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One of the primary advantages of incorporating your business, large or small, is to protect your personal assets from business liabilities. When you form a corporation, limited liability company, or similar business entity, a “corporate veil” is cre…
It's no secret that 2009 has been a nightmare for lawyers. The disintegration of "big law" as the mainstay of our profession, lay-offs by law firms of every size, deferred hiring practices, salary reductions, the rise of sole practitioners and alter…
As anyone paying attention to social media knows, there is a whirling vortex of on-going debate on the usefulness/uselessness of Twitter. I'm not real clear why the conversations can be so polarizing, but they are. There is a wonderful 2-month-old d…
As I stated in Parts 1 and 2 of this series, these posts are based on the day-long conference entitled Social Networking: Friends or Foes? (now on MP3) hosted by the Samuelson Law, Technology & Public Policy Clinic, the Berkeley Center for Law & Tec…
In my first post on the legal issues, I discussed the public's expectation that their social networking information is private. Here, I will move on to the challenges presented by the lack of legislative or judicial law pertaining to use of social n…
I recently attended the day-long conference entitled Social Networking: Friends or Foes? (now on MP3) hosted by the Samuelson Law, Technology & Public Policy Clinic, the Berkeley Center for Law & Technology, the Berkeley Center for Criminal Justice…
Group for those involved in purchasing & owning rental properties as well as other Landlord/Tenant matters including legal matters
Last March, I left my in-house position in the real estate development department of an international retail chain with nothing on the horizon. I didn't care. I was completely burnt out, and thrilled to learn I didn't even need to leave my house to…
Reverse mortgages are nothing new, but are becoming more popular as a way of getting through bad financial times. The truth is they're not a bad choice if circumstances are dire. But because they are fast becoming subprime lenders' new best friend,…
My twitter name is @donnaseyle
By now we all know that the mortgage lending free-for-all, encouraged by our friends in regulatory capacities, has brought both national and international financial markets to a grinding halt. I'm not being sanctimonious here: I was a real estate in…
Last Saturday I was driving from downtown Santa Cruz, where I live now, to a small beach neighborhood called Seacliff, about 5 miles away. Seacliff is where I raised my two boys, a place where kids could roam the neighborhood on foot, bike or skateb…
When I was first introduced to the concept and structure of a virtual law practice, also known as cloud computing, it was love at first sight. I did my homework: researched and investigated the concerns and issues, and how they were being addressed…
For experienced & newbie alike, to discuss Social Networking and how to use it to grow your business.
No one likes short sales: not lenders, sellers, buyers and most of all, not real estate brokers. As if the standard home purchase process was not fraught with enough high anxiety all on its own, now we have lenders who aren't going to recoup all the…
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- commercial, residential
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My 22 years of experience in real estate and business law is a unique blend of traditional firm practice (litigation and transactional), business and real estate entrepreneurship and commercial lease management. My strength and passion is legal research and drafting, including pleadings and motions, pre-trial and trial documents, business formation documents, purchase and sale agreements, contracts, real estate agreements, residential and commercial leases, landlord-tenant forms and other related documents.
I am relentless in my research, creative in my thinking, talented in the art of written persuasion and a perfectionist in my composition. I bring to the practice not just a solid foundation in legal analysis and writing, but also a practical perspective in drafting transactional documents that facilitates ways to get around objections to language and ease of understanding, all leading to positive outcomes.
Donna Seyle's Blog
9 Ways to Keep Your Corporate Liability Protection Intact
One of the primary advantages of incorporating your business, large or small, is to protect your personal assets from business liabilities. When you form a corporation, limited liability company, or similar business entity, a “corporate veil” is created between your personal assets and your business. What most people either don’t know or don’t take seriously, however, is that you must do more than simply form the corporate entity and register it with the state. The entity must be properly manage… Continue
Posted on November 30, 2009 at 10:39pm —
Solo and Small Firm Challenges: Survey Results
It's no secret that 2009 has been a nightmare for lawyers. The disintegration of "big law" as the mainstay of our profession, lay-offs by law firms of every size, deferred hiring practices, salary reductions, the rise of sole practitioners and alternative fee structures have become routine as cash-strapped clients seek other means of resolving issues and demand legal fee reductions. Just as our lifestyles may never return to their pre-economic meltdown status, so the practice of law as we know i… Continue
Posted on November 24, 2009 at 6:52pm —
Twitter for Lawyers: A Primer on How and Why
As anyone paying attention to social media knows, there is a whirling vortex of on-going debate on the usefulness/uselessness of Twitter. I'm not real clear why the conversations can be so polarizing, but they are. There is a wonderful 2-month-old debate among a few high-profile social media lawyers where comments range from: "I love Twitter for the amazing information that gets passed around. There are so many thought leaders linked in to Twitter, that it really is the best place to aggregate t… Continue
Posted on November 18, 2009 at 3:22pm —
Legal Dilemmas of Social Networking, Part 3: Deceptive Practices & Ethical Concerns
As I stated in Parts 1 and 2 of this series, these posts are based on the day-long conference entitled Social Networking: Friends or Foes? (now on MP3) hosted by the Samuelson Law, Technology & Public Policy Clinic, the Berkeley Center for Law & Technology, the Berkeley Center for Criminal Justice and the UC Berkeley School of Law. The discussion addressed the legal and ethical issues facing lawyers and investigators using social networking contents in legal matters. In Part 1, I discuss… Continue
Posted on November 12, 2009 at 5:27pm —
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