Archive for February, 2008

Why I am not a Litigator

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008 Posted in Law, Life | No Comments »

How long does a lawsuit take?  Consider the March 1989 crash of the Exxon Valdez oil tanker, which sent 11 million gallons of crude oil into the pristine waters of Prince William Sound, Alaska. The outrage was immediate, and five ...

Ski Week with a C

Thursday, February 21st, 2008 Posted in Life | No Comments »

This week was SKI week for my kids' school.  Instead it was SICK week at the Marcus house.  I spent a considerable amount of time pretending to be Florence Nightengale to my wife and three kids (pictured, left, in a ...

Intellectual Property

Thursday, February 21st, 2008 Posted in Law | No Comments »

Lately, a few of my start up clients have encountered hang-ups related to intellectual property. Intellectual Property is the bundle of rights and privileges associated with trademarks (names and logos), copyrights (works of art, music, literature) or patents (inventions ...

4 Phone Calls

Saturday, February 16th, 2008 Posted in Life, Lists | No Comments »

Today, I could not access my site and some weird stuff was going on. I suspected the worst...that I had been hacked. I made 4 phone calls. Dane Sanders He is a smart guy, who is easy to ...

Wise Estate Planning

Friday, February 15th, 2008 Posted in Law | No Comments »

Dan was a single guy living at home with his father and working in the family business. When he found out he was going to inherit a fortune when his sickly father died, he decided he needed a wife with which to share ...

People are Good

Monday, February 11th, 2008 Posted in Life | No Comments »

Every night, as I exit the parking lot where I work, I have to make a right turn.  Because of road work, I have to wait for a car to let me into the line.  Often, those cars have been ...