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Small business owners face a variety of ever-increasing complex issues. Don’t miss a great opportunity to learn how to detect personal matters—such as divorce, financial woes, and family disputes—that can have devastating effects on a closely held business. Find out the best ways for handling background checks and steering clear of employee termination traps. Does your client’s company policy include what to do when employees are tweeting or posting online work-related information? If not, our labor and employment law experts will tell you why such a policy should be in place. Get the latest on business financing in the current economy, and discover alternatives to traditional bank financing. Gain an understanding of important provisions of the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010, including a one-year self-employment tax break and cell phone taxation. Review ways to identify and protect your client’s intellectual property, and examine strategies for implementing noncompetition, nonsolicitation, and proprietary agreements to protect your client’s business. To purchase CD or DVD products for this seminar, please call the OSB CLE Service Center at (503) 431-6413, toll-free in Oregon at (800) 452-8260, ext. 413. Please note that it may take up to 30 days after you complete an online seminar for it to appear on your online MCLE Compliance Report at www.osbar.org. Listening to an MP3 download is considered self-study and should be reported on OSB MCLE Form 6 (Contemporaneous Individual Screening Log). For reporting questions, please visit http://www.osbar.org/mcle or call the OSB MCLE Department at (503) 431-6368 or toll-free in Oregon at (800) 452-8260, ext. 368.
Mitchell C. Baker, Fisher and Phillips LLP, Portland Nena Cook, Sussman Shank LLP, Portland Barbara J. Diamond, Diamond Law, Portland Leah DiGregorio, CPA, Hoffman Stewart & Schmidt PC, Lake Oswego Dan Eller, Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt PC, Portland Christopher D. Erickson, Tonkon Torp LLP, Portland Gwendolyn Griffith, Tonkon Torp LLP, Portland Gregory E. Harris, Harris & Bowker LLP, Portland Steve Klitz, IronStone Bank, Portland Mark Stevenson, Capital Pacific Bank, Portland Iris K. Tilley, Barran Liebman LLP, Portland Mark R. Wada, Farleigh Wada Witt, Portland
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