation
• Sometimes You Have to Sweat the Small Stuff
• Filing That Proof of Claim is Important
• Selling Your Business - Long Term Planning
• What are Good "CAUSES" for a "Dismissal for Cause"?
• Samuel H. Johnson to Celebrate Half Century of Distinguished
      Law Practice and Exemplary Public Service
• Should Your Company Have a Cell Phone Use Policy?

• The "B" in Bankruptcy Means BEWARE!
• The Top Ten Reasons Not to Sign That Contract
• Paying Reasonable Compensation to the S-Corp
      Shareholder/Employee
• Do I Really Need a Lawyer for This Little Lawsuit?
• Terminating Older Workers and Age Discrimination Law Suits
• Buy-Sell Agreements

• Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights
      Act ("USERRA")
• What's in a Name: d/b/a Filing Requirements
• Avoid Common Business Scams
• OSHA "General Duty Clause"

• Statues of Limitations - A Treacherous Minefield for the
      Business Owner
• Legal Issues in the Process of Hiring Employees
• Employer's Right to Terminate the "At-Will" Employment
      Relationship
• Non-Competition Agreements

• Surprise Packages From the Justice System via Federal Express
      UPS and Ordinary Mail
• Legal Issues in the Process of Hiring Employees
• Defensive Job Applications and Interviews
• The Duties of a Corporate Director or Officer
• Payment to Separated Employees
• Two Useful Contract Provisions

• An Employee By Any Other Name Is...
• Past due Receivables Pose Serious Bankruptcy Risk
• Unemployment Insurance, The ESC and Your Business
• Overtime Issues Under North Carolina Wage and Hour Law
• New Limits on Disability Protection Under the ADA
• About That Arbitration Clause in Your Contract

• Warranty Reimbursement for Motor Homes
• Chrysler, Jeep & Dodge Dealers Beware!

• NCADA 2007 Legislative Summit Summary
• Dealers Beware - Succession Pitfalls and Ways to Avoid Them
• IRS & Hybrid Motor Vehicle Credit News

• Manufacturer Sales and Service Chargebacks

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