1. Less Headaches Less headaches are the #1 way outside general counsel makes life easier for our clients. With great outside general counsel—ideally hired before problems arise—the client gets professional, experienced catastrophe prevention. Outside general counsel will draft airtight contracts, make sure the business avoids any obvious problems, and set the business up to … [Read more...] about 6 Ways Outside General Counsel Makes Life Easier
New Jersey Marijuana Legalization: What Employers + Employees Need to Know
After some delay, Governor Murphy finally signed legislation to legalize recreational marijuana in New Jersey. While this is a historic moment and something of an end to what has been a long legislative saga, questions still remain about the impact this legislation will have on employers and employees, including the most important question: can someone be fired for cannabis … [Read more...] about New Jersey Marijuana Legalization: What Employers + Employees Need to Know
Why You Should Always Hire Counsel to Draft Your Contracts
Leave the Contract Drafting to the Attorneys Nowhere is the old saw “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” truer than in the realm of contract drafting. As a commercial litigator, time and again I have seen companies spend millions on litigation because they failed to take the necessary steps years earlier to ensure that their contracts were properly drafted and … [Read more...] about Why You Should Always Hire Counsel to Draft Your Contracts
A New Jersey Appellate Attorney’s Guide to Appeals
No “Do-Overs,” But... Trial courts, like everyone, make mistakes. When that happens in New Jersey, you have the right to appeal your matter to the Appellate Division, which will review your case for the alleged mistakes. Your legal counsel, however, needs to preserve your arguments for appeal by raising them in a timely manner before the original trial court. The specific … [Read more...] about A New Jersey Appellate Attorney’s Guide to Appeals
Cannabis is Legal in New Jersey: Now What?
A truly historic Election Day full of notable events included the passage of a referendum measure in New Jersey which amends the State Constitution to legalize the use and sale of cannabis beyond the current medical marijuana regime in New Jersey. The vital next step in the process of creating a legal general-use marijuana sales framework in New jersey is the passage of … [Read more...] about Cannabis is Legal in New Jersey: Now What?