by Andriessen & Associates | Feb 18, 2010 | Our Take on Things
We are interrupting the usual legal topics on this blog due to the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. Boy do I love the Olympics – you? Boy do I love controversy – of course I do, I’m a trial lawyer. Boy do I love the concept of Owning the Podium – if only it...
by Andriessen & Associates | Feb 8, 2010 | Corporate documentation, Employment issues, Litigation
We are often asked to act for clients who have issues that stem from a conflict of privacy expectations in the workplace. The expectation never seems to come to a head until there is point issue such as a termination or a workplace incident. At that point we’re...
by Andriessen & Associates | Jan 27, 2010 | Our Take on Things
One of the benefits of using a lawyer instead of an accountant or paralegal is that what you tell your lawyer cannot be revealed to others. Many people don’t realize that if they have evaded income tax and speak to their accountant about it, the accountant can...
by Andriessen & Associates | Jan 14, 2010 | Corporate documentation, Employment issues, Litigation
This week NBC announced that its failed experiment with late night television in prime time was coming to end – sending Jay Leno back to 11:35 p.m. and bumping Conan O’Brien back after midnight. I’m not privy to the details of either Leno’s or O’Brien’s contracts,...
by Andriessen & Associates | Jan 8, 2010 | Litigation
2010 – it’s a whole new world out there for civil litigation – is your law firm up on all the changes? (If we’re your law firm, the answer is yes, by the way.) Here is a quick highlight of two important changes: Small Claims Court now goes up...