Business
Michael Agresti, a partner with Marsh Schaaf law firm, provides insights for business owners and professionals on how to best use legal services to protect their companies and their assets. Michael gives examples of business cases from his 22 years of experience that may help you as a business owner or executive to head off liability, risk and litigation. Some of Michael's insights include proper use of contracts, documentation strategies for protection and how to protect your intellectual property. These and more topics are discussed as the Confidence series explores how to grow the worth of your business by looking beyond profit and loss at more internal functions of a business including using a tune up of your company's legal standing in order to protect your assets. 0:00 Introduction to Show 1:00 Intro to Michael Agresti and Outside General Counsel 4:15 Use the Contract Your Lawyer Creates and Reference it Frequently 6:21 The Challenges of Verbal Contracts 8:05 Modern Additions to Contracts 9:32 The Annual Legal Check Up 13:30 Employment Contracts 16:52 Intellectual Property and Patents 23:10 Outsourcing Vs. Risk 25:17 Decreasing Daily Risk of a Business 27:16 Slip and Fall Documentation 31:57 Annual Training 33:10 LLC Vs. Personal Liability 39:29 Review and Wrap Up Michael's email: magresti@marshlaw.com, phone: (814) 456-5301 Website: https://www.marshlaw.com/ Dr. Lisa Miller email: lmiller@resourceandgovernance.com, phone (814) 812-1856 Website: www.resourceandgovernance.com (c) Dr. Lisa Miller 2019 Thanks to CAM, Erie, PA. Stay Focused!! The opinions voiced in this show are for general information only and are not intended to provide specific business or legal advice or recommendations for any individual or company. RGC and Dr. Lisa Miller are not responsible for statements made by guests. Marsh Schaaf Law Firm is not affiliated with RGC.