Assuming name passed must with Secretary of State, you should check it against existing trademarks file with Patent and Trademark Office. The “PTO” maintains an online database. As with Secretary of State, you can conduct an online search to make sure no other business is using it.

In this day and age, many businesses incorporate a web site as part of their business model. If you are in this boat, you need to check to see if business name is available as a domain. If it is, you should register it immediately. If not, you can either change your business name again or focus on a domain name incorporating your service or product instead of business name.

Avoiding Problems

You business could be devastated if you do not take these precautionary steps. Imagine negative impact on your business if name has to be changed three years down line. Take a breath before you select a business name. Like a spouse, it can be either a good or bad choice.

In addition, there are certain factors impacting lawyers’ fees such as advice, outcome, overhead, experience, time and effort, difficulty of case, prominence of lawyer, geographical location, and preferred client discount. All of these affect choice that a lawyer makes regarding payment arrangement that client has to comply with.

Indeed, it’s important to understand how these fees are being treated under different payment arrangements. The decision if what type of payment best suits your paying capabilities still depends on a good communication between you and your lawyer. It may be hard to compensate for this high-paying job but then it will be your reputation that’s at stake here.

Generally, it’s always better to fairly settle everything first – especially in terms of legal billing rates – before commencing any legal proceedings. Through this, you’ll certainly have a smooth-sailing relationship with your attorney towards success of your case.