Richard Burt Professional Law Corporation
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No attorney-client relationship will be formed until you and Mr. Burt have agreed that he should represent you, he has determined that there is no conflict with an existing client, you have signed an engagement letter that sets forth the terms of the representation, and, when requested, you have made a fee deposit.
Please note that the initial consultation is solely to determine the nature of your legal matter and to discuss fees. Mr. Burt does not offer free legal advice.
After an attorney-client relationship has been formed, email (and voice mail) may of course be freely used for confidential attorney-client communications.
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NOTE: Mr. Burt does not handle litigation of any kind. If you wish to sue someone, are being sued, or need to make a court filing of any kind, Mr. Burt cannot help you. You should not contact him for those services.
Entity Law
In Toho-Towa Co., Ltd., v. Morgan Creek Productions (2013) 217 Cal. App. 4th 1096, the court held that the assets of one business entity could be used to satisfy the obligations of a different, but related, business entity. This case deals…
Read MoreIn Greb v. Diamond International Corporation (Feb. 21, 2013), the Supreme Court of California held that Delaware law governs the time for bringing an action in California against a dissolved Delaware corporation. In December 2008, plaintiffs Walter Greb (now deceased)…
Read MoreIn Robinson v. SSW, Inc. (2012), a California court applied Nebraska law to determine the liability of a dissolved Nebraska corporation for injuries the corporation allegedly caused to a California resident. Douglas G. Robinson died in November 2005 from mesothelioma, a…
Read MoreIn Montgomery Sansome v. Rezai (March 28, 2012) 204 Cal. App. 4th 786, the court held that a construction contractor’s designation of an entity as a “general partnership” in a fictitious business name statement when the contractor was licensed as…
Read MoreIn Lidow v. International Rectifier Corp. (2012) 206 Cal. App. 4th 351, the court held that, notwithstanding the conflict of laws principle known as the internal affairs doctrine, where a foreign corporation is alleged to have removed or constructively discharged…
Read MoreUnder the Moscone-Knox Professional Corporation Act, lawyers, physicians, and others engaged in occupations specified by the act may organize their practices as professional corporations. By reason of Chapter 381 of the Statutes of 2011, the Moscone-Knox Professional Corporation Act has…
Read MorePersons licensed to engage in the practice architecture, public accountancy, engineering, land surveying, or law may form a limited liability partnership to engage in those professions. A limited liability partnership is a general partnership that limits the liablity of the…
Read MoreShaoxing County Huayue Import & Export v. Bhaumik In Shaoxing County Huayue Import & Export v. Bhaumik (2011) 191Cal.App. 4th 1189, a creditor of a bankrupt corporation sued in state court to recover payment from an individual based on an…
Read MoreIn Ahcom, Ltd. v. Smeding, 623 F.3d 1248 (9th Cir. 2010), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit decided the question whether a creditor of a corporation that is in bankruptcy has standing to pursue a claim against…
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