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Author: Law Office of Gem McDowell, P.A

Would Your Contract Hold Up in Court? Indemnification Clauses and Public Policy.

If you’re in business, you know that contracts are a must to protect yourself. But don’t make the mistake of assuming that simply having a contract is enough. If it’s...

Should Your Estate Go Through Probate? Why or Why Not?

Updated April 2024 Last time we cleared up confusion around probate in South Carolina and looked at what probate is and isn’t. If there’s one thing people do know about...

Clearing Up Confusion About Probate in South Carolina

Updated 11/27/2022 For some people, “probate” is a dirty word. Much of this attitude comes from not understanding the process, so let’s clear up the confusion. What Probate Is and...

The Statute of Elizabeth: What You Need to Know About Transferring Assets

What if you owed someone a lot of money, but you didn’t want to pay them back? You might try to put your assets somewhere they couldn’t be touched; for...

Law Is Not A DIY Field: When Not To Represent Yourself

Individuals have the right to represent themselves and “act as their own attorney,” but do businesses? Not necessarily. Try to DIY, and you may discover you’ve overstepped the bounds. That’s...

When Covenants Not to Compete and NDAs Reach Too Far

South Carolina courts are clear in their general dislike of covenants not to compete and any provisions that restrict an individual’s ability to work. They are also clear in their...

Coming Soon to a Town Near You

For many years, South Carolina has limited the number of liquor stores an owner may have within the state to three. However, that law is no longer enforceable thanks to...

Where Should I Open My Business In South Carolina?

Note: this blog was updated in October 2019 to reflect the most recent data available In recent years, South Carolina has attracted numerous companies to the state that want to...

Are You Protected? What You May Not Know About “Piercing the Corporate Veil.”

One of the first things to do when going into business is to select the appropriate business structure for your venture and set it up correctly. A primary advantage of...

How Facebook Can Cost You Your Job (Or Even Your Freedom)

Be careful what you post on Facebook – it could get you suspended from your job. That’s what happened recently to a judge in South Carolina. Judge Kenneth E. Johns,...
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