Jared Burden explains that the co-founders of a new tech business based on a great idea need to keep in mind several powerful elements of that relationship for it to have its best chance for growth and success. https://youtu.be/IyswCp6OFLA Read his Ideas Are Just That: Part 1...
Just prior to the holidays, we stopped by to see Randy Seitz, CEO of our long-term Harrisonburg client Blueline, to check in and get his opinion on what is important to his company in working with their law firm. This short video includes the things...
That moment you realize you have an idea worth a business is a great moment. Sometimes it’s an epiphany on the road to Damascus. Sometimes it’s a slow dawning after a grind lasting several years. But however it happens, it’s time to sit back and...
In our last post, we discussed analysis of the employer/independent contractor relationship through the lens of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). Employers who hire individuals as independent contractors – because it seems less often the case that an independent contractor is errantly classified as...
There is seldom a bad time for employers to reevaluate employee classifications. While some occasions are less optimal than others, for example, reevaluation upon an employer’s receipt of a complaint from the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”), employers should carve out time each year...
[caption id="attachment_3977" align="aligncenter" width="690"] Jared Burden leads a session in the business track at Valley TechCon 2019.[/caption] Jared Burden, Harrisonburg partner, led the kickoff session in the Growing Your Technology Business track at Valley TechCon September 25, held at the Hotel Madison and Shenandoah Conference Center...
n July 2019, Chief Financial Officer Richard Owen sat down with Shenandoah Growers' general counsel, our Harrisonburg partner Jared Burden, to speak about the growth and success of his firm over the past five years, and their relationship with GreeneHurlocker. https://youtu.be/GdG84gnOg_I...
Laura Kight Musick, a business and labor and employment attorney, has joined the business, corporate, and regulatory law practice as Counsel at our firm, Eric Hurlocker announced today. “Laura brings a well-developed set of skills in commercial and employment law which our clients increasingly need as...
Clients wonder sometimes what they are getting into when they ask a lawyer to draft a contract. Maybe their fear is that their attorney will sharpen up his metaphorical pencil, lean his chair back to think deeply on life and law for an hour or...
The Washington Post's coverage on Sunday of our good client Shenandoah Growers of Harrisonburg affirms their rise from a small, family-owned herb farm to a national leader in flavor-forward produce selling in 23,000 stores, including 16 of the country's top 20 food retailers. Take a...