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Attorney Nathan Zion Named 2023 Rising Star
Attorney Nathan Zion was named a 2023 Rising Star by Super Lawyers Magazine!
Read MoreMulhall Zion Launches New Website
Our team at Mulhall Zion LLC is excited to reveal our updated and refreshed website, mz-llc.com! The website is still user-friendly and compatible with all browsers and devices, but now features a useful FAQ section, an in-depth look at our skilled team, and our Ohio and Maryland locations! Mulhall Zion LLC is a full-service law firm,…
Read MoreMulhall Zion LLC Welcomes Attorney Nathan Zion, Of Counsel
Mulhall Zion LLC is excited to announce that Nathan Zion, Of Counsel, has joined our growing team. Nathan brings a wealth of experience in business, real estate and intellectual property law. A native Clevelander, husband and father, Nathan complements Mulhall Zion’s client-focused culture of simplifying the complex and resolving matters efficiently. You can learn more…
Read MoreMy business ends with Inc. – I’m protected, right?
My business ends with Inc. – I’m protected, right? Two of the most frequent and related issues that arise with my clients are the extent to which: (1) proper incorporation protects individual business owners from personal liability, and (2) improper corporate governance by independently-contracted business partners creates unnecessary exposure for a well-run company. Among the…
Read MoreWhat’s Your 2019 Business Conditioning Plan?
Don’t end 2019 saying: “Well, there’s always next year.” The final numbers are in for the 2018 business season. Were you as prosperous as you thought or planned to be when the clock ran out for the year? Every business needs a championship business conditioning plan for 2019 and Mulhall Zion is ready to help…
Read MoreWhen Your Company Lawyer Really Isn’t Your Lawyer
The role of individual counsel for executives and employees cooperating with corporate internal investigations. It is understandably nerve-racking to receive this sort of call from your company’s lawyer: “Some things have recently come to our attention and we would like to spend some time with you to learn more about the facts and circumstances surrounding…
Read MoreYou Have Been Served! Domesticating Subpoenas in Ohio
Ohio’s Adoption of the Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act Legal practitioners looking to domesticate foreign state court civil subpoenas in Ohio should be aware of some changes that recently went into effect in Ohio after adoption of the Uniform Law Commission’s multi-state legal discovery framework for subpoenas, now set forth in revised R.C. §…
Read MoreScience Fiction of Jurisdiction – “Minimum Contacts” in a Quantum Internet of Things (QIoT)
The Quantum Internet of Things This may still be partly science fiction, but a recent article in the MIT Technology Review suggests that there is potential for another paradigm shift in our traditional understanding of data networking: https://www.technologyreview.com/s/608252/first-object-teleported-from-earth-to-orbit/. The article describes how researchers successfully “teleported” proton matter from Earth into orbit. I can’t pretend…
Read MoreWhat Does it Mean When I am “Under Contract” to Buy or Sell Real Estate?
Offer and Acceptance A buyer and seller are said to be “under contract” for the purchase and sale of real estate when the buyer makes an offer to purchase a property at a certain price under certain terms and the seller accepts the buyer’s offer. In some cases, the seller may counter the buyer’s offer…
Read MoreGoliath vs. Goliath – Econ 101: avoiding the costs of unnecessary contract stalemates
Fundamentally, the successful closing of most commercial transactions boils down to a basic principle learned in Econ 101: the seller’s supply curve and the buyer’s demand curve meet at an equilibrium price for the quantity of goods or services being sold. There is a “win-win” for both sides: the buyer purchases something it values and…
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