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Listen and watch the premiere Brick Gentry, P.C. webinar from immigration lawyer Austin Kennedy on our new Brick Gentry Web site. Austin’s presentation is on Achieving Lawful Permanent Residency in the United States Through the Labor Certification Process.
We are currently in the process of developing presentations on franchise and LLC issues. Register for…
Most people are familiar with Shakespeare’s famous words spoken by Dick the Butcher in Henry VI (Part II) , "The first thing we must do is kill all the lawyers." The majority of people perceive this as a lawyer joke, however, in reality Shakespeare realized that the surest way to chaos and tyranny even then was to…
In a historic vote last night, three Iowa Supreme Court justices were ousted as a result of a controversial decision made by the court last year in Varnum v. Brien. The Iowa Supreme Court unanimously upheld that the statute defining marriage only as a union between a man and a woman violated the equal protection clause in the…
Brick Gentry, P.C. is excited to announce that intellectual property attorney, Brian Laurenzo, has joined the firm as a shareholder effective June 1, 2010. Brian was most recently the head of the intellectual property practice group for the Des Moines office of Dorsey & Whitney.
Brian brings a tremendous amount of experience in patent, trademark and copyright law. He has a broad…
Brick Gentry immigration lawyer, Austin Kennedy, commented on recent issues impacting immigration in an interview on Channel 5 in Des Moines.
See the video here.
Just a reminder that the deadline for filing Iowa Secretary of State biennial reports for Iowa corporations and LLCs is April 1, 2010. The deadline for filing agricultural reports for companies owning an interest in Iowa agricultural land is March 31, 2010.
Did you know? There are over 188,000 active businesses in the Iowa Secretary of State…
I want to take the time to thank my clients that have made 2009 such a special year. I am very fortunate to work with some of the best people I know. A big thank you to the regular readers of this blog. As I enter the 4th year for Rush on Business this coming March…
The Franchise King has a great list of 20 small business blogs that have the right stuff. These blogs possess some of the best content on the Web when it comes to small business. Be sure to check them out!
I had the pleasure of sitting down for an interview with Michael Libbie yesterday. We talked blogging, discrimination cases, franchising and other issues.
If you didn’t catch it live you can watch the podcast here. (The interview begins at about the 30 minute mark).
If you haven’t heard about Des Moines Local Live…
A few weeks ago I posted on how your spouse could get you fired. Well, its not just your spouse you need to worry about. What about your kids?
A recent Family Circle article discussed how a teen’s post got her father fired. The father apparently could not get time off to attend his…