Freedom Friday Blog

In today's Freedom Friday blog and email newsletter, I want to answer a basic question that I am not frequently asked about, but sometimes do get asked about, especially with people who may have done this with a family member, or who drafted this without consulting an attorney, and that is, “How...

In today's Freedom Friday blog and email newsletter, we're having a different type of blog article.  Today is the 4th of July, America's Independence Day!  We are closed as are most small businesses, courthouses, banks, and there's no mail today, either.  It's a special holiday weekend.  Today we celebrate freedom from the...

In today's Freedom Friday blog and email newsletter, I want to answer another basic question that I am not frequently asked, but clients and prospective clients ask different variations of the same question all the time, “How should I handle breach of a commercial lease?”  Or “How should I handle breach of...

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 today's Freedom Friday blog and email newsletter, I want to answer an important question, and in fact, someone asked me about this issue this week, and that is “What is the statute of limitations?”  There is a deadline for filing lawsuits in Oklahoma, and depending on the type of lawsuit you're...

In today's Freedom Friday blog and email newsletter, I want to talk about a question I get asked about somewhat often, and that's whether a verbal agreement is legally binding or enforceable in Oklahoma.  Everyone knows they can enforce a contract or agreement in writing, and that's why the old adage is...

In today's Freedom Friday blog and email newsletter, I want to talk about a topic that often comes up in breach of contract cases, and that's vendor disputes. Relationships with vendors are critical to the success of any business, large or small.  However, if disputes arise over pricing, quality, delivery, delays, or...

In today's Freedom Friday blog and email newsletter, I want to answer what might appear to be a strange question.  When it comes to employment law, everyone knows that employees frequently sue their employers, either for workers' compensation, or for wage and hour disputes.  However, there are times when it is appropriate...

In today's Freedom Friday blog and email newsletter, I want to talk about a topic that comes up with some of my business litigation clients.  Sometimes another business is somehow interfering with the client's business and the client wants to know whether or not the conduct is actionable.  In other words, can...

In today's Freedom Friday blog and email newsletter, I want to talk about a topic that often comes up with my breach of contract clients.  Many times, these kinds of clients wish to maximize their recovery, and so they ask about damages, and how much they can collect or recover, even beyond...

In today's Freedom Friday blog and email newsletter, I want to talk about a topic that comes up with some of my business contract clients, and that's how to use a contract to avoid business disputes.  In other words, what types of clauses a business contract should have to avoid a dispute...

In today's Freedom Friday blog and email newsletter, I want to talk about a topic that some of my clients ask me about, and that's what your small business should do if it gets sued.  In Oklahoma, you only have 20 days to file a response to a lawsuit, and if you're...