What is required for LLC dissolution in California in order to close the business? What steps are involved in the dissolution of an LLC and why is it important to have the assistance of an experienced business attorney? The legal process for closing the doors of a corporation or an...
Dispute with a Neighbor about Trees in San Diego
We are often contacted regarding a dispute with a neighbor about trees in San Diego. Generally speaking, trees help to make the San Diego landscape more attractive while providing necessary shade and protection from the sun. What happens when a neighbor’s tree is becoming annoying or the source of genuine...
Shareholder Returns Can Be Related to Executive Compensation
Shareholder returns can be related to executive compensation in California. At face value, shareholders’ rights and their return on investment may appear to be in jeopardy whenever CEOs and other managers are paid amounts that do not seem to correspond to their value. This may, in fact, be true if...
Is Your Business Partner Stealing from Your Company?
Is your business partner stealing from your company? How can you prove this and put a stop to it? What actions can you take? What impact will this have on the business and ownership interests? There are unfortunately many ways in which a business partner, member, shareholder, co-owner or fellow...
Resolve a Partnership Dispute in Your Company
Resolve a partnership dispute in your company here in San Diego or anywhere in California in a cost-effective, timely manner. The Watkins Firm has more than 40 years of experience resolving disputes between business partners, members in an LLC or shareholders in a corporation. Partnership disputes arise for a myriad...
Non-Payment of Dividend Disputes in San Diego
How does a shareholder handle non-payment of dividend disputes in San Diego? In general terms, a dividend is the payment of the portion of a corporation’s profit that is established in the shareholders’ agreement or other corporate documents and agreements. Some profits, known as “retained earnings”, may be withheld from...
Proven Business Litigation Attorney
Are you searching for an experienced, proven business litigation attorney in San Diego or to manage a dispute anywhere in the State of California? Business disputes can arise for many reasons. Contract disputes or breach of contract cases are actually quite common. There may be an issue with a relationship...
Breach of Fiduciary Duty by a Corporate Officer
What do you need to know about breach of fiduciary duty by a corporate officer in California? If you are a minority shareholder or have an interest in a corporation it is important to know when the decisions and/or actions of an executive, majority shareholder, director or officer harm your...
Protect Your Investment Money and Rights
There are several strategies which will protect your investment money and rights, especially when the business investment is a little shaky or a bit of a long shot. If you have received a prospectus or are interested in making an investment in a potentially lucrative and high risk venture it...