So you’ve decided to form a limited liability company — congrats on your new business venture.  After filing the Articles of Organization with the Department of State and complying with any publication requirement, the next step is to draft the LLC’s operating agreement.  In doing so, you must decide whether you want your limited liability [...]

I was recently posed this question from a farmer close to retirement concerned about social security.  He has been farming his whole life and would like to shift into a landlord role. In way of background, you must have a certain number of credits under the social security system before receiving social security based eligible [...]

I recently got a chance to interview Maria Granovsky, the author of Poison Pill.  Maria is a patent litigator here in New York City.  Like every area of the law, intellectual property (patents, trademarks, and copyrights) very much affects the food and agriculture industry.  This book gives an inside look at patent litigation, from a big [...]

As I noted in this previous post, I have been trained to represent claimants for theUSDA Hispanic and Women Farmers and Ranchers Claims Resolution Process.  Those who are eligible must file no later than March 25, 2013.  For those of you who may be eligible, you can find a list of the attorneys (including myself) in [...]