As technology advances and everything shifts online, I can see the initial appeal of companies like LegalZoom. This company operates primarily online, allowing costumers to purchase legal documents, as well as request legal counsel. We buy our shoes online. Why don’t we buy legal services there too? I hope this doesn’t come out sounding overtly bias, but there are definitive drawbacks to having a company provide your legal services. At the end of the day, the company’s service is simply limited. I don’t mean to deter readers if LegalZoom is in their best interest. I simply wish to point out the pitfalls associated with purchasing a legal services online through a multimillion-dollar company...

Want to keep the government’s hands out of your savings? Of course you do! One common way of doing this is through the formation of a trust. By means of a trust, many are able to pay a significantly lower tax rate on their yearly earnings. You work hard for what you have. You don’t want to see your money squandered away due to astronomically high tax rates or poor fund management. Forming a trust is a great way to insure your savings are kept safe for your children and grandchildren to come...

There are a multitude of reasons to encourage the use of a trust. For one, who wouldn’t want the smallest possible tax rate placed on their earnings? Trusts are an excellent tool for this reason. Whether you wish to grow your savings each year or you’re passing an inheritance on to a relative, trusts are undoubtedly a useful instrument...

Prescription drug abuse is on the rise, particularly amongst kids. Taking prescription or over-the-counter medications at parties has become tremendously popular. It has been reported that nearly 1 in 5 teenagers has taken powerful narcotics for recreational purposes. This is a dangerous and potentially life-threatening behavior. As a community and as a nation, we need to come to terms with the extent of prescription drug abuse. It is only then that act to end this alarming behavior...

You just got offered a brand new job! Before rushing to sign the first contract presented to you, consider consulting an attorney. You may not be verse in technical legal jargon, but for an attorney, analyzing contracts is second nature. You want to feel confident in your decision before you sign something legally binding. Many fail to consider whether or not their contracts are negotiable. An attorney can help you with this and recommend areas in need of alteration...

Co-creating business is an exciting venture, full of limitless opportunity. You have an amazing idea and are ready to put your heart (and money) into the company. Before you get swept up in all the excitement though, stop and think. Do you have a plan for the future? No two persons think exactly alike. It is entirely possible you and your partner may wish to part ways someday. Save yourself a great deal of trouble down the road by co-signing a well-written partnership agreement. Co-owning a business won’t always be smooth sailing. If you wish to run a lasting and successful business, both partners should be upfront about their goals for the company...

Kentucky Senator Rand Paul and New Jersey Senator Cory Booker jointly proposed S. 675/H.R. 1672, also known as the REDEEM Act. Through the act, the two men aim to significantly enhance the country’s criminal justice system. The issue of criminal justice reform has become a largely bipartisan issue, as shown in the teaming up Paul and Booker. With the United States comprising 5% of the global population and 25% of the world’s prisoners, it is clear something must be done...