On behalf of Carleton Hebert Wittenbrink & Shoenfelt, LLC | Jan 21, 2019 | business law, Firm News
Most entrepreneurs start as dreamers. They imagine what it would be like to design the ultimate product or start a business that turns into a worldwide corporation. But the difference between dreamers and entrepreneurs is entrepreneurs take action with their ideas....
On behalf of Carleton Hebert Wittenbrink & Shoenfelt, LLC | Jan 19, 2019 | business law, divorce, Firm News
No one plans to get a divorce, but ending a marriage is common. About half the marriages in the U.S. end in divorce. As a business owner, you might have asked your spouse to sign a prenuptial agreement to protect the business. Or you could have drawn up a partnership...
On behalf of Carleton Hebert Wittenbrink & Shoenfelt, LLC | Jan 8, 2019 | business law, Firm News
National Football League teams provide their owners and, occasionally, their fans with many opportunities to profit from the teams’ images in their respective communities. Back in 2010, when the New Orleans Saints won their first Super Bowl championship, fans...
On behalf of Carleton Hebert Wittenbrink & Shoenfelt, LLC | Dec 26, 2018 | business law, Firm News
Bud’s Broiler is perhaps the oldest local burger chain in New Orleans. The owner of the franchise, Bud’s Broiler Holdings, is now involved in litigation with the franchisee who ran the oldest location in the city on City Park Avenue. A franchise in Baton...
On behalf of Carleton Hebert Wittenbrink & Shoenfelt, LLC | Dec 10, 2018 | business law, Firm News
Residents of Baton Rouge who are interested in starting a business must chose a legal form for that business. In doing so, they are immediately confronted with a confusing array of business law abbreviations, including, “corp.,” “inc.” and...
On behalf of Carleton Hebert Wittenbrink & Shoenfelt, LLC | Nov 27, 2018 | business law, Firm News
Over the last two or three decades, non-compete agreements have become a common feature of employment contracts in almost every state. Many states, including Louisiana, have statutes that strictly define the terms and conditions under which such agreements can be...
On behalf of Carleton Hebert Wittenbrink & Shoenfelt, LLC | Oct 30, 2018 | business law, Firm News
Our readers may have had the experience of discussing plans with another person only to walk away believing that they were in agreement about their intentions, but later to find out that they had different expectations for their strategies. For example, two people may...
On behalf of Carleton Hebert Wittenbrink & Shoenfelt, LLC | Oct 11, 2018 | business law, Firm News
The decision to start a business is a big one and can have drastic legal and financial implications on the rest of a person’s life. That is because if a business is not set up correctly, any liability that the business incurs can directly impact the financial...
On behalf of Carleton Hebert Wittenbrink & Shoenfelt, LLC | Sep 26, 2018 | business law, Firm News
Most people generally understand the term “fraud” to mean something purporting to be what it is not. A person may be considered a fraud if they claim that they have skills they do not actually possess, or a product may be a fraud if it is styled to deceive...
On behalf of Carleton Hebert Wittenbrink & Shoenfelt, LLC | Sep 12, 2018 | business law, Firm News
A business in Louisiana may only be as good as the people who work for it. Businesses have an interest in hiring the right people and retaining them so that they may help the companies grow and prosper. Getting a good interviewee to agree to a position with a business...
