by Nikki Semanchik | Dec 11, 2019 | Business Law
Hiring a business attorney can be a very overwhelming process. When searching for an attorney in San Diego to represent your company, you should not settle for the first law firm that you come across. Instead, you should try to find one that is a good fit for your...
by Nikki Semanchik | Dec 2, 2019 | Business Law
If your San Diego small business has begun to grow, you may be thinking about hiring your first employee. Before you do, however, there are a few important steps that you must take, such as: Making Sure That You Are Financially Ready to Hire Hiring an employee is...
by Nikki Semanchik | Nov 26, 2019 | Business Law
When you first started your company, you most likely spent some time working with a small business lawyer in California to figure out how to protect yourself from the organization’s liabilities. This practice is known as creating a corporate veil. Of course, if...
by Nikki Semanchik | Nov 26, 2019 | Nonprofit Law
In recent years, nonprofits in California and throughout the United States have begun paying closer attention to the identities of their donors. In many cases, they do this because they want to make sure that their organization is not accepting money from anyone whose...
by Nikki Semanchik | Nov 12, 2019 | Business Law, General Counsel
Do California Companies Need to Pay Their Interns? Every year, thousands of small businesses in San Diego and throughout California welcome new groups of interns into the fold. If your company has been considering taking on some interns of your own, you may be...
by Nikki Semanchik | Nov 4, 2019 | Business Law, General Counsel
If you are a business owner, you should have a harassment policy in place to protect yourself and your business. Federal and state law make sexual harassment illegal in California (see here). Semanchik Law Group will take you through the basics of what to be...
by Nikki Semanchik | Oct 21, 2019 | Business Law
California Professional Corporation Requirements As any California business lawyer will tell you, limited liability companies and traditional corporations have long been the chosen structure of most new companies in the state. If you have walked into a grocery store,...
by Nikki Semanchik | Sep 23, 2019 | Nonprofit Law
When the idea to create a nonprofit first enters your mind, it can be tempting to rush out, set up shop, and begin helping people as quickly as possible. Unfortunately, this approach can lead to expensive, potentially catastrophic issues down the line. At the...
by Nikki Semanchik | Aug 7, 2019 | Business Law
Things to Consider Before Deciding on a Legal Structure for a Small Business When starting a new business in San Diego, one of the first, and most important, things you will need to do is decide on the legal structure that your company should take on. After all, this...
by Nikki Semanchik | Jul 12, 2019 | Business Law, General Counsel
The Importance Of Privacy Policies When starting a new online business, you are much more likely to focus on building relationships with vendors and hiring employees than creating a privacy policy. “Nobody ever reads them anyway,” you might think. In...
