Freedom Friday Blog

In today’s Freedom Friday blog and email newsletter, I want to talk about a topic that doesn’t come up enough, and that’s partnership disputes, and especially how to prevent them.  I have previously talked about how to deal with rogue business partners, but this week I want to talk about how to...

In today’s Freedom Friday blog and email newsletter, I want to talk about a topic that I often get asked, especially by business owners who are “cheated” out of either an investment or a business deal, and that’s a fraud claim.  Unlike standard breach of contract, not every breach, however unfair, is considered...

In today’s Freedom Friday blog and email newsletter, I want to answer a basic question that I am not frequently asked, but clients and prospective clients ask me about different aspects of the same question all the time — “I’m thinking of filing a lawsuit, what should I expect?”  Or “My company...

In this week’s Freedom Friday blog, I’m going to bring up a topic that I have touched on before, and that is the difference between a member and a manager in an LLC.   When a client asks for my assistance in forming an LLC, and there is more than one member, the...

For the first time in a very long time, last week we had no Freedom Friday blog and email newsletter because I was at the 2026 Oklahoma Bar Association Midyear Conference and attended many relevant seminars on business law topics.   The best session of the conference was the keynote offered by Federal...

In this week’s Freedom Friday blog and email newsletter, I’m going to bring up a topic I’ve discussed several times before in the Freedom Friday blog and email newsletter, and that’s why your small business needs an operating agreement, especially if your small business is an LLC.  I get a lot of...

In today’s Freedom Friday blog and email newsletter, I want to answer a question that doesn’t get asked often enough, especially if it is too late, and that’s how a small business can avoid business litigation.   As a small business owner, there are several different kinds of lawsuits which you may become...

In today’s Freedom Friday blog and email newsletter, I want to talk about a topic that often comes up with my construction clients, and that’s something along the lines of “What’s an M&M lien?” or “How can I resolve a construction dispute with a lien?” or something similar along those lines.  Given...

In today’s Freedom Friday blog and email newsletter, I want to discuss a topic that comes up with a lot of clients, but doesn’t come up enough, and that’s employees and independent contractors, and what the difference is between the two.  If you hire someone, and they are a 1099 contractor, they...

In today’s Freedom Friday blog and email newsletter, I want to talk about another topic that doesn’t come up often enough, and maybe sometimes too late.  I want to talk about business disputes that are heading to court.  If you have a business dispute that is coming up, regardless of whether or...

In today’s Freedom Friday blog and email newsletter, I want to talk about another topic that I’ve discussed before, but I still don’t get a lot of questions or concerns from a small business owner until it’s too late, and that’s personal guarantees.  Many small business contracts include a personal guarantee that...

In today’s Freedom Friday blog and email newsletter, I’m wrapping up the short series on small business contracts which I started a few weeks ago.  One of the most common questions I get asked by small business owners is how to deal with a breach of contract situation.  This could be anything...