by David P. Weiss | Jun 30, 2011 | Small Business Law
CNBC just posted a ranking of states for doing business in 2011. Missouri inched up one spot to the No. 16 spot for 2011. The primary factor in the ranking was the cost of doing business, where we ranked 3rd in the nation. Other single digit rankings included cost...
by David P. Weiss | May 26, 2011 | Real Estate Law, Taxation
2011 is a “reassessment year” for real property taxes in Missouri. A property owner’s right to appeal an assessment is usually available only in “reassessment years.” Unless special circumstances exist, the assessment establishes the...
by David P. Weiss | Mar 28, 2011 | Commercial Law, Contract Law, Corporate Law, Litigation
One of the dreaded documents any business owner faces in a deal is the “personal guaranty.” After all, the business owner went through the steps to incorporate or organize their business just to avoid this personal liability, and now a lender, landlord,...
by David P. Weiss | Feb 21, 2011 | Employment Law, Small Business Law
When business owners hear the term “COBRA,” most (hopefully) skip past the images of fangs and hissing and think of employee health care benefits, which, come to think of it, have their own type of fangs and hissing. Larger employers usually lean on human...
by David P. Weiss | Jan 24, 2011 | Real Estate Law
At this time of year, many individuals are engrossed in three hotly debated topics. First, who is going to win the Super Bowl, the Green Bay Packers or the Pittsburgh Steelers; second, are the Cardinals going to sign Albert Pujols this off season; and third, what are...
