Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic for Washington Businesses March 17, 2020 At the time of this article’s release, it is clear that the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is having and will continue to have a significant impact on the economy, effecting businesses of all kinds – particularly small businesses. To survive, there is an important sentiment to remember: Nobody ever regrets making fast and decisive adjustments to changing circumstances. The current pandemic presents both operational and legal issues for small- to medium-sized businesses; which are the primary clients of Possinger Law...
30-Second Consult: Before You Send That Email February 15, 2020 Email and texting make it easy to send quick responses. That reality is a double-edged sword. In emotionally-charged moments, it is dangerously easy to respond or to vent about things using email and text messages, but my advice as a lawyer – don’t do it. A person should always think about what they send via email or text as something that might be read aloud in court. Considering the amount of digital communication that we all use in today’s world, this thought...
Back to School: Should your college student have a Power of Attorney? January 19, 2018 As colleges and universities begin classes in the fall, students are leaving home and headed for campus. Sometimes that campus is right down the street, and sometimes is on the other side of the country or the other side of the world. What many students and their parents seldom think about is the value of having a “power of attorney” for their student in place when they head off to school. One of the reasons that this is often overlooked...