Ask General Counsel: Getting Divorced? Be Sure to Update Your Will, Trust and Estate Planning Documents.

Published by Ask General Counsel on InsideNova, 6/22/2022 Image from Inside Nova In this edition of Ask General Counsel, we discuss what happens to your estate plan (and what you should do) when you are getting divorced. Ask General Counsel is bi-monthly legal column by General Counsel, P.C., a law firm based in McLean that represents businesses,
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Ask General Counsel: Everything you need to know about the Johnny Depp trial to discuss at your next summer barbecue

Ask General Counsel: Everything you need to know about the Johnny Depp trial to discuss at your next summer barbecue
Published by Ask General Counsel on InsideNova, 6/7/2022 Image from Inside Nova In this edition of Ask General Counsel, we provide you an overview of the Johnny Depp / Amber Heard trial and verdict.  Ask General Counsel is bi-monthly column by General Counsel, P.C., a law firm based in McLean, Virginia, representing businesses, non-profits and individuals throughout
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Ask General Counsel: Is my bamboo Zen Garden a nuisance and trespass?

Published by Ask General Counsel on InsideNova, 5/24/2022 Image from Inside Nova In this edition of Ask General Counsel, the attorneys of General Counsel, P.C., a full-service law firm in McLean, discuss neighborly battles over bamboo. For many, bamboo serves as a beautifying tool for their yards, adding a vibrant and somewhat exotic flair to what would
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Ask General Counsel: What does the likely abortion decision mean for Virginians?

Published by Ask General Counsel on InsideNova, 5/10/2022 Image from Inside Nova In this edition of Ask General Counsel, the attorneys of General Counsel P.C. discuss the recently leaked Supreme Court decision on abortion, and what Virginians need to know. In case you missed it, it appears that the U.S. Supreme Court is gearing up to overturn Roe v.
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Ask General Counsel: How to Protect Your Business in a Divorce

Published by Ask General Counsel on InsideNova, 4/13/2022 Image from Inside Nova In this edition of Ask General Counsel, we discuss how business owners can (and should) protect their business before (and during) a divorce. If you don’t want to read this article, you don’t have to. . . . instead, you can watch a webinar
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Ask General Counsel: Court Allows Ex-AOL Executive Reduction in Alimony Obligations

Published by Ask General Counsel on InsideNova, 3/23/2022 Image from Inside Nova In this edition of Ask General Counsel, we discuss a July 2021 court order reducing the spousal support obligations for a former AOL executive. If you have questions about this case, divorce or family law matters, please contact Joanna Foard, who leads General Counsel P.C.’s divorce
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Ask General Counsel: Top 10 issues that should be addressed in a services agreement

Ask General Counsel: Top 10 issues that should be addressed in a services agreement
Published by Ask General Counsel on InsideNova, 3/8/2022 Image from Inside Nova Just like the expression “good fences make good neighbors,” you can say that “good contracts make good business partners.” Time after time clients come to General Counsel P.C. with a business dispute.  We ask to see their contact and they either don’t have
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Ask General Counsel: What to Know About Bid Protests

Published by Ask General Counsel on InsideNova, 2/24/2022 Image from Inside Nova In this edition of Ask General Counsel, we pay homage to the Washington area’s number one business – the federal government.  Specifically, we will discuss what you need to know about bid protests. General Counsel, P.C.’s Government Contracts Practice Group, led by Craig Lawless, has represented
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Ask General Counsel: How to get government contracts with small business certification

Published by Ask General Counsel on InsideNova, 2/11/2022 Image from Inside Nova Craig Lawless, who leads General Counsel PC’s Government Contracts Practice and is editor of the Bid Protest Weekly, provides an overview of SBA Contracting Programs.     Question:  How can small businesses leverage assistance from the federal government? The federal government wants to help
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