Confidentiality Agreements Protect Your Business
 If you're a business operator, confidentiality agreements can protect your valuable business assets. Guest contributor Andrew Thompson explains when and how to use these essential legal documents.
A Confidentiality Agreement is created when a user ("Recipient") agrees to preserve confidentiality relating to proprietary information ( "Confidential Information") obtained from the owner of the Confidential Information. There are many situations in which a Confidentiality Agreement may be useful. Think of an arrangement between a small, but growing manufacturing company, and a marketing or IT firm. The manufacturer is likely to have formulas, processes and other information it would like to share only with the companies it establishes relationships with to help grow its business further. Often the information relating to these processes and formulas is among the company's most valuable assets. A Confidentiality Agreement should make clear the relationship the parties have with each other. It should do this by identifying the line of business each party is engaged in and the purposes for which they have established their relationship. The agreement should carefully identify the information that is expected to be held in confidence and the uses for which the recipient is permitted to use the information. It should be bounded in time and space as well as in purpose. The agreement should typically make it clear that the recipient is being granted a limited license to use the information and that is the extent of the agreement. It's a good idea to place limits around which employees of the recipient who may access or use the information as well. The information owner may wish to provide for remedies in the event of a breach of confidentiality, including money damages, injunctive protection, attorneys' fees and appropriate indemnifications. Like nearly every agreement, a Confidentiality Agreement should be executed (signed) by all parties. The effective date will either be the date of execution or the date specified in the agreement itself. Visit RocketLawyer.com today to create a Confidentiality Agreement or to find a business lawyer to protect the integrity of your confidential information. Labels: business legal documents, confidentiality agreement, find a business lawyer, free legal documents, legal forms, Rocket Lawyer, RocketLawyer.com
New Bankruptcy Center Helps Provide Second Chances
 While the thought of bankruptcy can be traumatic for a person or a business, part of the strength of the American economy is our bankruptcy system that gives everyone an opportunity for a clean start and another chance at financial success. Bankruptcy rates have been soaring lately. In fact, according to the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, bankruptcy filings for the 12-month period ending March 31, 2009 increased by 33.3 percent from the previous 12-month period. Now, more than ever, people need affordable (or free) bankruptcy information and tools. Fortunately, RocketLawyer.com now offers a Bankruptcy Center with lots of free information and tools to help people learn more about the bankruptcy process, get organized for bankruptcy filing, and to find a bankruptcy lawyer. Whether you are considering Chapter 7 or Chapter 11, personal bankruptcy, business bankruptcy or reorganization, the Rocket Lawyer Bankruptcy Center is a good place to start to put yourself or your business back on track. For more information, see our press release. There are many bankruptcy attorneys on RocketLawyer.com who can help with your bankruptcy questions. Brett Sullivan (pictured above) is an attorney who specializes in bankruptcy and debtor / creditor issues. Labels: bankruptcy, bankruptcy lawyer, chapter 11, chapter 7, file bankruptcy, free, free legal documents, lawyer, legal forms
Avoid Lawsuits with Release of Liability Legal Documents
 No one likes being sued. Did you know that you can protect yourself in certain circumstances with a few simple legal documents? Now on RocketLawyer.com you can create a General Liability Release of Claims and an Activity Release of Liability. Both documents can be essential for avoiding a potentially expensive lawsuit. The Activity Release of Liability is often used by an operator or owner of a business. The operator asks the participant to sign the document before the participant is allowed to join the activity. Then, if the participant accidentally injures herself or himself, the operator isn’t liable. The General Liability Release of Claims can be used by two parties to settle a claim and agree that no further claims can be made. The document could be used after a fender bender, for example. If both parties agree that they will pay for their own repairs and not hold the other party liable, completing the General Liability Release of Claims prevents either one of the parties from seeking damages at a later date for the same incident. Attorney Shaun Boss, of Advanced Legal Solutions (photo above) has provided legal services in the field of civil law specializing primarily in real estate, estate planning, business law and construction law for over 25 years in the state of California. Labels: assumption of risk, avoid a lawsuit, law, lawsuit, lawyer, legal documents, legal forms, legal help, legal release, liability, litigation, release of claims, release of liability
Transfer Property with a Quitclaim Deed
 Gina Dashman Boer (pictured left) is one of many real estate lawyers listed on RocketLawyer.com who can answer your legal questions about property. A Quitclaim Deed is a type of real estate legal document which allows one person or party to transfer their property rights to another person or an entity (like a trust, for example). Often used between family members, in divorce situations, or to gift property to someone else, the Quitclaim Deed is the easiest way to transfer property rights. Now RocketLawyer.com has a simple Quitclaim Deed that you can complete in minutes, along with other useful real estate documents, including the Intent to Purchase Real Estate document and the Home Sale Worksheet. Labels: find a lawyer, free legal documents, legal forms, legal help, Quitclaim Deed, Rocket Lawyer, RocketLawyer.com
Rocket Lawyer is a Red Herring 100 Winner
 First there were 1,200 applicants. Then there were 200 finalists. Now there are 100 winners, and Rocket Lawyer made the final cut. After a great experience at the Red Herring conference in San Diego, it was exciting to hear that Rocket Lawyer was selected as one of Red Herring's 100 most promising tech companies of 2009. But don't worry, we aren't going to rest on our laurels. It just makes us want to work even harder to make legal services easier and more affordable for everyone! Labels: attorney, find a lawyer, free, legal documents, legal forms, legal help, red herring 100, red herring conference, Rocket Lawyer
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What's a Red Herring?
 What's a red herring and what does it have to do with Rocket Lawyer? For most, it's industry jargon for a certain type of prospectus. For us, Red Herring signifies a nice honor. The Rocket Lawyer team is buzzing with anticipation for the Red Herring 100 North America Awards. We've been selected as a finalist - a distinction only given to the most promising tech companies of the year. Even more jaw-dropping is that Rocket Lawyer was selected out of a pool of 1,200 applicants! We'd like to say thank you to all of our visitors and members who have helped us make Rocket Lawyer better. With your continued support, we hope to keep making legal help more affordable and accessible to more people world-wide. As I write this, our founder and CEO, Charley Moore, is in San Diego for the Red Herring conference. If you're attending make sure you catch his presentation tomorrow, May 12 th, at 3:45pm PST. And since we like to keep our CEO busy, it's a good thing that Charley is also participating in a roundtable at the event, "Placing Bets on Cloud Computing" on Wednesday, May 13, at 5pm PST. Charley knows all about cloud computing - in fact, he couldn't have started Rocket Lawyer without it! For more info - check out our press release. And look for more posts from the Red Herring North America 100 conference. We look forward to a great conversation about the most innovative companies and investors of 2009! Labels: attorney, cloud computing, find a lawyer, free, legal documents, legal forms, legal help, red herring 100, red herring conference, Rocket Lawyer
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